April 30, 2020. Gloria is predeceased by her husband, Joseph Miller and son, Peter Miller. She is survived by her children, Barbara Buckley, Rebecca Toy, Mary Jo (Francis) Wasik Thomas (Mary) Miller; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, dear friends. Gloria's services were all private. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY 14620 in Gloria's memory. Click Here to Sign Gloria's Virtual Register Book Written by the family: Gloria was born in Pittsburgh PA, she had a brother, Roger, and a sister, Catherine. The family moved to Ashtabula, Ohio where she lived most of her young life with her mother, Helen, and her siblings. She met her husband, Joseph, in high school (she played his little sister in a school play) which probably explains her love of live theater! Once mom and dad were married and dad returned from military service, the fun began. There were moves, children, more moves, more children! We lived in Ohio, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Ohio, New York. There is no wonder why we think of mom as a rock star. She kept all of us going through it all and never let us see how difficult this must have been on her. Mom and dad had a very strong faith and we were raised in this environment. As the years passed, mom gave herself permission to spread her wings: She worked retail, school administration, was a killer bridge player, started playing tennis. She never looked back. Mom won numerous New York State senior doubles titles with her partner, Millie. Mom soon became a grandmother and gave all of her to the little ones, she never stopped giving to our kids. Her love, her awesome cooking and baking, her conversation, her opinions, her cars (grudgingly I guess!), her cheering, her heart. Completely. Except don't try to beat her at tennis, she will not let you win! The great grand kids started arriving and as long as she was able she shared these wonderful gifts with all of them. The last five years of her life were difficult for all of us, especially mom. Dementia is a cruel beast. We struggled with the changes mom went through but in a true testament to how we were raised, every one of us gave everything we had to keep her as safe and cared for and above all, loved as we were able. In closing, we would want all of you to know that collectively we truly believe that both mom and dad died of broken hearts. They were separated due to room availability in the nursing home in August of 2018 and dad passed within a month. Mom, our rock star, kept going because we spent every day from that day on showering her with our love. When Covid hit we were not permitted to visit her, for six weeks, and her heart was truly broken. We want you to know that the staff at Monroe Community Hospital became like family to us for the past three years and we have nothing but admiration for what they do each and every day and thank them all for loving mom and dad as much as they did. We welcome all of you to share your stories, memories and thoughts here so that all of us will be able to carry our memories and love for mom and dad into infinity and beyond , With much love and gratitude, Barb, Becki, Tom, Mary Jo and Peter