The life of Gladys M. Herreid will be celebrated this Sunday. Here’s the remembrance her loved ones are sharing with the community:

Gladys M. Herreid of West Seattle, 92, passed peacefully at home on April 29, 2017. She leaves a legacy of deep faith, strength, wonder, laughter, and a celebration of all creation through artistic expressions.

Gladys attended the University of Puget Sound. She was a nursing-home activities director, writer, painter, sculptor, and chorister. An active member of Seaview United Methodist Church for 50 years, she served as a NOMAD missionary before joining Admiral Congregational, UCC. Gladys enjoyed local and world travel, always exuding a sense of wonder and awe.

She will be greatly missed by her children: Bonnie Gwinn (Robert), Joyce Beals, Vini Nielson (Don), and Marni Herreid, along with her brother John Jones (Allen) and sister Janet Miller (Bob), 10 grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren. We rejoice in her reunion with beloved husband Ardean, daughter Natalie, sisters Helen and Marian, and parents John Herbert and Agnes Cooper Jones of Montana.

A celebration of life will be held at The Kenney on Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mary’s Place or The Kenney Foundation.

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