Gladys Loing

Gladys Mildred Loing (nee: Stengel), age 96, formerly of Webster, WI, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Amery Regional Medical Center. Gladys was born in Webster on May 21, 1920, a daughter of the late Mildred Henrietta (Kuhnly) and Ferdinand Carl August Stengel. She received her education at Dongola School and also graduated from Beautician school. On September 1, 1943, Gladys enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. She served as an Air Operation Specialist primarily with the 432nd AAF Base Unit. She was honorably discharged on November 11, 1945, with the rank of Sergeant (SGT) with the following awards: Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, and WAAC Service Ribbon. Gladys married Odean R. Loing in Minneapolis, MN, in 1952. They lived about 20 years in Minneapolis and moved to Meenon Twp. in the early 1970s. Gladys lived on Stengel Drive over 40 years, and in 2012, she moved into the Village of Webster. She has been a resident of Amery Memory Care the past two years. Following her discharge from the Army Air Force, Gladys worked as a receptionist at Midland Co-op in Minneapolis. In the 1970s, she worked for a company in Siren assembling generators for automobiles, and later worked at a local hardware store. Gladys was a very willful person and did not have any problems expressing herself. She also had an excellent memory for events that occurred many years ago. She was an avid reader, and loved gardening and sewing. Besides her parents, Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Odean, on May 14, 1980; a sister, Pauline Stengel; and brothers: Herbert (Mildred) Stengel, Howard Stengel, George (Fay) Stengel, and Le Roy (Catherine) Stengel. Gladys is survived by two brothers: Gerhart Stengel and Curtis (Yasuko) Stengel; as well as many nieces and nephews. Private graveside services with full military honors were held at Oak Grove Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted with Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com.