Gloria Aldag

Gloria Sue Aldag was born January 24, 1958, the daughter of Thomas and Gladys Julif McKercher. She passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 55.
Gloria was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa. Gloria received her education in the Sioux City East Community Schools graduating with the class of 1977. After high school, she worked as a nurses aide that offered home assistance to the elderly before she began attending Western Iowa Tech in Sioux City. She then worked as a CNA at Mercy Hospital in Sioux City. Gloria met Glen Aldag in Ida Grove, Iowa,in 1980 at a singles activity and they were married August 1, 1992, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City. The couple settled in Kiron, Iowa. When Sarah started school, Gloria went to work at Eventide as a Domestic Aide.
Gloria was a caring mother and volunteered for her childrens activities and as 4-H mom for her childrens 4H club. Gloria enjoyed sewing, craft work, gardening, and caring for her pet dogs, cats, and rabbits. She was especially fond of her grand-dogs. She collected horses and kerosene lamps. Gloria liked to watch skating, especially when her children would go skating. When she occasionally watched televison, she watched the show, Big Brother. Gloria was a faithful and active member of Faith Lutheran Church in Deloit.
Gloria was preceded in death by her aunts, Alice and Anna; and her mother-in-law, Erna Mae Aldag. Survivors include her husband, Glen of Kiron; one son, Adam McKercher of Phoenix, Arizona; one daughter, Sarah Aldag of Kiron and her fianc Kyle Peters of Ida Grove, Iowa; her parents, Tom and Gladys McKercher of Sioux City, Iowa; two brothers, Lance McKercher and his wife, Jane of Omaha, Nebraska; and Monte McKercher and his friend Jerry of Des Moines, Iowa; one sister, Gwyn MacArthur and her husband Barrie of Peoria, Arizona; and her father-in-law, Kenneth Aldag of Denison; other relatives and friends.