Gloria Marion Jankowich age 83 of Stratford passed away on Sunday April 19, 2009 in her home. She was born in Bridgeport on November 3, 1925 daughter of the late Dimitri and Olga (Dragan) Jankowich. Gloria graduated from Harding High School in 1943 and the Junior College of Connecticut (now University of Bridgeport). She was a secretary at General Electric and AVCO until her retirement. Survivors include her brother Dr. Raymond Jankowich and his wife Karen of Stratford, her sister Shirley Jankowich of Greenwich, two nephews, Andrew Jankowich and his wife Danielle of Cambridge, MA, and Dr. Matthew Jankowich and his wife Dr. Colleen Kelly of Providence, RI, three great nieces and a great nephew. Family and friends may visit on Tuesday April 21, from 4-7 p.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, and attend the funeral services on Wednesday April 22, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist 364 Mill Hill Ave Bridgeport. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery Stratford. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Jankowich Scholarship Fund at Stratford High School.