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Gloria May Norwood

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Gloria May Norwood, 88, of Sylvania, Ohio, formerly of Canonsburg, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018, after a protracted illness.

She was born December 9, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Daniel and Fannie Gerardi Casper.

Gloria was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School.

On July 8, 1950, she married Edward J. Norwood Jr., who died January 9, 2001.

Prior to her retirement, Gloria worked as a secretary in the Washington law offices of Bloom and Bloom, as a bookkeeper to Englehardt and Power in Canonsburg and as a secretary at Nationwide Insurance, McMurray.

She was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg, where she was active with Christian Mothers. She also served as past president of Canonsburg Hospital Auxiliary. After relocating to Sylvania, she became a member of Flower Hospital Auxiliary and the Mother McAuley Division of Ladies’ Ancient Order of Hibernians and treasurer of Toledo Serra Club.

Gloria enjoyed hosting dinners for her family and friends, sewing, reading and many other pastimes.

Surviving are her daughter, Mary “Mur” (Roy) Bookmiller of Sylvania; son Brian Norwood of Bethlehem; five grandchildren, Ian (Julie) Bookmiller, Bryce Bookmiller, Meghan (John) Sullivan, Leanna Norwood and Derek Norwood; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Edward “Chip” Norwood, and five brothers, Michael, Albert and Ralph Casper and Louis and Joseph Musante.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Sollon Funeral and Cremation Services Ltd., 30 East College Street, Canonsburg, Phillip L. Sollon, supervisor, J. David Sollon, director, 724-746-1000, where departing prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg. Interment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township.

To leave condolences, visit www.sollon.com.

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