Pauline A. Gleisberg

Pauline A. Gleisberg, 91, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 27, 2005, at the Osage Nursing Center where she had been a resident since January 2005. Pauline was born February 16, 1914 in Barclay, Kansas, to Claude G. and Flora E. Alexander Coons. She attended the Jersey Creek School in Osage City, the Harveyville and Overbrook grade schools, and Burlingame grade and high schools. Pauline met William R. (Bill) Gleisberg on November 20th, 1945. It was love at first sight and they were married on December 5, 1945. Bill was an officer in the Army Air Corps and was stationed at Army bases in Kansas, Texas, and Colorado. During the war Pauline worked at Remington Arms and then at Crystal Products in Kansas City. She was employed for several years at S&H Green Stamps in Colorado Springs, CO. where they lived for many years. They moved back to Lyndon in 1969 where they enjoyed their retirement. Bill preceded her in death on May 11, 1977. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and by her five brothers, Leonard, Lloyd, George, Cloyce and Tony, and one sister, Evelyn Reid Kipp. She is survived by her two sons, Verlyn Dean Gleisberg and wife, Ava, of Loomis CA and Gene Gleisberg and wife, Leslye, of Walsenburg CO and by five grandchildren, William Wayne Gleisberg, Ann Arbor MI, Jeannine Lynn Gard, Medical Lake WA, Angela Ann Belcastro, Grand Junction CO, Waynette Ellen Gleisberg, Granby CO, and Bianca Metis Saylor; San Antonio TX, by 15 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren, and by numerous nieces and nephews. Some of Pauline's many hobbies were oil painting, reading and gardening. She was a member of the Lyndon United Methodist Church and the Four-Square Club. She was a kind, thoughtful and generous lady who will be missed by everyone who knew her. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30 at the Lyndon United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lyndon Community Cemetery. She will lie in state from 2:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29 with visitation from 7:00-8:00 at Feltner Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Lyndon United Methodist Church, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, Box 160, Lyndon, KS 66451. Pauline A. Gleisberg