Gladys Golda Kafvelstrom Obituary
Submitted by: Susan Fahnstrom

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Idaho Statesman
Boise, Idaho. May 22, 2005

Gladys Golda Kafvelstrom, 81, of Boise passed away at her home Thursday, May 19, 2005 surrounded by family and friends.  Viewing will be Monday at Aclesa. A memorial will be held at a later time.

Gladys was born in Pettigrew, Ark. to Martha Jane Ritchie Harris and John Henry Harris. She was the ninth of 10 children.

Gladys moved to Idaho when she was 10 years old. She always had a thirst for knowledge. She attended BSU and proudly received an associate of science degree with a major in health information technology. She worked as a medical transcriptionist for St. Alphonsus Hospital, Boise Orthopedic Clinic and for several doctors over the years. Gladys loved to tend her garden and flowers and she loved to travel, write, and paint.

Gladys is survived by her daughters Deborah Kennedy of Seattle, Carol Luedtka of Boise, Karen Duffy of Portsmouth, Va., and Jackee Winters of Boise; and her sister Fern Burton of Boise; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Doug on Feb. 15, 2005, daughter Elena Lyn Thacker and granddaughter Autumn Kay. The family would like to sincerely thank her caregiver Ruth Smart for her dedication and care of Gladys, and Ruth´s husband Leone Smart for all his help and support. The family would also like to thank Four Rivers Health Services and ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to them.