Celebrating the Life of Glenda Gold

Glenda Muriel Gold (Stubbings) was born in Dayboro in 1932.  She died on the 7th December 2009 after a long battle with cancer.

Glenda grew up doing most of the things that farm children did in those days – helping in the dairy, feeding calves and looking after the chooks.  She learnt to cook and sew remarkably well and used these skills all her life.
She married Ken Gold and moved to Gold’s Scrub Road, Samsonvale where they carried on dairying until the advent of the Samsonvale Dam which forced them to move to Kenmore.
They had two children, Paul and Jenny, who attended the local Mt Samson School, which is where I met the family, coming to the school as an assistant teacher.  It was interesting to be at the service to commemorate her life and have people ask,” and how did you meet Glenda?”  
Glenda touched many lives in many ways.  She spent her whole life supporting Ken in his work and at home, her children, her community Church and Service Organizations etc., in whatever way she could and will be sadly missed by all.  Her work was always appreciated, but the depth of her commitment to service was not always seen in its entirety. Her contributions can be seen “in small ways,” but when taken over the sum of her lifetime, it is a wonderful contribution and quite formidable in its scope.
Our condolences go to Ken, Paul and Jenny and their families.