Gloria Jan Garber, 72, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 7:55 am, Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born on January 27, 1949, in Marion, Indiana, to James K. and Helen Anne (Winger) Garber.
Gloria was a 1967 graduate of Manchester High School, received her Bachelors Degree in History from Manchester College in 1971. She was a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren and participated in the women’s Bible study group there. She was a voracious reader, a dedicated user of libraries, a longtime member of the Smithsonian Institution, and a formidable opponent in quiz games.
She is survived by her mother, Helen Anne (Winger) Garber; sister, Julie Garber, both of North Manchester, two sisters-in-law, Kathy Garber of North Manchester, and Deborah Nelson of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and four nephews, Joel Garber of North Manchester, Joshua (Rose) Garber of Liberty Mills, Indiana, Samuel (Claire) Garber of Minneapolis, and Ezra (Candace) Garber of Boca Raton, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father, and two brothers, Christopher and Timothy Garber.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Manchester Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester.
The preferred memorial is the Manchester Church of the Brethren Peace and Justice Endowment at the Community Foundation. Gifts in memory of Gloria should be made out to the Community Foundation with “Peace and Justice Endowment” in the memo line.
The memorial guest book for Gloria may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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