Gladys Ellamae (Hartman) Kinney, age 90, went to be in the Arms of her Heavenly Father on March 3, 2017. She was born July 5, 1926 in Larchwood, Iowa. Gladys was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

In 1943, Gladys graduated from Larchwood High School in Iowa and then married Robert Kinney, an US Air Force veteran, on July 30, 1945 in Madison, Wisconsin while working as a clerk/typist at the Sioux Falls Airbase in South Dakota. They moved to Silverton, Oregon for a short period of time and then back to South Dakota in 1950 for several years before returning to Sunnyside, Washington in 1958 where they made their home until 1986. After her husband’s death, Gladys made her home in Yakima and Selah, Washington before settling in Toppenish, Washington until her death on Friday, March 3, 2017 surrounded by family members.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Kinney in 1985, her parents, Grover Hartman and Adaline (Vierick) Hartman of Larchwood, Iowa and two sisters, Alice (Hartman) Beuckens of Sebastopol, California and Edna (Hartman) Scott of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Survivors include: daughter, Sharon Van Gundy and fiancé, Mike Johnson of Toppenish, Washington; son, Gary Kinney of Kennewick, Washington; daughter, Yvonne Frailey and husband, Mark Frailey of Grandview, Washington; and son, Richard Kinney and wife, Lois (Moore) Kinney of Kennewick, Washington; sister, Mildred (Hartman) Schafer of Santa Rosa, California. Additional survivors include 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews living across the United States.

Gladys was a longtime member of Peace Lutheran Church, she loved to dance and traveled frequently with friends. Her hobbies were sewing and reading. She worked a variety of jobs throughout her lifetime while being a homemaker and raising four children. Recently, she mentioned one of the greatest joys she had was being able to be part of two five-generation pictures with the births of her great-great-grandson and great-great-granddaughter.

Viewing and visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from 2:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. at the Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside, WA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. Burial will follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.