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She was born December 9, 1928 in Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Victor Pearl & Margery Audrey (Pauley) Cramer.
She married Calvin L. Crail on February 28, 1948 in Ottumwa, Iowa and they just celebrated their 71st Anniversary. Calvin and Gloria resided in Fort Madison the majority of their married life and lived the last 12 years in Cedar Falls.
Survivors include her husband, Calvin Crail of Marion; six daughters, Roxanna Crail of Fort Madison, Dorinda (Tom) Pounds of Cedar Falls, Arland (Greg Silvey) Crail of Olympia, Washington, Kimbra Wilson of Fort Madison, Jolene (Don) Westland of Alaska and Letitia (Dan) Williams of Robins; seven grandchildren, Carissa (Scott) Williamson, Jessica (Dereck) Jaggers, Colleen McClinton, Nathan (Tabitha) Wilson, Jason Crail, Robert (Amy) Williams and Crailen Silvey, and nine great grandchildren.
Gloria was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Vincent, Vernon & Vaughn Cramer, and one sister, Sandra Simon.
A private Celebration of Life will be held at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Gloria loved her family and raising six daughters took up most of her time, but she also loved to read and write. She had several stories published and her home library was comparable to many small town libraries.
Note: Gloria Darlene Crail, 90, formerly of Cedar Falls and Fort Madison, died Saturday, March 2, 2
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