IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gladys Brown (Rose) Gort

Gladys Brown

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July 14, 1949 – July 3, 2015

Gladys Brown (Rose) Gort's Obituary

Gladys M. Gort (nee Rose), 65, of Fox Lake, passed away after a long battle with colon cancer, Friday, July 3, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Carecenter, Glenview.


She was born July 14, 1949, in Chicago, to the late Clair Rose and Frances (nee Farrow) Grimm.  Gladys married James F. Gort on March 10, 1996, in Fox Lake.


Gladys enjoyed her real estate investment club and was the founder of the Northern Illinois Real Estate Investment Association (NIREA).  Prior to her real estate career and being an insurance agent, she was a waitress at Three Flags in Fox Lake.


Survivors include her husband, James; children, Paul (Gil) Brown of Antioch, Vickie (Gary) Brown Marconi of Crystal Lake, Wanda (Jack) Brown Jablonski of McHenry, and Jeanne (Ken) Brown Foth of Kewaskum, WI; grandchildren, Taylor and Devon Brown, Austin and Nicolas Marconi, and Joshua and Jessica Jablonski; sisters, Carol Lewis of Washington State and June Lyons of Wood Dale, IL; and many nieces and nephews.


In addition to her parents, Gladys was preceded in death by a grandson, Nathan Jablonski; and niece, Wendy Lewis.


A memorial visitation will be held on Gladys' birthday, Tuesday, July 14, from 3 p.m. until the celebration of her life at 7 p.m., at Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Rd., Fox Lake.  Inurnment will be private.


In lieu of flowers, memorials in Gladys' name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 225 N. Michigan Ave. #1210, Chicago, IL 60601, www.cancer.org , or 312-372-0471.

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Funeral Services for Gladys Brown (Rose) Gort

Memorial Visitation

July
14

Hamsher Lakeside Funerals & Cremations

12 North Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake, IL 60020

3:00 - 7:00 pm

Celebration of Life

July
14

Hamsher Lakeside Funerals & Cremations

12 North Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake, IL 60020

7:00 - 7:00 pm

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