Gladys Short

November 2, 2014

Gladys M. Short, a longtime resident of Cortlandt Manor, NY passed away on November 2, 2014 at the age of 91. Gladys was born on July 26, 1923 in the Bronx, NY, the dear daughter of the late Joseph Smyth and Lillian (nee McGuigan) Smyth. She graduated from Isaac Young High School in New Rochelle, NY, class of 1942. On January 7, 1945 she married James F. Short in New Rochelle, NY. She is predeceased by her husband and her daughter Carol Short. Gladys is survived by her devoted children, James Short, Robert Short, Terence (Valerie) Short , Elizabeth (Robert) Elsasser and Virginia (James) Vinci. She is survived by her cherished grandchildren Heather and Terence (Alisha) Short, James, David and Mark Vinci, Katherine and Ryan Elsasser, and her great grandchildren Abigail, Joshua and Noah Short. Family will receive friends on Wednesday November 5th, from 2-4 and 7-9 at Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home, 1100 Cortlandt St., Peekskill, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Thursday November 6th, at the Assumption Church, Peekskill, NY. Internment will follow at Assumption Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Foundation for the Blind, Resource Development, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121.