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Household of Gladys Mary DeSmidt

She is married to Theodore "Teddy" Albers.

They got married in the year 1984 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, she was 71 years old.

Theodore Albers oo Gladys Mary DeSmidt

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate A Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 1992, (Buffalo Ctr., IA, Buffalo Center Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'... Teddy [ALBERS] married Fanna Hippen and had three children: Geraldine, Delores, and Daryl (later he married Gladys Peterson); ...'

Buffalo Ctr (IA) Trib., Vol 111 # 16, 4 July 2002, pg 4 col 1

"... Ted H. Albers ... passed away Friday, June 28, 2002 at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. ... In 1984, he married Gladys Pederson, his wife of eighteen years. ..." <>

Notes about Gladys Mary DeSmidt

Gladys Mary DeSmidt

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate A Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 1992, (Buffalo Ctr., IA, Buffalo Center Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'... Teddy [ALBERS] married Fanna Hippen and had three children: Geraldine, Delores, and Daryl (later he married Gladys Peterson); ...'

Buffalo Ctr (IA) Trib., Vol 111 # 16, 4 July 2002, pg 4 col 1

'... Ted H. Albers ... passed away Friday, June 28, 2002 at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. ...

Theodore H. (Ted) Albers ... In 1984, he married Gladys Pederson, his wife of eighteen years. ... He was a faithful member of the First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center. ...

Ted is survived by his wife, Gladys, of Buffalo Center ...'

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 118, # 31, 7 Oct. 2009, Pg. 4, cols. 3 - 5.

[Col. 3]

"Grant #5 Country School Students Share Memories at Reunion

FORMER STUDENTS OF GRANT #5 ... and the 3 teachers who taught at one time or another attending the reunion on Sunday, September 13 ... ... Those who attended were ... Gladys Albers of Buffalo Center, ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 121 # 30, 25 July 2012, Pg. 5, cols. 1 & 2

[Col. 1]

"Gladys Albers

Gladys Albers, 99, passed away July 1 at Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 5 at First Reformed Church, Buffalo Center, with Pastor Bill Peake officiating. Burial was at Olena MoundCemetery.

Gladys Mary DeSmidt Pedersen Albers was born December 5, 1912 in Laurens to Abraham and Emma (Gatton) DeSmidt. She graduated from Humboldt High School and then taught school in the Rutland area.

On January 17, 1937, she married Chris Mike Pedersen, the son of Willis and Laura Pedersen of Ottosen, at the Rutland Lutheran Parsonage. They made their home first at Ottosen on a farm and then latrer at the family farm south of BuffaloCenter. After Mike passed away in 1981, Gladys moved into Buffalo Center and, in 1984, she married Ted Albers who passed away in 2002.

Gladys and Mike and later Gladys and Ted spent many years at their home in McAllen, TX, where they enjoyed themselves and found many new friends.

Gladys was a member of the Grant Lutheran Church and then of the First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center. She was a member of the circles in both churches and also a Bison Senior Citizens member where she enjoyed playing cards.

She became a resident of the Timely Mission Nursing Home in January until her passing on July 1.

Gladys is survived by her four daughters: Karen (John) Oftedahl of Buffalo Center; Judy Sunde (Wes Madetzke) of Buffalo Center; Laura (Greg) Hanson of Isanti, MN; and Diane (Mark) Gilbert of Garner. Grandchildren: Teresa Oftedahl; Sherry(Tony) Rahm; Cory (Kim) Oftedahl; Jason Sunde; Jody (Steve) Seemann; Jill Gilmore; Jerrod (Sharon) Sunde; Jonas Hanson; Chris (Angie) Bierle; Travis (Kristy) Bierle; and Heidi (Scott) Weaver. Great-grandchildren: Megan, Justin, Conner,Savannah, Mercedes, MacKenzie, Josie, Grant, Payton, Claire, Gabriel, Jack, Benjamin, Morgan, Natalie, Wyatt, Dylan, Jace, Katelyn, Aspen, Amanda, Rachel and Ella. Great-great grandchildren: Addison and Carson. Sister-in-law MildredDeSmidt, and two nephews, Gary and Mike DeSmidt and their families.

She is preceded in death by her husbands Chris and Ted, parents, parents-in-law, her brother Harold DeSmidt and a son."

[Col. 2]

"Gladys Albers 1912-2012 Service: held Thursday, July 5 at First Reformed Church, Buffalo Center. Burial was at Olena Mound Cemetery." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gladys Mary DeSmidt

Abraham DeSmidt
< 1898-????
Emma Gatton
< 1898-????

Gladys Mary DeSmidt
1912-2012

1984

Theodore "Teddy" Albers
1909-2002


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Birthday December 5, 1912

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Day of death July 1, 2012

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Day of burial July 5, 2012

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