Gladys E. (Prindle) James

Gladys E. (Prindle) James, 100, of Kearney died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Mardon Assisted Living in Phoenix, AZ. Funeral services will be Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney, NE. Rev. Michelle Reed will officiate and burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation is planned Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and prior to services at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services. Memorials are suggested to the Kearney Area Animal Shelter. A message of condolence, tribute, or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services of Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Gladys was born July 12, 1911 to Edward and Jessie (White) Prindle at their home in Buffalo County, NE. She grew up north of Kearney, attended Pleasant Hill School then graduated from Kearney High School in 1928. She attended Kearney State Teachers College then taught in rural schools in Cherry, Kearney and Buffalo Counties for 12 years. On December 24, 1939 she married Raymond Costello. The couple lived in Kearney then Miller, NE then moved to Oakland, CA. Raymond died in 1968 and Gladys moved back to Kearney in 1973 after retiring from 12 years in the Federal Government in Civil Service. She married Alfred James on August 18, 1975 in Omaha. The couple lived in Omaha for 23 years. He died in 1998 and Gladys returned to Kearney in 1999 where she lived until moving to Phoenix in 2010. Gladys’ greatest pleasures in life were her family, home making, cooking, sewing, reading and gardening. She was a great pet lover and enjoyed outdoor life, travelling, camping and fishing. In addition to her parents and both husbands, she was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 6 sisters. Surviving relatives include her son Dan Costello and his partner Bill Peterson of Phoenix, AZ; nephews Delbert Prindle of Omaha, NE, Homer Teter of Huntley, NE, and Mervin Teter of San Andreas, CA; and nieces Denise Burback of North Platte, NE, Georgia Finney of Missouri, Beulah Gillispie of Amherst, NE, Lola Mae Johnson of Kearney, NE, Iris Nelson of Grants Pass, OR. and Arlene Young of Vista, CA. PDF Printable Version

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Gladys E. (Prindle) James

July 12, 1911 - August 31, 2011