Gladys M. (Imke) Stratton, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 9, 2005 at The Oaks Nursing Home after a brief illness.
She was the wife of the late Jarvis C. Stratton.
Born in Newark, NJ, the daughter of the late Henry and J. Matilda (Hiller) Imke, she lived in Mattapoisett for the last 43 years.
Mrs. Stratton was a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church.
Mrs. Stratton received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Alfred University in 1947.
Mrs. Stratton worked as a homemaker, and as a bookkeeper for a number of local businesses. She loved reading, playing cards and solving word puzzles. She was the proprietor of the Attic Consignment Shop in Mattapoisett for many years.
Survivors include a son, William C. Stratton of Silver Spring, MD; 2 daughters, Joan Marie Stratton of Mattapoisett and Janet Ruth Zichettella of Newfield, NY; a brother, Henry Imke of Boca Raton, FL, 4 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 26th at 12 Noon in the Unitarian Society of Fairhaven, corner of Centre and Green Streets, Fairhaven.