Gloria Duncan-Schlagheck, age 88, of Toledo, OH, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022. On January 26, 1934, she was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Loa E. Swearingen and Eugene Marshall Shaffer.
Gloria was a very active and faithful member of her church. She served over 30 years as an organist at St. Clement, St. Catherine, and St. Pius parishes. Gloria loved gardening, sewing, playing the piano and organ, and spending time with friends and family. She will be dearly missed by all who know her.
Gloria is survived by her daughter, Cherie Bristow; sons, Earl (Stephanie) Duncan, Phillip (Melanie) Duncan, John (Randy) Duncan, and Rusty (Charito) Schlagheck; 15 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald Duncan; her second husband, Robert Schlagheck; three brothers, Melvin, Samuel, and Merlin; two sisters, Dolores and Darlene; and her parents.
The family will receive guests on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at St. Clement Parish, 3030 Tremainsville Rd., Toledo, OH 43613 with Funeral Mass beginning at 11:00 a.m. in church. Interment will follow in Toledo Memorial Park.
Friends and family can make memorial contributions for Gloria to the St. Clement Parish.
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