Gloria Ann O’Keefe

elevated YxFuo September 19, 1922 ~ January 3, 2026 

elevated YxFuo Visitation
Monday, January 19, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
Assumption Catholic Funeral Home Chapel
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4     

elevated YxFuo Funeral Service
Monday January 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Assumption Catholic Funeral Home Chapel
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4     

Burial
Assumption Catholic Cemetery
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4   

elevated YxFuo Obituary

elevated YxFuo Passed away peacefully after a long illness. Gloria was the beloved wife of the late Eugene O’Keefe (d 2000) and mother to Patrick (d 1953), Maureen DeCaria (Frank), John (Jacqueline Hayden), Mollie Lahnsteiner (late Eric d 2022) and James (d 1961). She was a loving grandmother to Joseph (Elizabeth), Katie (Henry), Meghan, Brendan, Kate (William), Jordan and Ellyn (David) and a delighted great grandmother to Aurora and Julian.

elevated YxFuo Gloria grew up on a farm in the Gaspe region of Quebec with 2 brothers and 3 sisters, all of whom predeceased her. She was proud of her training as a registered nurse and worked in a variety of hospital and industrial settings in both Quebec and Ontario. She met Eugene while working as a company nurse in Quebec and they married in 1952. Both were devout Catholics and raised their family in Deep River, Clarkson, London and lastly Agincourt. Gloria moved back to Mississauga after Eugene’s passing.

elevated YxFuo We are grateful to the staff at Sunrise on Burnhamthorpe for their tender care of Gloria over the past 4 years. Arrangements are entrusted to Assumption Cemetery and Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on 19 January 2026 at 11:00 am with a funeral mass immediately following at 12:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the St Vincent de Paul Society or the Good Shepherd Refuge would be appreciated by the family.