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Gloria C. Kratz

July 20, 1935 — June 18, 2025

Sellersville, PA

Gloria C. Kratz, of Sellersville, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was 89.

She was the wife of the late Charles P. Kratz for 58 years until his death in 2014.

Born in Plymouth, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Anna (Rapavy) Kochuba. Gloria graduated from Plymouth High School, Class of 1953.

Along with her husband, Gloria had owned and operated Kratz Janitorial, in Sellersville, for 28 years. She was also a long-time employee of Giant Food, where she had especially enjoyed working with and getting to know the public. 

Gloria was a long-time member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sellersville, where she was involved with the Women’s Auxiliary. 

She had also been active with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Sellersville Fire Department.

Gloria loved the Jersey shore, especially Long Beach Island. With her husband, she had also enjoyed going on many cruises. 

Mrs. Kratz is survived by one son, Charles R. Kratz, and his wife, Stephanie, of Lutherville, MD; two grandchildren:  Andrew C. Kratz and Victoria E. Kratz, both of Quakertown; and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her close companion, Frank Hendricks.

You are invited to visit with Gloria’s family and friends from 10 -11 a.m., Friday, August 29, 2025, at the Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home, 87 North Main Street, Sellersville, PA 18960. Her Life Celebration will begin at 11 a.m. 

Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

To view her online obituary and to share a memory with her family, please visit https://www.steeleyfuneralhome.com

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