Gloria Ann Reichmann

Gloria Reichmann November 11, 1939 – August 18, 2024 Cashmere, WA Gloria Reichmann, 84, of Cashmere, WA, passed away with her family by her side, on Sunday August 18, 2024. She was born on November 11,1939, in Grand Island, NE, to Joseph and Ruth (Hastings) Sullivan. She was raised in Grand Island, NE. She graduated from Central Catholic High School and attended the University of Nebraska where she majored in Math and Education. Upon graduating, she taught school in Memphis, TN, followed by teaching in Brooklyn, NY, Omaha, NE, and Chicago, IL. Her teaching career took her to San Juan and Arecibo, Puerto Rico and then to Bogotá Colombia. Later, while attending graduate school at Seattle University, she met her future husband, John Reichmann, where they were both working on their Master's in Education. They married August 14, 1971 at St. John's in Mukilteo, WA. After teaching for several years, Gloria and her husband purchased the Cashmere Valley Record in 1979. Together, John and Gloria settled in Cashmere, where they raised their five children: Lynn, Jim, Kathy, Johnny and Marie. She taught for two years at Wenatchee Community College, and then Science and Math at Wenatchee High School for 13 years. They lived in the valley for 46 years, where they also celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary. Gloria was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Leavenworth and most recently a member of Holy Apostles Catholic Church in East Wenatchee, WA. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Upon retiring from teaching she volunteered in the Peace Corp teaching and setting up libraries in Uganda, The Gambia, and Liberia. She tutored English Language Learners, was a reading volunteer at Cashmere Elementary, was an active member of the Democratic Party, volunteered serving meals at the Lighthouse Mission, and spent decades serving her community through the Cashmere Kiwanis Wacoka Chapter. Her love of community was evident in how active she remained in retirement. Gloria is survived by her five children; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Reichmann; parents; and brothers.

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Gloria Ann Reichmann

November 11, 1939 - August 18, 2024