Gloria Kilponen

Passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025 at the age of 96. Preceded in death by her husband John Kilponen and granddaughter Alicia. Dear mother to Corrine Kilponen, Marcia (Mark) Nelson, Leah (Don) Hiltpold, Scott (Lana) Kilponen, Robert Kilponen, Barbara Zalar and Daniel (Jamie Cox) Kilponen. Loving grandmother to Kellie (Chris Nelson) Nelson-Fetter, Hali (Matthew) Van Baren, Spencer Nelson, Kristy (Shane) Czerniakowski, Tyler (Cara) Fitzgerald, Cassandra Kilponen, Amanda (Pete) Millar, Joseph (Rebecca) Zalar, Jacob Zalar and Alexandra (Cory) McIntosh. Great-grandmother to Olivia, Sophie, Niko, Cameron, Everly, Clare, Yael, Chloe, Theodore and Augustus. Further survived by her sister Ellie Jarvinen, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation at Grace Lutheran Church in Oak Creek on Saturday, November 1 from 9:30 to 11 am with a service at 11 AM. Interment Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Grace Lutheran Church and School.