Gloria Stoffel

SYRACUSE – Gloria Stoffel, 93, died of pneumonia on Feb. 25, 2025, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation in Warsaw, after many years of living in the shadowlands of Alzheimer’s.
A former contestant in the Mermaid Festival beauty pageant, Gloria was meticulous about her appearance. She never left the house without makeup; her kids and grandkids were on the receiving end of many lipsticked kisses. She was an avid golfer — her favorite course was South Shore — and she enjoyed playing bridge and euchre with friends. She loved to exercise and belonged to a health club well into her eighties. She adored her family and welcomed new members by gifting them crocheted hats. She brought her famous “grandma cookies” to most family gatherings. “Cookies” isn’t quite the right word for the clusters of chocolate, peanuts, and marshmallows that would melt in your hands, and as a result had to be eaten quickly (and usually in great quantity).
Born Oct. 17, 1931, to Lula and Claude Matthew of New Castle, Gloria graduated from North Webster High School in the class of 1949. She was the mother of seven children: Cinda (Bart) Culver, Carla Singrey, Chris (Kathy) Singrey, Chad Singrey, Candice Hine, Curt Singrey and Cathy (Jim) Twait. She was a grandma to 14 grandchildren and a great-grandma to 17 great-grandchildren. She converted to Catholicism in her 50s and attended St. Martin de Porres in Syracuse. Gloria’s last few years on earth were eased by the caregivers at Mason, who cared for her diligently as her body and mind unraveled.
She was preceded in death by daughters, Carla Singrey and Candice Hine; grandson, Wesley Cox; great-grandchildren, Grace Cox and Wesley Teague Cox II; and husband, Gene Stoffel.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 21 from 11 a.m. to noon at Eastlund Funeral Home. Services will follow at noon.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation (wacf.com) or the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or simply do something nice for a stranger today.