- Date Of Birth: August 13, 1932
- Date Of Death: December 4, 2016
- State: Connecticut
Gloria E. (Blade) Hansen-Cox, 84, of Columbia, CT entered into eternal peace on December 4, 2016 after an eight-month battle with Glioblastoma. She was born August 13, 1932 in Liberty, New York; daughter of the late Gladys and Cyrus Blade. Gloria was a former resident of Glastonbury, CT moving to Columbia 39 years ago. She grew up in Liberty, NY with her parents and brother, Ward Blade. She graduated from Liberty High School with the Class of ’50 where she was the drum majorette as the tallest girl in class, leading the band in many football games.
Gloria married the late Donald J. Hansen of Liberty, NY on October 29, 1950. She took great pride in ‘the manse’, their home on the Columbia green.
Gloria is survived by her five children, Deborah A. Jones of Willimantic, CT, Donald B. Hansen of Colorado Springs, CO, Glenn B. Hansen and wife Maria of Sumter, SC, Cynthia I. Crider and husband Craig of Virginia Beach, VA, and Jonathan C. Hansen and wife Jean of Columbia, CT, as well her brother Ward Blade and wife Sandy of Liberty, NY. Gloria has 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, three nieces, and one nephew. She is also survived by her 3 Step-Children – Jim Cox of Tacoma, WA; Dee Moskowitz of Melbourn, FL; and Marjorie Gill of Killeen, TX; They are the children from her second marriage to Robert W. Cox.
Gloria is predeceased by two husbands, Donald J. Hansen and Robert W. Cox.
