Gloria Teresa Luna, 83, of Hollandale, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus-Rochester, Minnesota.

Gloria T. Luna was born March 29, 1934, to Fransico and Ignacia (Vasquez) Gomez in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the age of seven she lost her mother to tuberculosis and was placed in an orphanage in St. Paul. Gloria left the orphanage at the age of 13 when her father remarried. On Feb. 9, 1957, she was united in marriage to Lucas Luna Sr. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in rural Geneva, Minnesota. They made Hollandale their home. Prior to moving to Hollandale, Gloria worked at an egg factory in St. Paul at the age of 16. At the age of 18 she moved to Hollandale to help do farm work on her future father-in-law’s farm, as well as other local farms in the area. She also worked 11 years at Land O’Lakes. Shortly after retiring, she became a grandmother at the age of 50. Gloria enjoyed making crafty things and loved crocheting, playing Skip-Bo and paying an occasional visit to a casino. She enjoyed fun times with her sisters; there was always loud laughter that filled the room when they were together. Gloria loved her family dearly; her children were her world. Although Gloria never drove, she loved to go on trips and vacations with whoever wanted to take her along. She would always enjoy shopping at novelty shops along the way and loved going to garage sales and fishing. Gloria was a generous, loving, unselfish, caring person and was always putting others first. She was a strong woman of faith.

Survivors include her six children, Lucas (Deb) Luna of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Matthew (Randie) Luna of Albert Lea, Mark (Marie) Luna of Maplewood, Minnesota, Dolores (Jeff) Weberg of Hollandale, Patrick Luna of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Jon (Kristie) Luna of Austin, Minnesota; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Esperanza (Ronnie) Segovia, Frances Smith, Juanita Gerard, Albert, Jesse and Frank Jr. Gomez. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, Francisco and Ignacia Gomez; husband, Lucas; son Urban; brothers and sisters, Nicholas, Louis, Frank M. Jr., Consuelo, and Delores; half-brother, Raymond Sr.; in-laws, Felix and Manuela Luna, brother and sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at St. Columbanus Catholic Church in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, with Father Thomas Niehaus officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at the Worlein Funeral Home in Blooming Prairie and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, after the visitation. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in rural Geneva. Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.