Gladys M. Kist-Cooke (nee Dempsey-Kist), lifelong resident of Hicksville, and Mesa, AZ. Wife of the late Edward Kist and the late Eldon Cooke. Mother of Edward Kist Jr., Gail Wheeler and the late George Kist. Sister of Jacqueline Guglielmo. Grandmother of Kelly, James, Jamie, Edward III, Richard and Christopher. Great-grandmother of James, Avery, Destiny, Raynor, Noveigh and Connor.
The family was cared for by the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home, Hicksville Chapel. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Tribute Gifts, Church Street Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780, in his memory would be appreciated.