Gladiola Martin Kruse Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gladiola Martin Kruse of Taylor, Texas, who passed away on April 3, 2023, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Raymond Lee Martin and Ottilie Martha Martin (Herklotz); her brothers, Amos Lee Martin and Curtis Glenn Martin (Jeanette); and her siblings-in-law, LaVerne Steger (Ervin), Delwood Kruse (Florence), Weldon Kruse (Martha), Wilburn Kruse (Bernice) and John Simank.
She is survived by: her son Kruse Electric; her brothers, Douglas, Michael Urbanek and Leland; her children, Sheila Bullock (Mel), Kelly Kruse (Penny) and Rhonda Ochoa (Ray); her grandchildren, Amanda Lynn Bullock Elson (Shelby), Sydnee Nicole Bullock Best (Levi), Alysha D'Ann Kruse, Jewel Leigh Kruse Hale (Will), Sean Dean Bullock (Cindy), Elizabeth Paige Ochoa Payne (Wyatt), Kenneth Dale Kruse and Alec Ray Ochoa; her great grandchildren, Caleb Allen Elson, Alyssa Tyler Elson (Reagan Brooks), Landyn Will Bullock, Raelynn Samantha Bullock, Sean Dean Bullock, Jr., Cecilia Louise Payne and Stryker Reine Hale; her sister-in-law Loretta Kruse Simank; her cousins, Kathryn Barton and Pauline Rich; and her grandsons, Colbey, Shelby, Levi, Wyatt and Will. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 401 West Seventh Street, Taylor, Texas 76574.
