Gladys Hedlund

Gladys was born in Shotley, Minn., on Jan. 14, 1915. She married Carl Hedlund in Missoula in 1940 where their two daughters were born and raised. She was predeceased by her husband in 2002, her parents, her sister and three brothers.

She is survived by her two daughters, Joan (Betts) Gregory (friend Norm Anderson) of Plains, and Carole Erickson (Bart) of Whitefish. She is also survived by her four grandchildren and their spouses, Kristin Erickson Tabor (Joe) of Whitefish, Trent Erickson (Aubrey) of Missoula, Derek Betts (Sherrie) of Anchorage, Alaska, and Shannon Betts Tracy (Dan) of Woodland, Wash. She has six great-grandchildren, Sophie and Leah Tabor, Rachel and Connor Tracy, and Tanner and Mackenzie Betts.

Per her requests, there will be no memorial service. Memorials in her honor may be sent to either Missoula Community Hospital or Missoula Food Bank.

You are invited to go to www.austinfh.com to offer condolences, share memories and view Gladys’s tribute wall. Arrangements entrusted to Austin Funeral Home

Gladys M. Hedlund, 98, passed away Oct. 23 at The Springs in Whitefish. Gladys moved from Missoula to The Springs in 2011 to be near family. The care and love she received from everyone at The Springs was truly wonderful and much appreciated.

Gladys was born in Shotley, Minn., on Jan. 14, 1915. She married Carl Hedlund in Missoula in 1940 where their two daughters were born and raised. She was predeceased by her husband in 2002, her parents, her sister and three brothers.

She is survived by her two daughters, Joan (Betts) Gregory (friend Norm Anderson) of Plains, and Carole Erickson (Bart) of Whitefish. She is also survived by her four grandchildren and their spouses, Kristin Erickson Tabor (Joe) of Whitefish, Trent Erickson (Aubrey) of Missoula, Derek Betts (Sherrie) of Anchorage, Alaska, and Shannon Betts Tracy (Dan) of Woodland, Wash. She has six great-grandchildren, Sophie and Leah Tabor, Rachel and Connor Tracy, and Tanner and Mackenzie Betts.

Per her requests, there will be no memorial service. Memorials in her honor may be sent to either Missoula Community Hospital or Missoula Food Bank.

You are invited to go to www.austinfh.com to offer condolences, share memories and view Gladys’s tribute wall. Arrangements entrusted to Austin Funeral Home