BIRD ISLAND -- Gloria Cluka, 67, of Bird Island died Sunday at Renville County Hospital in Olivia.
The service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Roseland Reformed Church in Roseland. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Dirks-Blem Funeral Home in Bird Island and one hour prior to the service at the church.
She was born Dec. 8, 1940, in Willmar to William and Minnie (Knapper) Seehusen. She grew up in Lake Lillian and graduated from Bird Island High School.
She married William Reins on June 26, 1959. They later divorced. She worked at several local cafes and at Athmann's Inn in Bird Island for many years.
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She married John Cluka Sr. on Sept. 8, 1983. They lived in Bird Island.
She is survived by her husband; five children: Ellen (and Lester) Pitts of Bird Island, Wendy Lund of Lake Lillian, Eileen (and Gerald) Sweep of Willmar, Karla Olinger of Lake Lillian, and Eric Reins of Lake Lillian; five step-children: Susan Soine of Sartell, Patricia Hunt of Springfield, Ill., John (and Patti) Cluka Jr. of Atwater, Teresa (and Allen) King of Willmar and Robert (and Carol) Cluka of Willmar; 21 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; her mother of Lake Lillian; and siblings: Norm (and Sharon) Seehusen of St. Cloud, a sister: Karen (and Wayne) Haukos of Raymond.
She was preceded in death by her father.
