Gladys IreneSonnenleiter, 99

CRISFIELD - Gladys Irene Sonnenleiter, 99 formerly of Chance and Baltimore died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield just 10 days shy of her 100th birthday.

Born in Chance on Feb. 11, 1908, she was a daughter of the late John N. and Margaret Louise "Maggie" Jones. Her first husband, Harry W. Loane, Jr. died in 1951, and her second husband, Percy Henry Sonnenleiter, died in 1977.

She was an operator/supervisor for the former C & P Telephone Company for 35 years.

An avid Baltimore Orioles fan, Mrs. Sonnenleiter was a member of Rock Creek United Methodist Church in Chance, Telephone Pioneers of America, Happy Timers in Salisbury, AARP Crisfield Chapter, Daughters of the Nile and Order of Eastern Star Chapter #8 in Baltimore.

She is survived by her daughter, Sylvia Hooper of Baltimore; three grandchildren, Theresa Armstrong and husband Wayne, Susan Memomartina and husband Louis and Nancy Hooper, all of Baltimore; two great-grandchildren, Steve Armstrong of Baltimore and Amy Memomartina of New York; one sister, Mamie Gargan of Crisfield; a special niece, Kathy Sterling and husband Greg of Crisfield; and several nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents and her first and second husbands, she was preceded in death by her son, Lloyd Sonnenleiter; and her siblings, J. Denwood Jones, Margaret Davis, and John A. Jones.

Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 at Rock Creek United Methodist Church in Chance. The Rev.'s Lloyd Foard and Steve Willing officiated. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Donations in memory of Mrs. Sonnenleiter are requested to be sent to Rock Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Shirley Massey, 23255 Haines Point Rd, Chance, Md. 21821; American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, Md. 21803; or Happy Timers, Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Attention: Sharon Engster, 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, Md. 21804.

Arrangements were in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.