Gloria Eileen Calderaro

Gloria Eileen

Marie Calderaro

Gloria Eileen Marie Calderaro, 65 of Venice, Florida, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, from breast cancer at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

Born in Montreal, Canada, on February 18, 1944, Gloria was the beloved daughter of Rita Williams of Ontario, the late Frank Williams, and the loving sister of Carol Williams of Montreal, Canada.

In addition to her mother and sister, she is survived by her husband, Joseph "Joe" Calderaro; two sons, Jason Lyman and his wife, Kristen Atkins of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Justin Lyman and his wife, Jennifer, of Bloomfield, New York. She has two stepchildren, Diane and Jimmy Calderaro of Venice, Florida. She was the proud nanny of five grandchildren Will, Jacob, Cole, Renee and Mia.

She will be remembered for her love of cooking, dancing, bargain shopping, and being with family, but mostly for living her life boldly and courageously.

A celebration of her life will be held in Venice, Florida, at the Epiphany Cathedral with a date to be determined in December.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that memorial donations be made to the University of Virginia Cancer Center to benefit patient and family support services, UVA Cancer Center, P.O. Box 800773, Charlottesville, VA 22908 or Embrace Your Sisters (emergency financial support for breast cancer patients) P.O. Box 322, Canandaigua, New York 14424.

Friends may sign a guest register at teaguefuneralhome.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.