Gladys Hackensmith

Gladys Mae Hackensmith, 93, of Austin, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Our House Memory Care in Austin. Gladys was born in Austin on April 6, 1922 to Irvin and Pauline (Thompson) Wolfe. She attended school at Lincoln Elementary and Austin High School. After her schooling, she worked at a café in Spring Valley and also at Comforcare in Austin. On March 20, 1965, Gladys married Earl C. Hackensmith at the chapel of the Methodist Church in Austin. They loved to travel, fish, and camp together at Lake Milack and danced to polka music in Bixby for years. Gladys was a homemaker who was a great cook and loved to work with her hands; especially when it came to knitting. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren. Earl died on May 4, 2008. Gladys is survived by her daughters, Nancy (Gregory) Caulfield of Bloomington and Lucina (Phil) Buck of Austin; grandchildren, Kristine, Jackie, Kelly, Karena and Kylene; great-grandchildren, Alex, Danielle, Madison, Ethan, Gabby, Alexander, Colton and Jaylene. Gladys is preceded in death by her parents, husband Earl, three sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Mayer Funeral Home with the Reverend Dennis Tamke officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service only. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Service Information

Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery
1800 4 St. NW
Austin MN 55912

Visitation

Tuesday, August 11 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Mayer Funeral Home
600 2nd Street NW P.O. Box 27
Austin MN 55912

Service

Tuesday, August 11 2015
2:00 PM

Mayer Funeral Home
600 2nd Street NW P.O. Box 27
Austin MN 55912