Gladys Magdalena Schwertzler Tagler, who cared for more than two dozen foster children awaiting adoption, while raising her own three children, died February 16 at her Menlo Park home. She was 87.
Ms. Tagler was born in Southampton Township, New Jersey. She married Henry Tagler and moved to California in 1937.
After her children were grown, she worked for 15 years in the housewares department at Macy's in the Stanford Shopping Center.
The Church of the Nativity, where she was a member of the Altar Society for more than 50 years, was the center of her spiritual life, say family members. She went on pilgrimages to the Vatican, the Holy Land, and sacred sites from Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, to Betania, Venezuela. She attended a yearly retreat at St. Claire's Retreat House in Santa Cruz.
Ms. Tagler was a volunteer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and a member of the Roth Auxiliary. She also volunteered at Treasured, a thrift store in Palo Alto benefiting the Peninsula Stroke Association, and at the Filoli estate in Woodside where she was a docent, family members said. She knitted 35 sweaters a year for disadvantaged babies helped by Young Ladies Institute #209. Ms. Tagler had been an officer and delegate to regional conventions for the organization.
Ms. Tagler is survived by her son Carl of Menlo Park, daughter Holly Pedersen of Wilsonville, Oregon; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Henry Tagler, and son, Timothy. Gladys died at age 87 on February 16, 2004 at her Menlo Park home, 911 Peggy Lane.
Ms. Tagler was born in Southampton Township, New Jersey. She married Henry Tagler and moved to California in 1937.
After her children were grown, she worked for 15 years in the housewares department at Macy's in the Stanford Shopping Center.
The Church of the Nativity, where she was a member of the Altar Society for more than 50 years, was the center of her spiritual life, say family members. She went on pilgrimages to the Vatican, the Holy Land, and sacred sites from Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, to Betania, Venezuela. She attended a yearly retreat at St. Claire's Retreat House in Santa Cruz.
Ms. Tagler was a volunteer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and a member of the Roth Auxiliary. She also volunteered at Treasured, a thrift store in Palo Alto benefiting the Peninsula Stroke Association, and at the Filoli estate in Woodside where she was a docent, family members said. She knitted 35 sweaters a year for disadvantaged babies helped by Young Ladies Institute #209. Ms. Tagler had been an officer and delegate to regional conventions for the organization.
Ms. Tagler is survived by her son Carl of Menlo Park, daughter Holly Pedersen of Wilsonville, Oregon; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Henry Tagler, and son, Timothy. Gladys died at age 87 on February 16, 2004 at her Menlo Park home, 911 Peggy Lane.
Gladys Magdalena Schwertzler Tagler, who cared for more than two dozen foster children awaiting adoption, while raising her own three children, died February 16 at her Menlo Park home. She was 87.
Ms. Tagler was born in Southampton Township, New Jersey. She married Henry Tagler and moved to California in 1937.
After her children were grown, she worked for 15 years in the housewares department at Macy's in the Stanford Shopping Center.
The Church of the Nativity, where she was a member of the Altar Society for more than 50 years, was the center of her spiritual life, say family members. She went on pilgrimages to the Vatican, the Holy Land, and sacred sites from Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, to Betania, Venezuela. She attended a yearly retreat at St. Claire's Retreat House in Santa Cruz.
Ms. Tagler was a volunteer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and a member of the Roth Auxiliary. She also volunteered at Treasured, a thrift store in Palo Alto benefiting the Peninsula Stroke Association, and at the Filoli estate in Woodside where she was a docent, family members said. She knitted 35 sweaters a year for disadvantaged babies helped by Young Ladies Institute #209. Ms. Tagler had been an officer and delegate to regional conventions for the organization.
Ms. Tagler is survived by her son Carl of Menlo Park, daughter Holly Pedersen of Wilsonville, Oregon; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Henry Tagler, and son, Timothy. Gladys died at age 87 on February 16, 2004 at her Menlo Park home, 911 Peggy Lane.
Ms. Tagler was born in Southampton Township, New Jersey. She married Henry Tagler and moved to California in 1937.
After her children were grown, she worked for 15 years in the housewares department at Macy's in the Stanford Shopping Center.
The Church of the Nativity, where she was a member of the Altar Society for more than 50 years, was the center of her spiritual life, say family members. She went on pilgrimages to the Vatican, the Holy Land, and sacred sites from Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, to Betania, Venezuela. She attended a yearly retreat at St. Claire's Retreat House in Santa Cruz.
Ms. Tagler was a volunteer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and a member of the Roth Auxiliary. She also volunteered at Treasured, a thrift store in Palo Alto benefiting the Peninsula Stroke Association, and at the Filoli estate in Woodside where she was a docent, family members said. She knitted 35 sweaters a year for disadvantaged babies helped by Young Ladies Institute #209. Ms. Tagler had been an officer and delegate to regional conventions for the organization.
Ms. Tagler is survived by her son Carl of Menlo Park, daughter Holly Pedersen of Wilsonville, Oregon; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Henry Tagler, and son, Timothy. Gladys died at age 87 on February 16, 2004 at her Menlo Park home, 911 Peggy Lane.
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