Gloria Amalia Magdalain Jederan Shpack Perry's Obituary
Gloria Amalia Magdalaina Jederan Shpack Perry, 94, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2023 in her home in Payson, Utah.
Gloria was born on February 5, 1929 in New York City to Amalia Kassey and Vasile Jederan. She grew up in Manhattan and enjoyed summer outings and barbecues with her family on Long Island. Gloria enjoyed music from a young age, taking piano lessons at the Third Street Music Settlement. After two years of college she became a flight attendant for TWA in the late 1940s. She met her husband, George Shpack, at a NYC Opera performance of La Traviata. They married in 1951 and settled in New Jersey where they ran a flooring business together.
Gloria had a soft spot for animals, particularly her dogs and cats who offered her unconditional love and companionship. She was an avid equestrian rider and loved her horses Sweet Abandon, Sweet Ariel, and Royal Sundust. Gloria was also an accomplished artist who enjoyed painting with pastels and glazing ceramics. In her later years, Gloria built a business based on her love of nature and its universal designs, Harmonious Connections, selling and using crystals, feng shui, and the art of organizing.
Gloria is preceded in death by her parents, Amalia Kassey and Vasile Jederan, daughter, Amy Shpack, sister Mary Larkin, nephew Lou Larkin, and her husbands’ George Edward Shpack and Clair Perry. She is survived by her loving daughter, Barbara Sora Jederan Shpack, six grandchildren, Christy Cope, Edward Shumway, David Shumway, Julie Rana, Emily Hays, and Ben Shumway and their spouses, Michael Cope, Megan Shumway, Emma Shumway, Saurav Rana, Harlan Hays and Maejel Shumway, and eleven great-grandchildren all of whom she totally admired and loved.
A memorial service will be held at 10:45 AM, Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Premier Funeral Home, 1160 North 1200 West Orem, UT 84057.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to an animal shelter or endangered animal safety program of your choice.
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