Submitted by: Dan Rich
Gloria D. Nelson Mammon
Feb. 7, 1922 - Oct. 11, 2008
South Bend Tribune 10/12/2008
MISHAWAKA - Gloria D. Nelson Mammon, 86, of Townhouse
East, Mishawaka, died Saturday morning, Oct. 11, in her home.
Gloria was born February 7, 1922, in Chicago, to Arthur and
Evelyn (Soderstrom) Kerr. On March 2, 1942, in Las
Vegas, she married George F. Nelson, who preceded her in
death on December 19, 1973. She was also preceded by a sister,
Shirley A. Stertz-Mallard. Surviving are two daughters,
Gaelyn K. Kleeman of Indianapolis and Gretel L. Buti
of South Bend; three sons, Gerald J. of Sturgis, Glenn A. and
George F., both of Mishawaka; eight grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Edna Mae Miller of
Balaton, MN. Gloria was a lady who loved traveling throughout the
United States with her pets. She spent winters in her home in
Mesa, AZ. She loved the great outdoors, and spent many summers in
Big Sky country on Flat Head Lake near Kalispell, Montana.
Activities she enjoyed most were "SHOPPING," watching
sports, talking politics, reading, and collecting dishes. Leaving
her family with lots of favorite memories, she will be missed;
and for those who knew her best, she'll surely be found at the
biggest mall in the sky!!
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the HICKEY Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, between Ironwood and Grape Roads, South Bend, with Pastor Carolyn Heider of First English Lutheran Church, Mishawaka, officiating. Entombment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First English Lutheran Church, 16495 Ireland Road, Mishawaka, IN 46544; or to Southern Care Hospice, 310 W. McKinley, Mishawaka, IN 46545.