Gladys Fern Croy

Female 1903 - 1984  (81 years)


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  • Name Gladys Fern Croy 
    Birth 22 Feb 1903  Montgomery County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 Jun 1984  Iowa City, Johnson, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gladys Fern Drollinger
      Gladys Fern (Grammy) Drollinger of 1223 E. Burlington St., who with her late husband owned and operated the City Park rides for over 30 years, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a brief illness. She was 81.
      Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the George L. Gay Funeral Home, with the Rev. George Paterson officiating. Emtombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation is from noon until 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be to the University of Iowa Foundation, in care of Handicapped Children's project, or Friends of Old Time Music.
      Mrs. Drollinger was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Montogomery County, a daughter of John F. and Lydia Kirby Croy. She married Charles Lee Drollinger on Nov. 1, 1920, in Clarinda. She was a menber of the Methodist Church in Kalona, where she and her husband lived until 1948.
      Surviviors include three sons, Lyle and Charles Lee Jr., both of Iowa City, and Ralph of Fort Dodge; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister, Gayle (Mrs. Lee) Drollinger, Washington; and a brother, Raymond Croy of Oregon. Her husband died earlier.

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Gladys Drollinger
      SSN: 481-22-2221
      Last Residence: 52240 Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States of America
      Born: 22 Feb 1903
      Died: Jun 1984
      State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951)
    Burial Iowa City, Johnson, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Memory Gardens Cemetery
      Plot: Maus P-3
      Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
    Person ID I15536  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2021 

    Family PVT Charles Lee "Charlie" Drollinger,   b. 4 Apr 1892, Shannon City, Union, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1983, Iowa City, Johnson, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1920  Clarinda, Page, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. SGT Ralph Leslie Drollinger,   b. 7 Oct 1921, Coburg, Montgomery, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 2008, Ft. Dodge, Webster, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. PVT Lyle Dean "Smokey" Drollinger,   b. 8 Jan 1923, Essex, Page, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 2005, Iowa City, Johnson, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Charles Lee Drollinger, Jr.
    Family ID F5052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Feb 1903 - Montgomery County, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Nov 1920 - Clarinda, Page, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jun 1984 - Iowa City, Johnson, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Iowa City, Johnson, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 02 Jun 1984, Sat Page 3

    Headstones

    Memory Gardens Cemetery
    Iowa City, Johnson, IA