Gloria M. Forester, age 64, a 30 year resident of Oak Park passed away on March 16, 2017 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Gloria was born on August 11, 1952 in Utaudo, Puerto Rico to the late Gabriel Maldonado and Rosalina Negron Maldonado. She grew up in Chicago, IL and graduated from Tuley High School in Chicago. She married David Forester on October 24, 1981 in Chicago. She and David moved to Oak Park in 1986. For many years she worked as a medical biller for physicians/dentists groups in the Chicago Land area and retired in 2004. She is survived by her husband David, and her children: Juan (Carrie Sauter) Candelaria, Sandra (Ira) Higgins, Jacqueline (Brandon) Bailey, Terrence and Kevin Forester; cherished grandmother of 7 and great-grandmother of 3; dear sister of Ana Santiago, Carmen (Jerry) Salemi and Victor (Yvette) Maldonado and the late Michael (Carmen) and Felix (the late Deborah) Maldonado; fond aunt, great-aunt and friend of Many. Gloria’s passions were her family, fishing and cooking.
Visitation Wednesday March 22 from 10 a.m. until time of Service 2 p.m. at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park. Interment private.
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