Gloria E. Rufener, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016, at BrightStar in Madison. She was born on July 25, 1930, in the Town of Cadiz, Green County, WI, to her parents, Harold and Reatha (Cline) Norder.

Gloria graduated from Madison West High School in 1948. On June 25, 1949, she was united in marriage to Arnold Rufener in a double wedding along with her sister, Joyce, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Madison. Gloria was a homemaker and farm wife who was always there for her children. In her later years she enjoyed sitting on the porch swing with her husband, Arnold.

Gloria is survived by her husband, Arnold; children, Judy (John) Baumgartner, Belleville, WI, Tom (Judy) Rufener, Hixson, TN, James (Kathy) Rufener, Belleville, WI, and Penny (Tom) Magnuson, Verona, WI; grandchildren, Julie (Tim) Hilt, Jamey (Barb) Baumgartner, Jeremy Baumgartner, Jayson Baumgartner, Jeffrey (Erin) Baumgartner, Jackie (Tyler) Wirtjes, Kim Haley, Brian Rufener, Cody (Viv) Rufener, Jennifer (Nick) Sies, Mary Hartlich, Kevin (Katie Deyoung) Rufener, Paul Magnuson, and Shane Magnuson. She is further survived by 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dona Braun, Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Kathy Norder, Verona, WI; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; infant brother, Donald Norder; sister, Joyce Weiss; and brothers, Ronald and Larry Norder.

Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 1724 14th Street, Monroe, WI. A graveside burial service will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Sunset Memory Gardens, Madison, WI.

A visitation preceded the funeral service from 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at St. John's United Church of Christ in Monroe.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.

The family would like to thank the staff of BrightStar for their kind and compassionate care.

An online memorial with guestbook is available at http://www.bealfuneralhomes.com.