December 8, 2022

Gloria Keenan

Wayne

Services

A Mass of celebration will be held for Gloria at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 10:00. She will then be laid to rest with her parents, Albert and Ireene (nee Freeman) Cordisco and beloved sister Dolores, at Calvary Cemetary, Paterson, NJ.

Gloria Keenan (nee Cordisco), age 99 of Wayne, better known as "Ma" to just about everyone, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

Born in Passaic, Gloria grew up on E 4th St in Clifton and graduated St John's HS in Paterson. She began her career as a secretary at the home offices of the A&P in Paterson. She later worked as a Purchaser at Wood Press Printing, Paterson, retiring in 1982. See later resided in Wayne.

Gloria enjoyed traveling throughout Europe and the Mediterranean countries. She enjoyed playing golf and spent many days sailing. She was a devoted parishioner Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne and was an active member of the Golden Age Circle of Wayne.

She is survived by two sons: Gerard (Jerry) Keenan and his wife Kathy of New Bern, NC and Albert Keenan and his wife Linda of North Haledon, NJ, nine Grand Children Kathryn, Elizabeth, Jason, Karen, Paul, Duane, Lindsay, Kimberley and John, six Great-Grandchildren and two Great-Great Grandchildren and a sister, Lorraine Daly of Vero Beach, FL. Gloria was predeceased by her first Husband, Leo Keenan in 1976; and her second husband, Thomas Harding in 1995, by her son, Leo in 2000, and by two sisters; Dolores Tortoretti and Rita Moritz.

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Services

A Mass of celebration will be held for Gloria at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 10:00. She will then be laid to rest with her parents, Albert and Ireene (nee Freeman) Cordisco and beloved sister Dolores, at Calvary Cemetary, Paterson, NJ.

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