Gloria Jean Roman Drake

May 18, 1953 - Dec 31, 2023May 18, 1953 - December 31, 2023

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Gloria Jean Roman Drake

May 18, 1953 - Dec 31, 2023May 18, 1953 - December 31, 2023


Place of birth

Manhattan, Illinois

Graduated from

Lockport Township High School, Class of 1971

Occupation

UPS employee until retirement in 2013

Hobbies

Crafts, road trips, watching Land Before Time Movies, collecting Snoopy items

Family

Daughter of Jesse and Dorothy Roman; lifelong companion Theodore "Skip" Trautman; one son Skip Trautman; siblings Mary, Jesse, John, Ruth, Corine, and Michelle; one granddaughter Samantha Anderson; two nephews Robert Drake and Jesse Daniels

Survived by

Five daughters: Victoria Ridenour, Michele Staggs (Noles), Gena and (Steve) Roman Acree, Laura & (Christopher) Williams, and Cecelia Pearce; two sisters Donna Daniels and Loretta Welton

Grandchildren

31 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren

Funeral services

Held on January 12th, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM and January 13th, 2024, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM at Delgado Funeral Home, Joliet, Illinois. Interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois.

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Gloria

Born on May 18, 1953

Manhattan, Illinois

Passed away on December 31, 2023

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