Wiest, Gloria Eva 1956 - 2023

WIEST, CAMARA, URENDA, ACOSTA, GOMEZ, GEA, MIHM, HOMS, BERISTAIN, VINEYARD

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 2/17/2023 at 14:36:34

Gloria Wiest age 66 of Decorah, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at her home in Decorah surrounded by her loving family.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Helms Funeral Home, 604 South Ave., Decorah, IA and one hour prior to Mass on Saturday. The Helms Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Gloria Eva was born on October 11, 1956, in Veracruz, Mexico. She was the second child to Francisco Miguel Acosta Camara and Gloria Garcia Urenda. Sister of Francisco Gabriel, Alicia Susan and Maria Teresa. She was a member of the Catholic Choir at her church. She carried out her studies in Veracruz. During her childhood, Gloria participated in many important events of the city.

In 1981, she left for San Francisco, CA to carry out her studies in the English language. Gloria Eva moved to Houston, TX after her studies in California where she met the love of her life, Gary Wiest in 1982. They were married in Fort Atkinson, IA on May 24, 1985. They remained living in Houston until they moved to Iowa in 1987. In 1986, she gave birth to their only child, Gary Joseph. He was her pride and joy!

They moved to Decorah in 1990 where she was employed at Luther College in food service. She worked in catering, co-managed Marty’s cafeteria and bakery for over 20 years. She loved her co-workers and all the students she met. She entertained and dined many students in her home and enjoyed that immensely! Gloria then went to work for the Oneota Food Coop for three years alongside many great people. In 2018, Gloria went to work for Bruening Rock Products where she scaled trucks at the Dotzler Quarry west of Cresco. She loved meeting all of the truck drivers who came through to weigh at her scale.

She was proud to host three nephews and three nieces from Mexico for their junior years at Decorah High School. Paco, Quique, Alex, Gloria, Judith, and Maripaz gave her so much joy and happiness while they lived with Gloria and Gary for a school year. She enjoyed biking like no other. Going on around twenty Ragbrai Rides, many times riding from Cedar Falls out to the starting point with many special friends. She had so many awesome friends! Two more Pride & Joys in her life were Sol and Sophia, her godchildren. She enjoyed traveling the world and her annual trips home to be with her beloved family in Mexico. Some of her trips included China, Laos, Honduras, Belize, the UK, France, Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. One-week trips were not her norm. She wanted to extensively explore these countries and usually needed four or five weeks to do so. Her husband had the extreme pleasure to enjoy these journeys with her. Did we mention her very, very special friends? They will know who they are when they read this! Reading was also a huge passion of hers as well!

Gloria Eva is survived by her beloved husband of 37 years, Gary of Decorah, IA. Son; Gary (Vanessa) Wiest of North Liberty, IA. Grandchildren; Owen and Jack Wiest. Sisters; Susana (Aida) Acosta and Terecita (Enrique) Acosta Gomez both of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. Sisters-in-law; Judith Gea of Veracruz, Mexico, and Mary (Marvin) Mihm of Waverly, IA. Mother-in-law; Vera Wiest of Decorah, IA. Nephews and nieces; Paco (Sophia) Acosta, children David and Aaron of Merida, MX. Judith (Enrique) Homs, children Isabella and Nicolas of Veracruz, MX. Alejandro (Lauro) Acosta of Mexico City, MX. Enrique (Adriana) Gomez, children Emiliano and Ximena of Mexico City, MX. Gloria (Ricardo) Beristain of Ciudad del Carmen, MX. Maripaz (Saturino) Gomez and son Saturino of Ciudad Del Carmen, MX. Marissa (Chad) Vineyard of Cedar Rapids, IA and Marshall Mihm of Cedar Falls, IA.

Gloria Eva is preceded in death by her parents, Francisco and Gloria Acosta. Brother; Francisco Acosta. Father-in-law; Clarence Wiest.

Source: Helms Funeral Home database