Obituary of Gloria Ann Summers

Gloria Ann Summers, 83, of Putnam, CT, died Tuesday at the Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam. She was the beloved wife of Raymond Summers, he died in 1994. She was born in Boston, MA, August 15, 1932, daughter of Solomon and Ameenie (Ghanem) Saif. Gloria worked at Danielson Curtain for 27 years. She enjoyed cooking for her family, bingo, dinners out at the Empire Buffet. Her greatest love was her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. She was an avid listener and always enjoyed WINY Radio’s Trivia and was a regular caller to GARY O’s Morning Show. She leaves her children, Geraldine Caouette and her husband Lee of Pomfret Center, Susan Shaevitz and her husband Bob of Putnam, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved son Thomas Summers in 1972, her granddaughter Tammy in 1982, and her siblings, Mary, Alice, Marie and Robert. A Calling Hour will be Saturday, July 30, 2016 from 10:00 to 10:45 at the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam, followed by a Graveside Service at 11:00 AM in Putnam Heights Cemetery, Liberty Highway, Putnam. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Putnam Masonic Lodge #46, PO Box 46, South Woodstock, CT, 06267. Share a memory with her family at www.smithandwalkerfh.com