Gloria Alms

Gloria Alms, 84, of Fountain Hills (formerly Sun City) died Friday, May 2, 2014. She was born on Sept. 8, 1929 to Walter and Eunice Gruben. She graduated from Waterman High School.

Gloria was happily married to Robert Alms for 63 years. She was a homemaker and a bookkeeper for Alms Construction. In 1981, Gloria and Robert retired and moved to Lake Montezuma, Ariz. where they lived for 20 years and later moved to Sun City.

Gloria was a 4-H leader for many years and an active member of the Malta Marion Club and DeKalb County Home Extension.

Gloria traveled with Robert throughout the Midwest when Robert was contracting with DeKalb Agriculture. She was active in church as a lector and spent many years volunteering at the Olive Branch Senior Center serving meals in Sun City.

In the last few years she lived at Fountain View Village, making many new friends and enjoying numerous activities.

Gloria is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda (Larry) Hawbaker, Lou Ann (Chris) Denny, and Lori (Larry) Elliott; four grandsons, Bob Hawbaker, Erin Elliott (Audrey), Daniel Elliott, and Patrick Denny; sisters-in-law, Mary Mack, Sandy Bullis and Jackie Marshall; and many nieces and nephews.

In her immediate family she was preceded in death by her husband, her parents; infant siblings, Phyllis and Richard; sister, Doris, and brother, Robert.

The family thanks the caregivers at Fountain View Village for the loving care they provided for Gloria.

Visitation was Monday, May 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary in Fountain Hills. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 6, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Ascension, Fountain Hills.