Gloria Mae (Mealey) Fougner was born on January 22, 1937 to Raymond and Evelyn (Hawthorne) Mealey. She was born in St Paul, Minnesota and grew up on a small farm in Roseville.
She married Roger Smith in 1954 and raised their 4 children in Vadnais Heights where she was an active member of the city council and a Girl Scout leader for many years. As a family they enjoyed fishing, hunting and raising water fowl.
In 1976 Gloria became a member of the AA community and passed with 41 years of sobriety. She found her path as a Chemical Dependency Counselor and took great pride in finding her way into a professional career where she actively involved herself in helping young people recover from addiction. In her own growth, she found it very important to establish her religion and was baptized Lutheran at Christ Lutheran Church in Lake Elmo, MN.
Gloria moved to the Amery area in 1992. She worked at DoBoy Industries in New Richmond before taking a job as the activity coordinator at the Amery Senior Center. She later worked as the church secretary at Balsam Lutheran Church. Gloria was a very active church member and served on several committees throughout the years.
Gloria married Norman Fougner and together, they had endless adventures traveling and exploring. Every summer, they would enjoy taking a motorcycle trip to various parts of the United States; in the winter, they enjoyed snowmobiling to local destinations. They did most of their traveling with a group of friends. They expanded on their love for adventure by purchasing a fifth-wheel trailer and spent many weekends camping together, along with Norman's brother, Kendell.
Gloria passed away peacefully at Amery Hospital and Clinic on March 21, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Linda Manship, brother Raymond Mealey and sister June Nelson. Gloria is survived by her husband, Norman; son, Roger "Spike" Smith; daughters, Therece "Sisy" Smith and Robin "Snooky" Smith; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; brother, Jerry (Lucille) Mealey and sister-in-law, LaVerne Mealey.
Funeral services will be held at Balsam Lutheran Church (1115 Mains Crossing Avenue, Amery WI) on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 11:00 am. Visitation will be Monday, March 26, 2018 from 4:00 to 7:00 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home (222 Harriman Avenue North, Amery WI) and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Shiloh Cemetery in rural Amery.