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- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57925488/gloria-a-girouard
- Gloria Adelina Girouard 1929-2007 SPRINGFIELD-Gloria Adelina (Ristaino) Girouard, 78, of 50 Spruceland Avenue died Friday in a local nursing home with her daughter by her side. She was born in Agawam, daughter of the late Michael Ristaino and Lucy (Asta-Ferrero) Vasso and grew up in Rockland, Maine. She was a baton twirler for the award winning Sons of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corp in Rockland, where she was the first and only female of the corps. She was also a future Drum Major. Gloria was a dancer and self-employed exercise instructor, originating "Dancercize" and was also a fitness co-coordinator and instructor for the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield. She would often be featured on Channel 22's Kitty Broman and Channel 40's Barbara Bernard Shows, demonstrating her exercise techniques. She leaves her husband Armand J. Girouard Jr., a daughter Lori Marie Moriarty of Westfield, a brother Michael Ristaino of Feeding Hills, three sisters, Mary Rotz of Deland, FL, Linda Lucia of Westfield and Debbie Vasso of Chicopee, six grandchildren, Briana, Nina, Anthony and Vincenzo Carbone of Westfield and Jason and Kelley Moriarty of Cape Cod, three step daughters, Gina O'Neill of West Springfield, Valerie Girouard of Hampden and Kathleen Ulloa of Medfield, a daughter in law Karen Moriarty of Cape Cod, three great grandchildren, seven step grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Ralph Michael Moriarty, her sister Joan Coffey, her first husband Ralph F. Moriarty and her step father Joseph Vasso. The funeral will be Friday at 12:30 pm at West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home followed by burial in the Massachusetts Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. Calling hours will precede the funeral on Friday from 11am to 12:30 .
Published in The Republican on Jan. 2, 2008.
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1929 - 2007 (78 years)