Memorial
Gladys L. Millen, 91, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Hallmar in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 7, 2014 at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids with Rev. Steven Knudson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Thursday at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the church on Friday. Burial will take place at Prairie View Cemetery in Gilman, Iowa.
Surviving are three children Allen (Joan) Millen of Cedar Rapids, William Millen of Raleigh, NC, and Thomas (Jean) Millen of Lilburn, GA; her grandchildren, Ida (Scott) Haggerty, Raymond Millen, Ann (Scott) Anderson and John (Deirdre) Millen; and her great grandchildren, Danika and Addison Haggerty, and Alice, Luke and Robert Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard F. Millen, her parents, and her siblings.
Gladys was born April 29, 1923 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Arvid G. and Agnes (Eliason) Lindberg. Prior to her marriage, she worked at the Continental Bank in downtown Chicago. She was united in marriage to Richard F. Millen on February 15, 1945 in Chicago. She moved to Cedar Rapids with her family in 1963. After seeing her boys off to college, she returned to work, holding jobs at Penick & Ford, Iowa Electric, and Lawrence Press, all in Cedar Rapids. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and for many years helped the First Lutheran Comfort Makers prepare and send off hundreds of quilts to family shelters and children’s homes in Iowa, and to overseas missions. As a mother, she nurtured her boys with all the love and care that one could imagine, and we all loved her for it.
Memorial donations may be directed to First Lutheran Church, 1000 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (put “Comfort Makers” on the memo line) or, if you prefer, to your local food bank.