GLADYS C.RUSSELL;90;OF LIBERTY BOROUGH;DIED OCTOBER 13;2008;AT SOUTHWESTERN NURSING CENTER. BORN JANUARY 16;1918;IN MONESSEN;SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CHARLES AND ELLEN (PATTON) CARLSON AND THE WIFE OF JOHN U.RUSSELL;JR. MRS. RUSSELL WAS A HOMEMAKER. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF ROUND HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE CHURCH’S SURVIVORS GROUP. FOR OVER 15 YEARS MRS.RUSSELL VOLUNTEERED AT LONG RUN CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER. DURING W.W.II SHE WAS EMPLOYED AT THE IRVIN WORKS STEEL MILL. IN ADDITION TO HER LOVING HUSBAND;SHE IS SURVIVED BY CHILDREN;LINDA (EUGENE) HIMIC OF CHERRYVILLE;PA AND JOHN JACK C.(MARY ANN) RUSSELL OF WHITE OAK;GRANDCHILDREN;JASON RUSSELL;SARA RUSSELL-SCHOLL AND ELLEN HIMC;GREAT GRANDCHILDREN;ABIGAL AND TRISTAN SCHOLL. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS;SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BROTHER;WILLIAM CARLSON AND SISTER;ELLA CARLSON. FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT WILLIG FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES ON THURSDAY FROM 2-4 & 7-9 PM. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE FRIDAY AT 10:30 A.M. AT ROUND HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN BELLE VERNON CEMETERY. MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO LONG RUN CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER;1109 LONG RUN ROAD;WHITE OAK;PA 15131.