Gloria M. Stambaugh, 85

April 15, 2014

Gloria M. Stambaugh, 85, of New Holland, formerly of York, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 15, 2014. She was born in York, the only child of the late Anna Myers Snyder and the late Harry Lewis Snyder. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Stewart (Stew) J. Stambaugh who died on October 18, 2013, and her infant granddaughter Anna Elisabeth Stambaugh. She will be interred beside her husband, her parents and grandparents, John and Susan Myers and Benton and Mary Snyder.

After marriage Gloria began a career in retail. Her first job was at a furniture store and she became a gifted interior decorator throughout the rest of her life. She loved 18th century furniture and the crafts of her Pennsylvania German roots. She was the first manager of the S & H Green Stamp Store in York and the Green Stamp Store in Aurora, IL. Gloria then worked as a counselor for Zinzer Personnel in Chicago, before becoming the first Personnel Director at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was later employment manager for Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.

Gloria appreciated and loved all her family and friends and her devoted husband of 69 years. She enjoyed being a helpmate to him at home and in his work with Service Master.

Gloria was a member of Trinity EUB Church in York. She and Stew thoroughly enjoyed directing the youth ministry of the church during their early years of their marriage. They were then members of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

She will be lovingly remembered by her son, James Doran Stambaugh (Elisabeth), three grandsons all living in California: Rev. Doran Bartlett Stambaugh (Therese) and three children River, Eden and Pearl, Joshua Stewart Stambaugh (Anne) and their two children Isabelle and Olivia, and Caleb James Stambaugh (Rachael) and their son Declan and one on the way (Stewart Everett due 4/29) as well as many surviving nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service for Gloria Stambaugh will be held at Garden Spot Village Chapel, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland, PA, l7557 on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 10 am. A viewing will take place from 9:30 – 10 am. There will be a private family burial at Mt. Rose Cemetery, York. In lieu of flowers contributions can be sent to: Harvest Field Ministries, 565 Airport Road, New Holland, PA 17557, specify Restoration of the Nations c/o Marta Estrada or St. Michael’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Boulevard, Carlsbad, CA 92008.