Gwendolyn SHAW

1917 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	Gwendolyn SHAW
  Birth	1 Nov 1917
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Jun 2004	Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
  Notes	Gwen S. Mangus-Kildahl Kentucky / Northwest Indiana Gwen S. Mangus-Kildahl, 86, of Lexington, KY died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 15, 2004. A native of Gratz, KY, she was the daughter of Roud and Elizabeth Bailey Shaw. Preceded in death by first husband Boyd R. (Gus) Mangus and survived by husband Erling Eugene Kildahl; children, Boyd M. Mangus of Lexington, KY and Rob (Dorothy) Mangus of Munster, IN; grandchildren: Ingrid Dekauwe of Rockcastle County, KY, Pete Mangus of Redondo Beach, CA, John Mangus, Dave Mangus and Mary Mangus of Munster, IN; great-grandchildren, Laura and Mathew Dekauwe of Rockcastle County, KY. Gwen was born on All Saint's Day, November 1, 1917. As an only child of an Evangelist, her childhood was unique, learning geography through extensive travel across the United States. She began singing at the age of four and could also play the piano. She loved singing four-part harmony and continued singing in college. She graduated from Transylvania University with a Beachelor's degree in Liberal Arts in 1940. she worked as a social worker for the State of Kentucky before continuing her education at Purdue University where she received her Master's degree in English. Gwen taught 3rd grade in the Delphi, IN school system and then moved to Northwest Indiana where she taught in the Hammond, IN school system: 3rd grade at Harding Elementary, English at Lafayette Junior High, and French at Morton Senior High, where she was also the cheerleading sponsor. She taught her grandchildren the great music standards of the past 50-60 years by singing, whistling, and humming them everywhere she went, and she even taught her grandchildren some French. She spent time with them playing rummy and always tucked them in at night with the story, "Wait Till the Moon is Full". Above all, she had a larger than life personality that commanded attention when she entered a room. Services were held at the Central Christian Church in Lexington, KY on Monday, June 21, 2004 with burial at Lisbon Cemetery outside of Union City, IN. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Main St., Lexington, KY was in charge of arrangements.
  Person ID	I15027	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Erling Eugene KILDAHL,   b. 20 Mar 1917, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 23 Mar 2011, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1994	Orange County, Florida
  Family ID	F11092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2009