Gladys Jennie Aanensen (nee Hoffman) of Ocean Grove passed away on Friday, November 25 at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center after a long battle with chronic illness. She was born 88 years ago in East Rutherford and grew up in Pompton Plains. She graduated from Butler High School and Presbyterian School of Nursing. Her long career in nursing included 20 years with Dr. Ingeborg S. Hoffman, the North Arlington pediatrician, where she was lovingly known as Mrs. A to hundreds of families. .In 1943 she met and married the love of her life, Alwyn. They settled in Kearny, had one precious son, Ted, and in 1951 opened a home remodeling business. Gladys served as Treasurer while Al did the carpentry, and she used her management skills to organize the company, which flourishes to this day as Aanensen's. The arc of her life can be traced by the churches she cherished, beginning with the First Baptist Church of Arlington, where she served as Sunday School teacher, Chairman of the Board of Christian Education, member of the Board of Trustees and Women's Fellowship, Advisor of the Girls' Guild and Baptist Youth Fellowship. She was Publicity Chair for the Forward in Faith campaign that built the present church building. When they retired to Swartswood Lake near Newton, she and Al ran an Adult Fellowship group at Lafayette Federated Church. After moving to Ocean Grove in 2001, they joined St. Paul's United Methodist Church, and Gladys joined the Ann Forrester Circle and Adult Fellowship group. Gladys was predeceased by her parents, George and Maude (Lewis) Hoffman and brother George Hoffman of Staten Island. She leaves behind her loving husband of 67 years; beloved son Ted and wife Gayle; three grandchildren: Matthew and wife Rosalie of Colts Neck, Greta and spouse Sandrine Merhy of Boston, and Timothy of Ocean Grove, her sister Maude Weise of Bennington, VT, and many loving nieces and nephews. Her great-grandchild, Madeleine, daughter of Matt and Rose, brought much joy to her later years. Relatives and friends may call on Monday from 2:00 - 4:00 and from 7:00 PM until funeral services beginning at 8:00 PM at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove. A brief graveside service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 11:30 a.m. at Arlington Cemetery on Schuyler Avenue in Kearny. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul's UMC Food Pantry, 80 Embury Avenue, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756.