On April 18, 2009 John and Gloria went to be with the Lord. After a fight with Parkinson's John peacefully passed in his sleep and within minutes his wife of over 64 years followed. Their lives here have ended but their love story lives on in our hearts and our memories. John was born April 18, 1921 and turned 88 on the day of his passing. He was born in Lemoore, Ca, his family later settled in Visalia. John worked on a small dairy ranch. Gloria (Ruminer) 83, was born September 19, 1925 in Commerce, Oklahoma. In 1935 her family moved to Lamont, Ca. In time they settled in Tulare, Ca. John and Gloria married in 1945 and raised their family of 5 children. John worked as a milker, then he had a hay hauling business. He later worked as a Foreman, and retired from American Piercing Company.
Gloria started working in 1959 at R.L. Polk Company, she then worked as a lead lady at Jostens. She later worked for and retired from the Tulare County Assessors Office.
In 1994 they lost their daughter Lorna Stephens to cancer.
They will be missed by their daughters, Beverly Earnst and her husband Ron of Washington; Gloria Smith and her husband Chris of Visalia. Also they are survived by their sons John Andrada of Watsonville and Jeff Andrada and his wife Janice of Visalia. John and Gloria were also blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Memorial service will be Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:00 p.m. at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
Private burial at Visalia District Cemetery.
Published in the Visalia Times-Delta on 4/22/2009
Gloria started working in 1959 at R.L. Polk Company, she then worked as a lead lady at Jostens. She later worked for and retired from the Tulare County Assessors Office.
In 1994 they lost their daughter Lorna Stephens to cancer.
They will be missed by their daughters, Beverly Earnst and her husband Ron of Washington; Gloria Smith and her husband Chris of Visalia. Also they are survived by their sons John Andrada of Watsonville and Jeff Andrada and his wife Janice of Visalia. John and Gloria were also blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Memorial service will be Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:00 p.m. at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
Private burial at Visalia District Cemetery.
Published in the Visalia Times-Delta on 4/22/2009
On April 18, 2009 John and Gloria went to be with the Lord. After a fight with Parkinson's John peacefully passed in his sleep and within minutes his wife of over 64 years followed. Their lives here have ended but their love story lives on in our hearts and our memories. John was born April 18, 1921 and turned 88 on the day of his passing. He was born in Lemoore, Ca, his family later settled in Visalia. John worked on a small dairy ranch. Gloria (Ruminer) 83, was born September 19, 1925 in Commerce, Oklahoma. In 1935 her family moved to Lamont, Ca. In time they settled in Tulare, Ca. John and Gloria married in 1945 and raised their family of 5 children. John worked as a milker, then he had a hay hauling business. He later worked as a Foreman, and retired from American Piercing Company.
Gloria started working in 1959 at R.L. Polk Company, she then worked as a lead lady at Jostens. She later worked for and retired from the Tulare County Assessors Office.
In 1994 they lost their daughter Lorna Stephens to cancer.
They will be missed by their daughters, Beverly Earnst and her husband Ron of Washington; Gloria Smith and her husband Chris of Visalia. Also they are survived by their sons John Andrada of Watsonville and Jeff Andrada and his wife Janice of Visalia. John and Gloria were also blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Memorial service will be Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:00 p.m. at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
Private burial at Visalia District Cemetery.
Published in the Visalia Times-Delta on 4/22/2009
Gloria started working in 1959 at R.L. Polk Company, she then worked as a lead lady at Jostens. She later worked for and retired from the Tulare County Assessors Office.
In 1994 they lost their daughter Lorna Stephens to cancer.
They will be missed by their daughters, Beverly Earnst and her husband Ron of Washington; Gloria Smith and her husband Chris of Visalia. Also they are survived by their sons John Andrada of Watsonville and Jeff Andrada and his wife Janice of Visalia. John and Gloria were also blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Memorial service will be Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:00 p.m. at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
Private burial at Visalia District Cemetery.
Published in the Visalia Times-Delta on 4/22/2009
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