Gladys Ruth Buren - December 22, 1927 - April 29, 2013
Gladys Ruth Buren, 85, passed peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2013 after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was born in Stickney, South Dakota and was 6th of 7 children.
She enjoyed gardening, pinochle, Uno, Rummy Cube the Oregon Coast (especially the Tolovana Inn in Cannon Beach), and travelling around the United States.
Gladys is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Wayne Strausbaugh of Keizer, OR; son and daughter-in-law, Neal and Kristy Buren of Windsor, CA; grandsons, Andrew and his wife, Ericka Strausbaugh of Keizer, OR; Kevin Strausbaugh of Nashville, TN, and Tyler and Dylan Buren of Windsor, CA.
Gladys was preceded in death by her loving husband Linford "Lindy" and daughter Darilyn "Dari". Lindy and Glad were married in 1945 and shared 57 wonderful years of marriage.
Gladys is loved dearly, and will be missed by all who knew her.
There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 2PM to 4PM at Keizer Community Center - 930 Chemawa Rd. NE
In lieu of flowers - donations to Special Olympics of Oregon -
http://www.soor.org/