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Gloria A. Galer, age 71, of L’Anse and formerly of Ontonagon, MI, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Bayside Village, L’Anse, MI. She was born in Pontiac, MI on December 17, 1946 the daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Miller) Galer. Gloria graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1963. She had worked as a waitress at the Chicago Steak House in Dearborn, MI. Gloria was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Church, Assinins, MI and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. She enjoyed coloring, art work, listening to music and Tiger Baseball.
Gloria is survived by her loving family, brothers Robert Galer of L’Anse and Foster Galer of Baraga, sisters Margaret (Pete) MacDonald of Sun City West, Arizona and Diane (Jim) Czech of Harper Woods, MI. Numerous nieces, nephew sand cousins also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, and sisters Doreen and Rosemary.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 am Friday, March 23, 2018 at Holy Name of Jesus Church, Assinins, MI. with Father Corey Litzner, Celebrant. The family will greet friends on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Reid Funeral Serviced and Chapel, L’Anse from 5 pm until 7 pm with parish prayers at 6:30 pm. A visitation will also be held at the church on Friday from 10 am until the time of the Mass. Immediately following the Mass, friends are invited to join the family for fellowship and a luncheon at the Ojibwa Senior Citizens Center, Baraga, MI.
Spring interment will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery, L’Anse, MI.
The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse has been entrusted with the arrangements.
