Gloria's Obituary

Gloria M. Staddon died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, Colorado. She was 85 years old.
Gloria was born on December 23, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana. She was the daughter of John M. and Hazel L. Engels. Gloria has one sister, Pauline (Engels) Field of Twelve Mile, Indiana. When the girls were young, John and Hazel purchased a small farm one mile West of Pulaski, Indiana. Gloria went to school and graduated from Pulaski High School in 1944. She was an active 4-H member and member in the school band. She was married to George W. Staddon on September 13, 1946. After George finished his military duty, the couple started farming ½ mile from Gloria's childhood home. They had one daughter, Carol Sue. Gloria was a homemaker, a member of Home Economics Club, and a 4-H leader for many years. She was active with the Pulaski Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school, played piano for services and served as a church elder. Gloria was an avid quilter with the church quilting group. She went to work outside of the home when Carol finished high school as a meat packaging inspector for Tee-Pak, Inc. in Winamac, Indiana. She retired in 1978 to take care of her aging parents.
Gloria moved to Akron, Colorado in November, 1999 to be close to her daughter. She became active in the First Presbyterian Church in Akron. Gloria joined Antelope Springs FCE club and was recognized for her contributions as the Washington County North Star Award winner and as Colorado FCE Member of the Year in 2011. She loved her second home in Akron and she enjoyed new friends that she made at FCE club, at Meet and Eat and at church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, her brother-in-law Harold Field of Twelve Mile, Indiana and her son-in-law Arthur Chaney of Fort Collins, Colorado. Survivors include her sister, Pauline Field; two sisters-in-law, Jane Kurtti of Perham, Minnesota and Elsie Hendrickson of Berry, Kentucky; her daughter Carol and son-in-law Joseph Benjamin of Akron, Colorado; grandson Thomas (Bridget) Chaney of Fort Collins, Colorado, granddaughter Tina (Todd) Bertels, Sr. of Huntington Beach, California, and grandson Timothy (Sarah) Chaney of Attleboro, Massachusetts; and great-grandchildren Aimee Chaney, Justin Chaney, Todd Bertels, Jr., Christopher Bertels and Milan Chaney. She will also be missed by many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Akron. Memorial donations may be made to Mobile Meals of Akron or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.