Gloria J Rasmussen
January 15, 1943 ~ November 28, 2016
Gloria J. Rasmussen, 73, of Manlius died at 5:16 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at Bounce Back Lane, Liberty Village, in Princeton. Born Jan. 15, 1943, in Peru to Robert and Hazel (Smith) Winkler, she married Wayne R. Rasmussen Aug. 30, 1964, in Wyanet. He survives. She graduated from Moline Public Hospital Nursing School in 1965 as a registered nurse. She worked for Prairie View Nursing Home in Princeton, Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton and Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius and the Manlius Historical Society. She was a former Manlius Village Board member. Also surviving are one daughter, Wendy (Joe) Michlig of Manlius; one son, Dan (Lynn) Rasmussen of Manlius; three grandchildren, Amanda (Kevin) Frank of Manlius, Amber (Adam) Bishop of Harvard and Joey Michlig of Manlius; four great-grandchildren, Alex Michlig, Tyler Michlig, Abby Michlig and Olivia Frank; one stepbrother, Tony of Tennessee; four aunts, Mildred (Gene) Frank of Princeton, Belva Reynolds of Princeton, Dorothy Carlson of Bradenton, Fla., and Betty Aspel of Wilmington; and one uncle, Ken Mietz of Rockdale. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, David Rasmussen; one half brother; two aunts, Marjorie Etheridge and Margaret Meitz; and one uncle, Edwin Smith.
Gloria was a classmate thru high school. She will be missed. I want to offer my condolences to her family. Rest in peace my friend, I know the lord will watch over you. David Foulke
On behalf of the Alumni Association of Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences, I send our sincere sympathy, thoughts and prayers to Gloria’s family. I will share this sad news with her classmates from the Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1964. Also, please know that next September at the annual banquet, we will honor Gloria during our memorial.
Wendy, sorry to hear about your mother passing. I’m sure she was a great lady and will be deeply missed by all . My deepest condolences, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!!
Wayne, Wendy, and Dan
Our sincere condolences to your whole family. Gloria was a wonderful person and will be missed by so many friends and family. Your family is in our prayers.
So sorry for your loss! I have a lot of good memories of Gloria but the thing I will always remember is her smile.