Gladys J. Shelley, age 93, of Cambridge passed away March 12, 2022 at GracePointe Crossing in Cambridge. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 19th at Christ Evengelical Lutheran Church in Cambridge with a visitation one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at 11:00 AM Monday, March 21st at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Hanska, Minnesota. The service will be livestreamed on the church facebook page (Christ Lutheran Church – Cambridge MN) and on their website christcambridge.com.
Gladys June (Jacobson) Shelley was born August 14, 1928, on the family farm in Paxton Township, Redwood County, Minnesota to John and Margaret Jacobson. She graduated from Morton High School and attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture. She worked at Citizens State Bank and the Ford Garage in Redwood Falls. April 23, 1950 she married Ervey Shelley in Morton, Minnesota. They lived in Redwood Falls, New Ulm and Cambridge. She worked at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm, the Cambridge Clinic, Isanti County Highway Department and as a freelance artist.
Gladys enjoyed taking art classes in Minnesota and Iowa as well as in Switzerland and the Netherlands. She enjoyed teaching painting classes, woodcarving, displaying and selling her artwork throughout Minnesota and neighboring states. Her family will remember her for her apple pies and elephant cinnamon rolls in addition to her artwork. She was proud of her Norwegian heritage, American Legion Auxiliary membership and Lutheran Church affiliation.
Gladys passed away March 12, 2022 at Gracepoint Crossing in Cambridge at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 26 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ervey, brothers: Harold, Clarence, Elmer and John Jr., sisters: Margaret and Norma.
She is survived by her daughter Pamela (Mike) Masters of Madelia, Minnesota, son Emery (Joan) Shelley of South Jordan, Utah; 12 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins and friends.
Gladys was a wonderful women and a great friend ❤️I learned so much from her. I will miss her some much!
So many fond memories of this wonderful lady. She was so interesting , and talents.
She and my husband (Howard) worked together at Isanti Country, and they developed a great friendship.
She had Howard build wood items and she would do her art on them. I am so pleased to have some and love them.
I will surly miss her as many others will. She loves her Lord and is now with Him.
One of my treasures is a painting, Gladys did of my husband’s ancestral home in Ardal, Norway. It has a place of high honor in our home. Gladys was a wonderful gifted woman and fiercely Norwegian. I am blessed to have known her.
So sorry Pam and Emery to hear this! I do know that she is at peace and had a wonderful family. You have many many beautiful memories!
Gladys was one of the most wonderful friends you could ever have. She was so gifted. She shared her God given gift with everyone that knew her. One of the most loved things about Gladys you always knew where she was coming from. I loved that about her. That made her special to me. We had so many of the same views. I will miss her, but I feel so blessed to have known her.
Gladys was a very gifted artist and special person. She encouraged me in my interest in Rosemaling and was a dear friend. I will miss her, as will many others in our community who were privileged to know both Gladys and Ervie.
I’m so thankful for my wonderful friendship with Gladys and Ervey over the years. Learning painting and wood carving from them, helping them at the festival of nations.
She was like my second Mom, when we would end a call she would say, Jesus loves you and so do I.
Grateful that God brought her into my life and now she can rest peacefully in eternal life.
Gladys was my favorite painting teacher. She gave a special set of Dutch Folk Painting classes, where I first met this fascinating talented woman. Later on, she instructed me in Rosemaling. She really made a difference in my life. Because of her, many art traditions will live on into the future.
Gladys was so talened and wonderful to get information about culture of which she painted. She paintrd 2 wall mutals for my business, they were spectacular. Everyday I work at my new business, I look at the 8′ and 7′ shelves she painted in the 80’s and think of her sweet spirit. Rest in peace my dear friend.