Gloria Stashower

Gloria Stashower of Westport, Connecticut passed away peacefully at age 96 on March 2, 2026 surrounded by her family.

She was born on February 10, 1930 in Cleveland Ohio. She attended the University of Michigan and received her BA from Case Western Reserve University in 1950, the year she married Mike Stashower, her husband of 72 years. While raising three children she earned a Master Degree in English from Hunter College, pursued various civic endeavors and began to work as a freelance writer.

The Stashowers settled in Westport in 1970 and Gloria eventually embarked on a career in corporate communications, working for CIT Financial Corporation and IBM. After her retirement she continued to take on freelance writing assignments and immersed herself in myriad community activities, ranging from the League of Women Voters and the Democratic Town Committee, to the boards of the Westport Arts Center, the Senior Center, the Westport Library and the Y's Women, (serving as President of the last two). She loved books, theater, movies, politics and travel.

Mike died in 2022. She is survived by her children, Susan (Paul), Debby (Michael) and Jon (Allison), her grandsons Jordan, Scott and Matthew, and great-granddaughter Greer.

A private graveside service will be held for immediate family, followed by shiva for family and friends at Gloria's home in Westport from 2PM-6PM on Friday, March 6. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in her name to the Westport Library.