Family:Louis Gladieux and Olive Sorg (1)

Louis and Olive were married by Rev. Delaney.

Louis and Olive had five children, three daughters and two sons.

In 1938, Louis lived at 2229 Eby Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a machinist at International Harvester Company.

Olive's obituary reads, "Olive B. Gladieux, 77, of 1528 Tillman Road Died at 5:15 a.m. Friday in Lutheran Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Gladieux, who was born in Hessen Cassel, had worked for the Dudlow Co. and Phelps Dodge. Surviving are her husband, Louis H. Gladieux; three daughters, Doris J. Schultz and Germaine G. Fleckenstein, both of Fort Wayne, and Deloris H. Schnurr, Austin, Texas; two sons, Louis H. Gladieux, Jr., Spencerville, and Ivan J. Gladieux, Austin, Texas; one brother, Leo Sorg, Hessen Cassel; and two sisters, Alma Beckman, Hessen Cassel, and Bernadetta Kaade, Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home and at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church. A rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to a local cancer society." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Saturday 16 December 1978, pg. 5B]

Louis' obituary reads, "LOUIS H. GLADIEUX, FORMER UAW LEADER. Louis H. Gladieux, 78, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in his home at 1528 Tillman Road. He was a native of Fort Wayne and lived here most of his life. Mr. Gladieux was formerly employed as a machinist for International Harvester Co., retiring in 1965 after 42 years service. He was a former vice-president of United Auto Workers Local 57. Surviving are two sons, Louis H. Gladieux, Jr., of Spencerville and Ivan J. of Austin, Texas; three daughters, Germaine B. Fleckenstein of Fort Wayne, Dolores G. Schnurr of Austin and Doris J. Schultz of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Clyde of New Haven and Nelson and Virgil, both of Toledo, Ohio, and two sisters, Ida Thorp of Angola and Alice Parnin of Fort Wayne. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home and 10 a.m. in St. Henry's Catholic Church. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Saturday 16 December 1978, pg. 5B]

They are both buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1.   Marriage Record, in Indiana, United States. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005)
   10 Jun 1924.

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2.   1930 U S Federal Census, in Froyle, Hampshire, England. Census 1841-1901
   10B, 14 Apr 1930.

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3.   Death Record, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
   Dec 1978.

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4.   Death Record, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
   Jul 1981.

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