_{Gladys DeLay 93, passed away on August 24 at George Ade Memorial Care Center, Brook, IN.  Gladys was born in Rensselaer, IN on June 22, 1925 to Lloyd and Caroline Deardurff.}

_{Gladys grew up on a farm in Foresman, IN. She graduated from Brook High School in 1943 and then attended a business school at Purdue during WWII.  She married Vernon DeLay on Sep 8, 1946 after he returned from the service in the Pacific during WWII.  They were married for 70 years.}

_{Gladys was a book keeper/accountant for Edward J. Funk & Son’s, Al Cast Insurance, and finished her working career at Peoples Ready Mix in Kentland.}

_{When not working, Gladys enjoyed gardening, playing euchre, and spent many years painting ceramics. And of course, cherished time with family and decorating the inside of the house for Christmas.  She was also a member of the Kentland Trinity United Methodist Church.}

_{Gladys is also survived by her daughter Jo DeLay-Kopp (Traverse City, MI) and son Rex (Indianapolis).  She is also survived by 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Vernon DeLay, and two sisters, Helen Williams and Caroline Ross. Dorothy DeLay is the sole surviving sister living in Arizona.}

_{Friends and family may call on September 1, 2018 from 1-3 pm (CST) until the time of the funeral at 3 pm, at the Kentland Trinity United Methodist Church. Pastor Clint Fink to officiate this celebration of life. Private inurnment will take place at a later date.}

_{Memorial contributions may be made in Gladys’s name to Trinity United Methodist Church of Kentland.}