Gloria L. (Munroe) Lefoley, 86, of Warwick passed away on Sunday at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Joseph G. Lefoley for 64 years.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Anna M. (Vaillancourt) Munroe. Mrs. Lefoley was a Secretary in the Sales Department of Gorham Mfg. Co. She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy, class of 1947 and received her Associates Degree From Bryant Stratton College. A communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Warwick, she was a past president of the Ladies of St. Anne and a member of Catholics for Life. Mrs. Lefoley was one of the first inductees into the Bishop Hendricken Hall of Fame. She also enjoyed gardening.
She was the loving mother of Kathleen L. Wright and her companion, Henry E. Hatcher of North Kingstown, Sheila M. Hopkins and her husband, Stephen of Warwick, Stephen G. Lefoley and his wife, Karen of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Christopher P. Lefoley and his wife, Marian of Narragansett, Mary A. Armstrong and her husband, Bill of North Kingstown, Martha H. Dean and her husband, Edward of Warwick and Patrick J. Lefoley and his wife, Phyllis of Wakefield. Cherished grandmother of fifteen; and great grandmother of one. Caring sister of Harry Munroe and his wife, Ann of Coventry and the late Lorraine Petit.
Her funeral will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 8:45 a.m. from The Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Warwick (Exit 12A on I-95) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich. Relatives and friends are invited. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886 or St. Kevin Church, 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI 02889 would be appreciated. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org
