In Memory of

Gladys

Westwood

Obituary for Gladys Westwood

Gladys M. Westwood, 99, of Philipsburg, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield. Born December 30, 1920 in Philipsburg, she was a daughter of the late Thomas W. and Catherine Louise (Gross) Ridgway. Gladys was a 1937 graduate of Philipsburg High School and enjoyed gardening. She loved her family and was an active member of the First Church of Christ, having been a member of the Edith Shimel Missionary Society, a Sunday school teacher & superintendent, Sunday school treasurer and a trustee. On August 24, 1941 in Clymer, she married G. Robert Westwood, who preceded her in death on January 22, 1986. Gladys will be sadly missed by a son Glenn R. Westwood and his wife Connie of Philipsburg; a daughter in law Mary Westwood of Bethlehem; four grandchildren Aaron Westwood and his wife Wendy of Easton, Susan Westwood-Denenberg and her husband Jon of Lafayette Hill, Gregory Westwood and his wife Lyndsay of Philipsburg and Christopher Westwood of Philipsburg; five great grandchildren Jed, Layla, Zoe, Piper and Maezee; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Gladys was preceded in death by a son Ronald Lee Westwood; three brothers Thomas W. Ridgway Jr., Robert L. Ridgway Sr. and Fred J. Ridgway Sr.; and two sisters Rose Marie Quick and Shirley Smithgall. A funeral service will be held the First Church of Christ, 1437 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, on Friday, March 6 at 11:00 am with Pastor Ryan Parish officiating. Gladys will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Philipsburg Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Dahlgren-Spewock Funeral Home, Inc., 228 N. Centre St., Philipsburg, on Thursday, March 5 from 5 to 8pm and at the church on Friday, from 10am until the hour of service at 11am. Memorial contributions in Gladys’s memory may be made to the First Church of Christ, 1437 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, PA 16866. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.dahlgren-spewock.com