Gloria T. Touger

Gloria Touger, 69, passed away at home on Thursday, February 9, 2023. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 18, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Arthur Fie and Gloria Violante.

Gloria lived an amazing life devoted to her family and faith. She helped her mother fight through several illnesses and was the primary caregiver for her stepfather Joseph Violante during his final four years. She supported her husband in his career and helped raise their beloved son, all while achieving professional success of her own.

Her business career started after graduating cum laude with a BS in Education from St. John’s University. She spent nineteen years at the American Tobacco Company where she rose to the position of sales budget director. She then spent eleven years at the Norwalk Hospital Foundation. She made lifelong friendships at both companies. For the last eight years she worked with her husband Steven for his CPA firm. She lived a life full of love for everyone. Gloria was a parishioner of St Thomas the Apostle Church for a long time and most recently St Philip Church. She was a woman of faith and a devout Catholic.

Gloria spent several years as the Secretary of the Norwalk YMCA Board of Directors. She enjoyed spending time with her family, volunteering, collecting Christmas ornaments, completing crossword puzzles, gardening, wine tastings, and was a bird lover. Gloria also enjoyed traveling and took numerous cruise trips with her husband and son throughout the Caribbean and Europe.

She is survived by her loving husband Steven of 45 years, her adoring son Ryan, brother, Arthur Fie, and nephew Artie Fie.

Friends are invited to greet the family on Friday February 17, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the Raymond Funeral Home, 5 East Wall Street in Historic Norwalk. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday 10:00 am at St. Philip Church in Norwalk. Please visit www.norwalkfh.com to leave an online condolence for the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Bowery Mission, Boys Town, the American Heart Association, or the American Lung Association.