Ethel Glasford December 19, 2005
Ethel Glasford, 88, of DeWitt, passed away December 19, at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA as the result of a massive stroke a few days earlier while enroute from Syracuse to Florida. She was born in Racine, Wisconsin, May 27, 1917. After graduating from St. Lukes Hospital in Racine as a registered nurse, she worked as a Public Health Nurse for Racine County. She became a stewardess for TWA in 1941 when being an RN was one of the requirements. Her first flight duties took her everywhere in the country, flying in everything from the twelve passenger DC-2's to the workhorse DC-3's and the sleeper plane Constellations. After her tour with the airlines, she joined the Army Nurse Corps as a Lieutenant and served in the Philippines at the end of World War II when General McArthur's forces recaptured the Islands. After the war, she enrolled at Syracuse University under the GI Bill and received the Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health Nursing in 1948 and worked for some time for the Onondaga County Health Department as a Public Health Nurse. She later continued her education and received the degree of MS in Education in 1972.
She was a member of the DeWitt Community Church and sang in the choir in past years. Also, she was a member of a local choral group known as the Harmonettes.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn of 57 years of marriage; sons, Richard of Kew Gardens, NY and Gary of Altadena, CA; one sister, June Dvorak, M.D. of Cleveland, Ohio, and three nieces.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday in DeWitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. East. The family will greet friends in the parlor of the church following the funeral service.
Contributions may be made to the Woman's Memorial Foundation, Dept. 560, Washington, DC 20042. This foundation, located in Arlington National Cemetery, honors all women who have served in the US military.
Arrangements are being handled by Fairchild & Meech DeWitt Chapel.
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