CHICOPEE ~ Gloria P. (Plante) George, 96, of the Fairview section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She passed into Eternal Life at Willimansett Center East in Chicopee surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Holyoke on March 27, 1923, a beloved daughter of the late Alfred J. and Cora (DeBlais) Plante. She was a graduate of Chicopee High School and received a Business Degree from Bay Path College in Longmeadow. She was employed for 27 years as a bookkeeper at the former J.G. Roy Lumber Company and later was a bookkeeper at Chicopee Mason Supply, both in Chicopee. She was a longtime Notary Public in Chicopee and notarized numerous documents for many people during her long career. Active in her Catholic faith, she was a communicant of Saint Anne Church in Fairview where she was a member of the former Saint Anne Sodality Guild. Most of all, she was a wonderful aunt who loved her many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving husband and best friend, Alfred G. “Al” George who was Called Home on May 4, 2003. They were married on October 12, 1957 at the former Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chicopee and were blessed with over 45 years of happiness together. She leaves her dear brother-in-law, Robert George and his wife, Candace, of Chicopee; her dear sister-in-law, Sister Helene George of the Sisters of Charity; and her many dear nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, and extended members of the George and Plante families. In addition to her beloved parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her dear brother, Dr. Alfred J. Plante who was Called Home on July 20, 2019. Her funeral will be held on Monday, August 12, 2019 beginning from the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Fairview Chapels, (413-533-3307), 506 Britton Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 8:30 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Saint Anne Church, 30 College Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her Burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, August 12, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. before her Mass. The parking lot is located in the rear of the funeral home. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com