By Aberdeen Insider - September 11, 2026 in 
Gladys Streifel, 98, Eureka
Gladys Streifel, 98, Eureka, died Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center.
Thersia Gladys Schoch, daughter of Katherine (Kreitel) and John M. Schoch, was born January 14, 1928 on a farm near Hosmer. She attended country school and Hosmer High School. When Gladys was 15, her mother died and she was needed at home to care for her two younger brothers. Gladys married Marcus Streifel at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hosmer on June 24, 1946. The couple settled in Eureka where Marcus was an auto mechanic for 36 years and they raised their two children. Gladys was employed at Isaak’s Variety Store and later Ben Franklin. In 1965, she began working for the Eureka School Lunch department, becoming the lunchroom supervisor in 1969, and retiring in 1996. She lived the rest of her life in Eureka, becoming a resident of the Healthcare Center in 2020. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Christian Mothers and a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards and board games, attending dances, and spending time with her children and grandson. Following her retirement, she also did volunteer work at the Healthcare Center and the Second Hand Rose thrift store. She will be remembered for her compassionate care of numerous family members in their times of need throughout her lifetime.
Gladys is survived by her son, John (Kathy) Streifel of Eureka; one daughter, JoAnn Streifel of Winner; her grandson, Jayden Streifel of Frederick; and one sister-in-law, Anna Schoch of Carmichael, CA.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, on December 17, 2006; her father, John, on February 5, 1950; her mother, Katherine, on September 25, 1943; four sisters—Helen (Sylvester) Schwann, Eva (John) Roesler, Marion (Mathew) Malsom, and Francis (Milbert) Guthmiller; and five brothers—Joseph, Edward (Clara), John (Helen), George, and Harvey.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 26, 2026 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Eureka, with Father Mark Axtmann, Celebrant. Burial follows at Eureka Cemetery. Organist will be Carie Kappes; Lector will be Ann English; and Offertory gift bearers will be Karleen Flakus and Pam Gaetze.
Bearers will be Gladys’s daughter, JoAnn and grandson Jayden.
The Mass will be livestreamed at the Lien Family Funeral Care Facebook page.
Services are in care of Lien-Straub-Carlsen Chapel, Eureka. (www.MillerLienFH.com)
