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Gloria was born on May 25, 1935 to Benito and Martha Miranda and passed away on September 19, 2016 under the tender care of the kind folks at the Pro Hospice Home in Fresno, California at the age 81. Gloria enjoyed working in her garden and sitting under her palm tree with her firends as they enjoyed a cold beer. She devoted many years to St. Patrick's Church in Kerman where she would walk the children from school to catechism class and spent countless mornings cleaning the church. She was always willing to lend a helping hand to her church community. Gloria had a great friendship with Msgr. John Greisbach who she spent many mornings with enjoying a cup of coffee. Gloria also loved to volunteer at Kerman-Floyd when her daughters were in school and continued to volunteer when her grandsons started school. At the end of the school year, she would help her daughters teachers clean out the classroom during summer vacation. When her daughter Emily was in high school, Gloria volunteered for the Youth Ministry Retreats as a cook. Gloria enjoyed quality time volunteering at the Kerman Senior Center helping with rummage sales, the commodoties program, working the snack bar at Kerckhoff Park and going early in the mornint to start coffee and prepare for the day. In May 2000, Gloria received the award for Senior Volunteer of the Year by the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging. Throughout her life, she continued to receive numerous awards and recognitions. Gloria was the beloved mother of Anita and Emily Verdugo, the cherished sister of Mercy Cantu, Dema Oaxaca, Carmen Ramirez, Ramona Miranda, Benita Mendez, Delfina Garcia and Gracie Miranda. She was also the loving grandmother to Andrew, Frankie and Stephen Mendoza and to Jordan Alvarez. The family would like to thank Dr. Leslie Buhr for all the years she was under his care, her caregivers Carmen Torres, Mona Duran and Stephanie Silva. A special thanks to the ICU, Med-Surg Staff at Clovis Community Hospital and Pro Hospice Home. Visitation will be held at St. Patricks Catholic Church on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A vigil service will follow at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fresno, California.

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Gloria Miranda

May 25, 1935 - September 19, 2016