Obituaries

In Memoriam: Former Fair Haven Library Director, Gloria Price, 89, of Red Bank

Former Fair Haven Library director Gloria Anne Price, of Red Bank, passed away peacefully, her family by her side, on Oct. 3. She was 89.

Born in Newark to the late John and Marguerite (Garant) Knauf, Gloria received her bachelor’s degree from St. Elizabeth University, “where she was proud to be a part of the Alumni Association,” her loved ones said in her obituary.

In 1957, they added, she married Carl Raymond Price, whom she met when they worked together at P. Ballantine & Sons, brewers in Newark.

After raising her family, Gloria worked at the Fair Haven Library as a director.

Gloria Price … Photo/family of Gloria Price via John E. Day Funeral Home

“She enjoyed reading the daily newspaper and was a devoted parishioner of St. Leo the Great in Lincroft where she sang in the choir.”

Loved ones of Gloria Price in her obituary

She is predeceased by: her beloved husband, Carl Price, in 2019; her daughter, Catherine Price Scully, in 2013; and her siblings, Mary Lou Reilly and Rita Knauf, both in 2020.

Gloria is survived by: her loving children, John (Patricia), Mary (Daniel), Kevin (Elaine), Edward (Francine), Peter (Chad), Paul (Mary Ellen), Rita (David), and Suzanne (Jon); her 14 grandchildren; and her four great-grandchildren.

The family offers a “very special thank you to the amazing staff at Grace Healthcare.”

A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank, on Wednesday, Oct. 7. A funeral mass will be held at 10:15 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church in Lincroft on Thursday. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Middletown.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent in Gloria’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation at https://www.jdrf.org/newjerseymetro/.

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