Gloria Hurd, age 71, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Gloria worked as a waitress and cook for many years at the Red Rooster in Stryker and for many years as a daycare provider. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
Gloria was born on February 20, 1945, in Bryan, Ohio, to Lewis J. and F. Lucille (Swank) Burggrave. She was a 1963 graduate of Bryan High School. Gloria married Ronald L. Hurd on October 2, 1965, in Bryan and he survives.
Besides her husband, Ronald, she is survived by two daughters, Sarah Suffel, of Stryker, and Deborah Hurd, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; three grandchildren, Brittany (Spencer) Rosebrock, of Bryan, Victoria Suffel, of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Kaycee John, of Archbold, Ohio; two great-grandchildren, Remington and Alexis Rosebrock, of Bryan; her brother, Lewis (Marilyn) Burggrave, of Hicksville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be held in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, Ohio, from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2016, in the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren at 10:30 A.M. with Pastor Bill Holsopple officiating. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Stryker will follow the service.
Memorial contributions are requested to the 1963 Class of Bryan High School or an organization of the donor’s choice.