Gladys V. Bein
July 9, 1903 - December 30, 2001

Gladys Bein WILTON, Iowa #45;- Gladys V. Bein, 98, of Wilton died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bentley Funeral Home in Wilton. The Rev. Samuel Hahn will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Diana Gradert and vocalist Henry Bentley. Pallbearers are Grant Jipp, Tim Hartley, Vaughn Bein, Guy Bein, Stephen Funderburk and Owen Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Mervin Jipp, Barbara Smith, Denise O'Connell, Janna Jipp and Paula Grings. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. Mrs. Bein was born on July 9, 1903, in Muscatine County, the daughter of William and Tillie Dipple Bohnsack. She married Raymond I. Bein on Dec. 2, 1925, in Davenport. He preceded her in death Sept. 28, 1982. She was a member of the Wilton Garden Club, Golden Agers, the Friendly Eight card club and was a former member of the Wilton Royal Neighbors of America. She enjoyed dancing, flowers, tatting and crocheting. Survivors include two daughters, Janis Laughlin and her husband, James, of Moscow and Anita Hartley and her husband, William, of Wilton; a son, Raymond Bein of Atalissa; two brothers, Lester Bohnsack and his wife, Evelyn, of Montpelier and Oscar Bohnsack of Durant; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a daughter, Phyllis Jipp; two sisters, Irma McCleary and Wilma Brown; two brothers, Harold Bohnsack and Walter Bohnsack; and a grandson, Vance Bein.

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