Gladys Charlotte Gray

1920 - 2015

Gray, Gladys Charlotte

Gladys Charlotte (nee Zimmerman) Gray, age 95, of Ripon, WI, was called by her Lord to her eternal home on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Prairie Place in Ripon.

Gladys was born January 20, 1920, to Frank Robert and Clara (Weckwerth) Zimmerman in Green Lake, WI.

She was educated at Peace Lutheran grade school, Green Lake High School and graduated from Oshkosh State Teacher's College. Gladys was an elementary teacher for thirty-five years and taught in Iola, Weyauwega and Janesville before coming to Ripon where she taught for thirty years. She was a member of local, state and national teacher's organizations.

Gladys married Harold W. Smith on February 14, 1942, in Green Lake. He drowned in 1955. On December 29, 1956, she married her best friend, George Robert Gray, in Ripon, WI.

She was a member of Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school for thirty years. She was active in several civic and volunteer groups including Ripon Medical Center Associates and Volunteers, League of Women Voters of the Ripon area, Ripon Study Club, Ripon Women's Club, bowling and golf. She was a past president of each group. She loved to read, golf, travel, play bridge and do needlework. Gladys especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include her beloved husband and soulmate, Bob of Ripon, WI and her adored daughters, Lora Gray of Minneapolis, MN and Shelley (Grant) Boulanger of Saint Paul, MN; adored granddaughter, Amaya Boulanger and grandson, Alexander Boulanger. She is further survived by her dear sister, Mildred Smith of Markesan, WI; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, David and Judy Gray of Ripon, WI and Jack and Shirley Gray of Neenah, WI, 8 nieces, 3 nephews, other relatives and dear friends. Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, former husband, Harold Smith and brother-in-law, Roger Smith.

Heartfelt thanks to the family and friends who gave so much of themselves so Gladys could spend the last months of her life in the comfort and familiar surroundings of home. Thank you also to the staff of Prairie Place and Agnesian Hospice Hope of Green Lake for their loving care and support.

Visitation for Gladys will be held on Friday, July 31, 2015, from 4 - 7:00 pm at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, 515 Mayparty Drive, Ripon, WI 54971 and again on Saturday, August 1, 2015, from 10 - 11:00 am at Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 320 Mt. Zion Drive, Ripon, WI 54971.

Funeral Service for Gladys will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 11:00 am at Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon. Pastor Dennis Meier will officiate. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Ripon. Memorials may be directed to St. Agnes Hospice Hope Foundation, 430 East Division Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 or Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, 320 Mt. Zion Drive, Ripon, WI 54971.

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