Gladys was born on July 14, 1915 in Byron Township to Alfred and Elizabeth (Kain) Tesch. She attended Waldorf High School and was a resident of Byron Township her entire life. She was confirmed on March 24, 1929 at the Freedom Church, and was a member of First Lutheran in Waldorf. On June 16, 1938 she was united in marriage to Louis Battey. Together they raised three children.

Gladys was a home maker and mother and often helped out at the family farm. She candled eggs at Musser’s in New Richland in the early '50s, spent 8 years at Land O’Lakes, and over 20 years at E.F. Johnson’s in Waseca where she was a Lead Lady. After her retirement in her early '60s, she and Louis loved to travel the country in their RV, staying at Coast to Coast Campgrounds, and wintering in Texas. She was a member of the New Richland Garden Club, the Farmettes, and Ladies Aide at First Lutheran Church.

Gladys had a passion and a vast knowledge of flowers which extended beyond her home and into the community. She loved visiting with people, and would often visit the shut-ins from church, bringing each of them a Gladiola. She was known as the “Flower Lady” at Colony Court where you could see her distributing flowers to all of the residents whenever a floral arrangement was brought in She was a hard working woman who loved her family. She will be deeply missed.

Gladys is survived by her children, Clarence (Eileen) Battey of New Richland, Bonnie (Edgar) Dinse of Owatonna, and Patricia Coy of Waldorf; grandchildren, Laurie (Paul) Riemer of Siren, WI, James Battey of Owatonna, Jeffery (Linda) Battey of New Richland, Linda Battey of North Branch, Jerry (Lori) Battey of New Richland, Brenda (Wes) Watson of Virginia Beach, VA, Darla (Jon) Ferch of Owatonna, Dawn Goebel of St. Paul, Diana (Mike) Zimmerli of Wabasso, Donna (Bill) Luttinen of Stillwater, Steven (Jen) Coy of Jackson, MO, and Thomas (Sara) Coy of St Michael; great grandchildren, Bobby, Jeffery, Eric, Michelle, Paulette, Nicole, Xylana, Ken, Melinda, Matthew, Josh, Courtney, Garrett, Nathan, Jonathan, Daniel, Emily, Dean, Alan, Beth, Alexandra, Grant, Mackenzie, Russell, Lily, Sawyer, Bailey, and Jackson; 9 great great grandchildren; sisters, Ann Worke of Waseca, and Rosa Fogal of Owatonna; sister-in-law, Elaine Tesch of New Richland; many nieces and nephews; and other loving relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Elizabeth; husband, Louis; son in law, Ronald Coy; great granddaughter, Bridget Battey; and siblings, Carl Tesch, Sophia Hedberg, Pearl Maurer, and John Tesch.