Gloria Perry | 1931 - 2025
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Jul 21, 2025 | 4:22 PM / 741 views
PRESHO, SD – Gloria Perry, 94, passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2025 with family by her side. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 24th at 11:00 at the Methodist Church in Presho, SD.
Gloria Elaine Perry was born February 22, 1931, on the family farm near Toronto, SD to Louie and Julia (Gravning) Stroschein. She was the youngest of nine children. She was the last in this generation to pass. She attended school in Toronto and graduated from Brookings High School. She attended South Dakota State University for one year. During that time, she met and married Harry Perry Jr. Harry and Gloria were married on March 17th, 1951 in Brookings. They moved to Rapid City, SD where they started their family and were blessed with four children. In 1963, Harry and Gloria bought a ranch south of Presho, SD along the White River.
Family was the most important thing in Gloria’s life, and she showed it through her unconditional love. Through the years, she stayed busy raising her family, working on the place, and doing the bookwork for the construction company. She was an active member of the United Methodist Church and Eastern Star and was the Clerk of Pratt Township for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, baking, fishing, sewing and traveling including a trip to Europe.
Gloria is survived by her four children: Steve (Denise) Perry, Linda Ambur, Doug (Linda) Perry, all of Presho, SD and Tom Perry of Reliance, SD; eight grandchildren: Ross (Sarah) Ambur, Waylin Ambur, Justine Perry (Michael Hagny), Abby Perry, Alexis (Isaac) Gerdes, Austin Perry, Wyatt (Shayna) Perry, Caroline (Ameer) Pinto; 12 great grandchildren; brothers-in-law Jack Clark, Lawrence Perry, and Owen Garnos and sister-in-law Sally Garnos; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two infant children; eight siblings and their spouses: Lillian Gutknecht, Lyle Stroschein, Mildred Gutknecht, Harry Stroschein, Arlette Warner, Maynard Stroschein, Dolly Collie, and Mylo Stroschein; her sister-in-law Gail Clark; her son-in-law Loren Ambur; and Linda’s friend Dwight Lamb.
