Gladys Pauline Hansen

Gladys will be forever loved and remembered by her children Robert (Darlene), Dale (Ruth), Jim (Loida), Joan, Grandchildren Michael, Christy, Daniel, Jeremy, Laura, Sherry, Albert (Carolyn), Allen, Chrissy, Jennifer, Marshall, Harisson, Walker and Great Grandchildren Henry and Emma, Leo and Nolan. She is also mourned by numerous nieces and nephews and friends.

Gladys’ parents, John and Sophie, immigrated from Norway (via Kansas) and homesteaded on a farm a few miles south of Duchess, Alberta. Gladys was born June 17, 1929, in Brooks, Alberta and grew up at the family farm. She is predeceased by her parents, her brothers John, Harold, Ralph, William, Robert and Gordon and her sisters Alice, Marie, and Shirley.

Gladys had a happy childhood on the farm with her family and her favorite horse Tippy. She learned to cook with her mother and helped her older sister Alice and her Fathers cousin Henry Dahl feed hired hands on their farms.

She married Harold Hyrve in 1949 and together they raised four children, Robert, Dale, Jim and Joan.

In the early sixties Gladys began working in bakeries and quickly became an expert cake decorator, winning many awards and competitions. At her employer’s suggestion she also apprenticed as a Baker and became the second female professional Baker in Alberta and won the award for top baking apprentice in all of Alberta. Thousands of kids of all ages were thrilled to get a cake that she had decorated. Gladys also taught cake decorating for Edmonton Continuing Education for many years.

In 1977 she married Robert Boyden and had an adventurous 22 years of marriage, owning a bakery in Sedgewick, Alberta for five years, and traveling to Norway and the United Kingdom.

Gladys also owned and operated a bakery in St Albert with son Jim from 1986 – 1990.

In 1998 she married Robert Green, moved to Calgary and enjoyed many years of travel throughout the world, gardening and painting. During this time Gladys took up the Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling and taught many students at the Trolhaugen summer camp for children. Gladys treasured her many trips to Norway keeping in touch with relatives there and her Norwegian culture.

Gladys and Robert moved back to Edmonton in 2015 and lived happily together until Robert’s passing in 2023.

In lieu of flowers, we hope you will be kind to a retired rodeo horse, a nice dog or a bird. Raise a glass of wine or a piece of cake and think of Gladys.

The Hyrve family would like to thank the residents and staff of Devonshire Manor for all the kindness and friendship extended to Gladys over the past two years. She enjoyed all the activities offered: Bingo, exercise, colouring, painting, puzzles, music videos, live musicians and movies in the theatre room.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Hainstock Funeral Home 9810 34 Ave Edmonton, April 12 at 2:00 PM.