Mrs. Gloria M. Gergen (nee.Ball

Gergen, Gloria M. (nee. Ball) GREENLAND — New Hampshire, Gloria M. Gergen(nee. Ball), 80, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at home with loving family members at her bedside. Gloria was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Union Grove, Wis., the daughter of the late Earl and Gladys (Jones) Ball. After working as a legal assistant for four years, in 1955, she married Thomas Gergen, and began a 26-year career as a loving mother of five and Air Force wife. In 1980, the couple chose to retire from the Air Force in the Portsmouth area. She loved to travel, and so enjoyed the opportunities to visit several interesting foreign and domestic venues. She is survived by her husband Thomas; sons Thomas Jr. and James of Greenland, and Robert and wife Michele (Reynolds) of Portsmouth; daughters Jane and husband Terry Sholdar of Vista, Calif., and Nancy and husband Durrel Cziske of Rose Hill, Kan.; brother Eugene(Nancy) Ball of Burlington, Wis.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and Dave and Mary Roberts, her longtime friends and neighbors. Visiting hours and funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mealy Funeral Home Waterford, Wisconsin 262-534-2233 www.mealyfuneralhome.com