Gladys Joy (Guinn) Hare

February 11, 1951 – February 2, 2022

Rice Lake, MN 55349, USA

About Gladys

Gladys Hare, 70, of Rice Lake, Minnesota died on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home.

Gladys Joy Guinn was born on February 11, 1951 in Bagley, MN the daughter of Theodore and Alice (Roy) Guinn. Gladys went to school in Bagley. While in the Job Corps. in Marquette, MI. she obtained her G.E.D and got to be a certified seamstress.

Gladys married Larry Lovejoy and together they had 3 daughters Sharon, Shannon, and Sheila. Later she had Roger Jaimeson Lovejoy, Billy Jo Lovejoy, David Hare, and Jamie Tiessen.

Gladys loved to pick berries, go balsam boughing, and ricing. She was always up for playing cards, shaking dice, listening to music, and playing pool. She enjoyed riding the backroads reminiscing of her younger days, where she was an awesome storyteller. She had a big heart and loved everyone she met. Gladys also raised her grandson Damien Beaulieu for several years until her health deteriorated.

Gladys is survived by her sister-Anita Guinn of Mahnomen, MN.

Daughters-Sharon Lovejoy of St. Paul, MN. Shannon Lovejoy of Bagley, MN. and

Jamie Tiessen (Jeffrey Murray) of Minneapolis, MN.

Son-David Hare of Minneapolis, MN.

Grandson-Damien Beaulieu of Minneapolis, MN.

17-Grandchildren and 5 Great-Grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents Theodore and Alice Guinn; 4 sisters-Evelyn Lang, Ramona Malmo, Claudia Perkins, and Darlene Hanson; 3 brothers-Rawlin Guinn, Roy Guinn, and Theodore Jr. Guinn; sons-Roger Jaimeson Lovejoy, Billy Jo Lovejoy; daughter-Sheila Lovejoy; 2 infant twin grandsons; grandson-Dallas Lovejoy; and special niece Debbie Malmo.

memorial service

Funeral Services for Gladys

February 9, 2022

Location will be St. Anne’s Catholic Church in NayTaWaush, MN with Father John Cox Officiating. A wake will begin the evening of Tuesday, February 8, 2022 starting at 4:00 p.m. at the Rice Lake Community Center in Rice Lake, MN. Interment will be held in the spring at the St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in NayTaWaush, MN.

Funeral/Cremation Provider: Cease Family Funeral Home