A funeral will be held Thursday, October 13, 2022 for 80-year-old Gloria B. Stellhorn of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 4:47 am, Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
She was born to the late Earl and Bernice (nee Stamm) Ellner on July 6, 1942 in Red Bud, Illinois.
Gloria married Clifford F. Stellhorn on September 7, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Prairie (Red Bud), Illinois; he preceded her in death on October 31, 2019.
Upon graduating from Red Bud High School in 1961, Gloria went to work as a secretary at the American Furnace Company/Singer Plant here in Red Bud. She decided to stay at home to raise her children after the birth of Julie and Craig. Once her children reached school age, Gloria was given the opportunity to go to work for Dr. D. Tang. She remained employed with his practice for almost 30 years until her retirement in 2007.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Red Bud, Illinois.
Gloria was never one to sit back and relax. She spent much of her free time dabbling in all sorts of arts and crafts – she painted, she cross-stitched, she crocheted, she smocked, she scrap-booked, and the list goes on and on. While she was busy with all this, she still had time for gardening, reading and collecting baskets, lots and lots of baskets.
Yet, with all her extracurricular activities, she still made sure she had time for Clifford. Their annual trips to the Smokey Mountains and Las Vegas, were always something they looked forward to. Her later days were spent remembering him.
She is survived by two children: Julie (Jeffrey) Moll of Red Bud and Craig (Denise) Stellhorn of Millstadt, Ill,; three siblings: Wayne Ellner of Peoria, Ariz., and Carl Ellner and Jean Kieffer, both of Red Bud, Ill.; five grandchildren: Jarrett Fleming (Friend – Logan), Mitchell Fleming, Dane Stellhorn, Luke Stellhorn and Brooke Stellhorn; a great grandson: Tripp Clifford Fleming and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, infant daughter: Jodie Christine Stellhorn; and seven brothers and sisters-in-law: Floyd and Helen Stellhorn, Kenneth and Geneva Stellhorn, Don and Shirley Guebert and Arlen Kiefer.
Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, Red Bud.
A funeral for 80-year-old Gloria B. Stellhorn of Red Bud will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church. Red Bud. Officiating: the Rev. Mark Nebel.
Interment in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Prairie (Red Bud), Illinois,
Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran School, Red Bud.