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DEFOREST - Gladys M. Nesheim, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. She was born on June 18, 1918, in Arena, Wis., to Alfred and Lena Mueller. She married Reuben Nesheim on Oct. 27, 1936. He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1987. Her son, David A. Nesheim, also preceded her in death.

It was impossible not to love Gladys. Just ask her four daughters, Marjorie (Edward) Borter, Mary (Robert) Kraemer, Carol Brandl, and Nancy Lopez; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and countless cousins, nieces, nephews, neighbors, and friends. They will tell you that no visit to "Fat and Sassy's" was complete without homemade cookies, upbeat conversation and a big wet kiss. Life took a wonderful turn in 1953 when Reuben and Gladys were both baptized as Jehovah's Witnesses at a convention in New York City.

Gladys was the type of woman and mother that everyone deserves to have in their life. She and her lemon bars will be remembered and missed by men and women of all ages and backgrounds across the Midwest, including Texas. How we feel about her is summed up in these words: "There are many capable women, but you - you surpass them all." ~Proverbs 31:29