Gloria B. Ungemach

Gloria B. Ungemach, 87, passed away on her birthday, Jan 5, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN. Gloria was born on January 5, 1927 in Kenosha, WI to Leonard and Regina Berg.

Gloria grew up in Kenosha and she graduated from Kenosha High School in 1945. After high school she went to work at Great Lakes Naval Base. There she met Robert E. Gardner, her first husband, who was the father of Gloria's two children. In 1967, she returned to Kenosha and attended the University of Wisconsin.

Gloria married Elmer Ungemach in July of 1969 at Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenosha, WI. They were happily married for 42 years.

Gloria was an active member of her church, Resurrection Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN. She was a member of Wisconsin Extension Homemakers, League of Women Voters. She enjoyed art, nature and reading and her dog Mitzi.

Gloria is survived by her two children, Karen (Kevin) Carr of Chatfield & Robert Ungemach and his partner Keith Emmons of Dallas, Texas; her six grandchildren Trevor Carr, Brandon (Laura) Carr, Brittany Carr, Kristin (Peter) Krahn, Jessica Carr, & Jaime Carr; and other relatives.

Gloria was preceded in death, by her husband Elmer on March 3, 2011 her parents, Regina and Leonard H. Berg, stepfather George Poreden and her one brother Leonard Berg.

A memorial service will be held 1:00pm Saturday January 18, 2014 at the Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield, MN. Pastor Jeff Limpert of Christ Our Rock Lutheran Church will be officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will take place in the springtime at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield is in charge of arrangements. 507-867-4310. rileyfuneralhomes.com