OBITUARY: Gladys M. Cowell, 1917-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1996 (edited)] Gladys M. Cowell OSAGE, IOWA-- Gladys M. Cowell, 79, of Osage, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1996, at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clark Christian officiating. Burial will be in Osage City Cemetery. Gladys M. Cowell was born April 6, 1917, in Jamestown Township, Howard County, near Riceville. Survivors include two sisters, Jeanne Bloss of LeRoy, Minn., and Dorothy Trainer of Mason City. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)