Gloria P. Sparan, 80, a lifelong resident of Greenwich, passed away on Sunday, February 08, 2009. Born on August 14, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Ferraro Prizio.
Gloria was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Catherine of Siena RC Church. She was a graduate of the Convent of Sacred Heart, Stamford. Gloria was a former employee of Electrolux of Greenwich and Connecticut Light & Power. She loved traveling with her family and especially enjoyed cooking Sunday dinner for them.
Gloria is survived by her husband, Ralph Sparan, Jr. of Old Greenwich; two sons, Peter and his wife Molly Sparan of Norwalk and Ralph R. and his wife Michele Sparan of Stamford; and three grandchildren, Catherine, Marianne and Adrianna Sparan.
Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 from 4-7 PM.
A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 9:10 AM on Wednesday, February 11 and proceed to St. Catherine of Siena RC Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations are made to the American Diabetes Association CT Affiliate, Inc., 306 Industrial Park, Suite # 105, Middletown, CT, 06457. www.cognetta.com