Gladys Marie Ohrt-Lewis, 85, of Marshalltown, formerly of Conrad, died Friday September 19th, 2008 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. A celebration of Gladys life will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 23rd at Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Vienna Cemetery at Beaman. Memorials may be directed to Fellowship Baptist Church. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Gladys and her family, phone 641-844-1234.Born Gladys Marie Sears on August 1st, 1923 in Derby, IA, she was the daughter of Lee and Tina (Young) Sears. Gladys grew up and attended school in Lucas, IA. On April 3rd, 1948 she was united in marriage to Eldon Ohrt. They made their home in Conrad. Eldon passed away in 1988. In 1991, Gladys was united in marriage to Rex Lewis and the couple made their home in Marshalltown. Gladys worked for the Franzenburg Locker in Conrad for 22 years, then Oakview Nursing Home for 13 years, retiring in 1989. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown, the Conrad Legion Auxiliary, the Vienna Cemetery Society, and extraordinarily logged over 4000 hours volunteering at the Iowa Veterans Home. Gladys will be missed by her beloved husband Rex Lewis; son Fred (Jackie) Ohrt; step-daughters Laura Newby and Dawn (Dennis) Brekke; step-sons Drew (Denise Conrad) Lewis and Jim (Nancy) Lewis; grandchildren Robin (Tim) Runge, Dana (Bill) Schendel, Matthew (Tina) Ohrt, as well as 14 step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. In death, Gladys has rejoined her parents, husband Eldon, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, and daughter-in-law Diane Ohrt.
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