Sending my condolences for our wonderful Aunt Gladys. She was such a great role model for me throughout the years. I will truly miss her. Sending my love to all the family.

Holly Matthias (nee Luschyk)

August 21, 2023

Sending warm thoughts and my condolences for our Aunt Gladys. Losing someone that special is utterly heartbreaking and I am so deeply sorry. I will truly miss the yearly Christmas cards.

Aunt Gladys - our last visit together about 2 weeks before you passed away, was very special. Even amidst your struggling health, you showed interest in us and our wellbeing, remembered wonderful stories about family members, and smiled with that familiar twinkle in your eye.

I'll never forget your hospitality when our family came to Calgary and always appreciated your keen desire to share your wealth of family history - you wanted us to be strongly connected to family, both past and present.

I'll miss your yearly Christmas and birthday cards with a "phone me sometime" invitation. You're where you want to be now, celebrating connection with Christ - I'm so so happy for you amidst our sadness of losing you. - Love, your niece Lori, with Wayne and Paige

I was blessed for the last year to be able to spend about 4 days a week with my mom, and I would usually wake up about an hour before her in the mornings. When she would come down the stairs from the kitchen to the family room, she was always doing something funny or cheerful like whistling/chirping like a bird or singing a song. She was always so cheerful in the mornings, and she tried to be cheerful all day with everyone that she met.

I remember one summer about three years ago, I was helping mom with yardwork in the backyard and there were alot of ladybugs around. When they would get on the weeds that we were bagging up, mom said to take them out of the bag to place them back in the flower bed. I remember that one of the ladybugs got onto the back step, mom got a little piece of paper and spent about 10 minutes trying to scoop it up and was finally successful. She placed it back on the flower bed because the ladybug was precious to her.

She cared about every living thing. That's how deep her heart was for all of God's creation.

It is with deepest regret that we say farewell to the most wonderful woman I have ever met. A devoted wife and loving mother who cherished her grandchildren and her relationship with God. In her life Gladys lived for others and always put the needs of others ahead of herself. She was steadfast and loyal, and always there when you needed someone to be a source of support.

Gladys should be remembered for the many lives she touched, and the lifelong impact she has had on every member of her family. She devoted her life to her family and to our Heavenly Father, and while we mourn her passing. We also know that she is now at peace and home with our Creator Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Grandma you were a loving, happy and generous woman. I’m so grateful and blessed you showed me Jesus’ love and helped raise me to who I am. I’ll miss you so much and will cherish the memories we shared.