A come and go celebration of life for family and friends will be held on Thursday August 7, 2025 from 2-5 PM upstairs in the Paul Henderson room at the Lucknow arena.
A private graveside service will be held at Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow
Cemetery:
Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow
Cemetery:
Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow
In Memory of
Gladys Irene Hamilton (nee Gibson)
April 23rd, 1933 - August 1st, 2025
Place of Death
Pinecrest Manor, LucknowObituary
Gladys Irene Hamilton of Lucknow, a beloved Mother, Gran and Great Granny passed away peacefully on Friday August 1, 2025.Gladys was born on April 23, 1933 in Ashfield Township to the late Sam and Esther Gibson. In 1952 she married her life love Alvin (Al) Hamilton whom she lost too soon in 1993 after a wonderful partnership of 41 years. Gladys leaves behind her children Patti Lee - London, Ken- Ridgetown , Barb Van Diepenbeek-Lucknow , Steve (Wendy)- Baptiste lake, Alberta and Joan(Steve) Chamney- Lucknow.
Gladys was a mentor, coach, teacher and advisor to her grandchildren, Duane Lee, Amy & Gary Burbine, Jim & Tania Lee, Jennifer & Al Stobie, John VanDiepenbeek, Sean Hamilton, Stefanie & Justin MacDonald, Sarah & Jesse Hainsworth, Matt Hamilton, Amanda Appleby, Ashton & Dawson Smith, Davin (Bud) & Shelby Chamney, Colton & Blaire Chamney, Jordan &Taylor Crawford. She will be missed by 19 great grandchildren, many who loved to decorate her walls and windows with art.
Gladys was predeceased by siblings Roy and Evelyn Gibson, Catherine Crocker, Dorothy and Dinnie Hamilton, Ernie and Mary Gibson, Dave Gibson, siblings -in- law Jim & Amanda Hamilton, Bud Hamilton, Bonnie Hamilton; sons-in-law, Tom Lee and Peter VanDiepenbeek and companion Allan Hackett.
She is survived by siblings Cookie & Paul Wardle, John Crocker, Carolyn & Chris Brown, Valerie Gibson and George & Pat Gibson, Josie Hamilton and Lorne Hamilton.
She and her husband couldn’t buy ice cream one Sunday in town for their family so bought the Mayfair Restaurant which they owned for 24 years. They enjoyed their own bits of paradise at their summer home at the end of the12th of Ashfield and in Citrus Ridge Florida where she wintered until 2012. Gladys was an avid sports fan, having played professional baseball as a young person and was quite famous in town for her competitive attitude and advice on the sport. At the age of 60 she picked up a golf club and excelled at the game. She had a quick wit that brought laughter to many and her stories of local history were endless.
Her wish was to be cremated and laid with her husband. Following a private family committal service at Greenhill Cemetery, everyone is welcome to share stories and fellowship in the Lucknow Arena’s Paul Henderson Hall from 2-5 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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