Gladys Etsulo Hickerson

Gladys Etsuko Hickerson, 90, of Junction City, KS, passed away Friday, May 18th, at the Chapman Valley Manor, Chapman, Kansas. Gladys was born in Santa Barbara, CA on December 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Tokuyo (Hosino) and Jack Jinichi Nishiwaki. She was a pattern folder at McCall Pattern Manhattan, for 20 over 20 years retiring in 1990. Gladys also worked for Simplicity Pattern in Niles MI for 15yrs and at WalMart in Junction City for 14 yrs until she was 85 and also worked at the Hickerson Lumber Yard in Edwardsburg, Mich Gladys is survived by a daughter, Diana Jean, of Mishawaka, IN; two sons Dan Hickerson, of South Bend, IN and Dale Hickerson, of Niles, Mich; a brother, Bruce Nishiwaki, of Santa Anna, CA. She was preceded in death by a son, Jack. There will be no services at this time.