December 23, 1925 to July 12, 2011
AKRON, COLO. - Gloria M. Staddon, 85, formerly of Pulaski, died Tuesday, July 12, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, Colo.
She was born Dec. 23, 1925, in South Bend, the daughter of the late John M. and Hazel L. Engels. She was married to George W. Staddon on Sept. 13, 1946. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sister, Pauline Field; two sisters-in-law, Jane Kurtti, Perham, Minn., and Elsie Hendrickson, Berry, Ky.; her daughter, Carol and son-in-law, Joseph Benjamin, Akron, Colo.; grandson, Thomas (Bridget) Chaney, Fort Collins, Colo.; granddaughter, Tina (Todd) Bertels Sr., Huntington Beach, Calif.; and grandson, Timothy (Sarah) Chaney, Attleboro, Mass.; 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.
She was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Harold Field, Twelve Mile; and her son-in-law, Arthur Chaney, Fort Collins, Colo.
Mrs. Staddon went to school and graduated from Pulaski High School in 1944. She was an active 4-H member and member of the school band. After her husband completed his his military duty, the couple started farming a half-mile from her childhood home. She was a homemaker, a member of Home Economics Club, and a 4-H leader for many years. She was active with Pulaski Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday school, played piano for services and served as a church elder. She was an avid quilter with the church quilting group. She went to work outside of the home when her daughter finished high school as a meat packaging inspector for Tee-Pak, Inc. in Winamac. She retired in 1978 to take care of her aging parents.
Mrs. Staddon moved to Akron, Colo., in November 1999 to be close to her daughter. She became active in the First Presbyterian Church in Akron. She 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 MeetandEat and at church.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday (July 16), at the First Presbyterian Church of Akron.
Memorial donations may be made to Mobile Meals of Akron or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
