GLADYS MARIE FRICKE, age 89, of Round Lake, died Friday, December 9, 2022 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1933, on the "Old Murphy Place" in Sioux Valley, to August and Sena (Kluever) Froderman. She was baptized 1934, at the Lutheran Church in Worthington. Gladys grew up in the Sioux Valley Area. She attended school in Sioux Valley until the 8th grade and then attended school in Round Lake. She developed a good work ethic at a young age and worked on the family farm and had a part-time job on the weekends at Sioux Valley Log Cabin.

Gladys met the love of her life, Norman Fricke, at the Checkerboard Dance Hall and they were united in marriage on July 27, 1952. They lived in various small towns in Minnesota, and settled in Round Lake. The couple continued to go to the dances every Saturday night at the Checkerboard, Fox Lake Ballroom and Sioux Valley Log Cabin. They started a family and nine children were born, Carol, Allan, June, Jane, Diane, Norman, Steve, Patricia and Betty. Gladys worked at Campbell Soup Company for thirty six years. She retired in February of 1996.

She loved collecting angels, quilting, baking, feeding and watching the birds, gardening, flower gardens, putting puzzles together, doing circle word books, playing hearts on her tablet and checking out Facebook to see the latest pictures and activities of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Gladys was an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Twins and any sports team her grandkids and great-grandkids played. She enjoyed listening to the radio and most of the time she would listen to some type of sports game or the Grand Ole Opry. Gladys enjoyed doing crafts and took pride in hand crafting Christmas ornaments for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren every year. She loved Celebrating the holidays with her family.

Gladys was very competitive when playing pinochle, hand and foot or board games. She looked forward to the annual fishing trips with her sisters and brothers to Alexandria.

She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, in Round Lake, for many years; the Ladies Aide, Quilting for Missions, making floral arrangements, decorating for Christmas and being of service to the church.

Gladys is survived by her children, Carol and Dale Bayerkohler, Allan and Delores Fricke, June and Randy Howard, Jane and Bob Crist, Diane Hall and Bill Kramme, Norm and Clara Fricke, the late Steve and Deb Fricke, Patricia and Steve Voss, and Betty and Darvin DeBerg; grandchildren, Matthew, Brian, April, Kyle, Reed, Shane, Todd, Tonja, Stephanie, Brent, Jason, Nathan, Deanne, Erikia, Kirk, Mindy, Jeremy, Tiffany, Jesse, Alyssa and Lacey; forty seven great-grandkids; and her seven sisters, Adeline Bass, Darlene Whisney, Dorothy Lass, LaVonne Polzine, Janice Johnson, Shirley Christian, and Linda Lanam .

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Norman on December 8, 1996; son, Steve Fricke on March 2022; grandsons, Jared DeBerg on February 2018 and Cassidy Voss on June 2013; four brothers, Eldred, Melvin, Walter and Arnold Froderman; and two sisters, Ethel Drahota and Mary Grimmius.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 pm Friday, Dec. 16, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Round Lake. Funeral will be 2 pm Friday at the Bethel Lutheran Church, in Round Lake, officiated by Pastor Glenn Bohmer. Burial will be in the Round Lake Cemetery.

Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington, is in charge of arrangements.