Gloria M. Yeager, formerly of Muhlenberg Park, passed away at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, on her 93rd birthday, October 30, 2026. She was the wife of Russell E. Yeager, who died, February 9, 1997.

Born in Slatington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Franklin H. and Esther B. (Lehman) Clause. Gloria was a 1951 graduate of Hamburg High School. She was a loving wife and mother, always caring for her husband, children and anyone in need. In 1975 she began working part-time at the Muhlenberg High School cafeteria working her way up to a full-time baker, cashier, then manager until her retirement in 2003. Gloria was a longtime member of Exeter Bible Church and The Gideons Auxiliary. She loved cooking and baking for her family. Every dish was artistically presented. She loved plants and flowers and arranging them. Flowers that she had picked were often arranged on her kitchen table. Gloria and her husband, Russell, made countless wooden items for family, friends and events.

Gloria is survived by her children: Rochelle A. (Yeager) Hartman, wife of Craig A. Hartman, Phoenixville and Kent A. Yeager, husband of Lori (LaFollette) Yeager, Bernville; six granddaughters: Valerie, Jessica, Julie, Kimberly, Tatum and Sydni; and nine great-grandchildren: Natalie, J. Mark, Craig, Alyssa, Rebekah, Russell, Levi, Mavis and Griffin. She was predeceased by an infant son: Steven C. Yeager, died May 31, 1954; and her sister: Mearl N. Hoffman.

Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 am at Leibensperger Funeral Homes, Inc., 223 Peach Street, Leesport. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Hamburg. A visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Gideons International to purchase a Bible in Gloria's memory. For online condolences, please visit, www.leibenspergerfuneralhomes.com.