- Date Of Birth: October 26, 1944
- Date Of Death: March 9, 2020
- State: Florida
Gloria J. Steiger, 75, of Cocoa Beach, FL, passed away March 9, 2020. Gloria was born 10/26/1944 in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Raymond Doner and Jean Troup Doner.
Gloria married Marty Steiger in Canada and they had a fabulous marriage for over 55 years. Together they raised two children: Scott Martin Steiger (Marie) and Sherri Steiger Angove (John).
Gloria is survived by her children: Scott and Sherri, grandchildren Kendall Steiger, Cali Angove and Cole Steiger, brother Larry (Jackie), sister Karen (Ed), and sister Cathi (Bruce). She was predeceased by her husband Marty only six weeks ago, her sisters Faye Coulis and Linda Bythell and her brother Keith (Squeak) Doner.
Gloria grew up just over the border of Canada from Buffalo, NY. When her mother left their family consisting of her father and seven children, Gloria, being the oldest at 14, assumed the role of caregiver for her siblings. She was devoted to all, but had a special relationship with her youngest sister, Cathi, who was just 4 years old at the time. Throughout her life, she continued to take care of family and strangers alike.
Gloria was an amazing household manager.
After Marty’s retirement from the Buffalo Fire Department, they spent over 5 months a year at their cottage in Canada at Big Gull Lake. They enjoyed boating, picnicking and socializing with friends and family.
Throughout her married life she cared, cooked for and coddled Marty. Their roles were reversed after her first stroke in 2006. Although Gloria was confined to a wheelchair, she never slowed down, complained or let it dampen her spirits.
