East Lansing
Died April 1, 2012 at the age of 71. Gloria was born September 6, 1940 in Grand Rapids, MI to John and Maxine (Hollenbeck) Nugent. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and was an avid baseball fan, especially supportive of the Detroit Tigers and the MSU Spartans. She was employed at MSU as a cook until her retirement. Her grandchildren were especially dear to her.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Maxine Geiger; brother, John Nugent and father, John Nugent.
Surviving are her daughters Kimberly (Scott) Crawford, Julie (Doug) Keiffer and Zola Love; sons Richard (Carolyn) Kniffen and Scott (Carlene) Kniffen; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers Rod (Barb) Nugent, Jim (Vicki) Nugent and Mike (Ellen) Nugent.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 12 noon at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 East Grand River Avenue, East Lansing. Contributions may be made to the St. Vincent Home for Children, Inc., 2800 W. Willow Street, Lansing, MI 48917 in memory of Gloria. On line condolences may be made at www.greastlansing.com