Gloria E. Hinderlong

Gloria E Hinderlong, age 87, of Wayne NJ passed away on March 19^th, 2026. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Inzalaco & her son Bryon Hinderlong, his wife Michelle and her daughter Nicole Yatsonsky.

Gloria was born to Estelle and William Gailey and graduated from Wayne Valley High School. She has four sisters, Carol Beatty (deceased), Joyce Fedell (deceased), Merliyn Martin (deceased), & Bonnie Longo.

Gloria met her husband Jimmy when he was in the service and stationed In Wayne. They immediately formed a loving bond and married on August 1^st, 1959. They were married for fifty-three years until Jimmy passed away on March 25, 2012.

During high school she was in a work program at the Wayne Police Department. She worked there every day after school and on Saturdays till she graduated from high school. The Commissioner asked if she would stay as a full-time employee where she did odds and ends until she was appointed a special police officer in 1959. She went through all the firearms training courses and did the duties of a police officer. She took the police exam in the early 1960’s so she would receive an officer’s salary. She came in 2^nd in her class of 200 and was assigned badge# 41. In 1966 they passed a state law that you had to go through the police academy where she was the first female appointed after the law was passed. During this time, she was asked by the State Police to help them with investigations & undercover work. In 1973 she resigned from her position to take care of her ill parents. She returned to the police department working in the Juvenile & Detective Bureau for another 26 years till she retired in August 2014.

Gloria’s hobbies were crafting and gardening but her biggest love of all was her time spent working in the Wayne Police Department.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Gloria’s name may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.