Gloria M. Bachman, 80, of Emmaus, died December 4, 2012, in Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice. She was the wife of the late Neil D. Bachman Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Simon P. and Cora C. (Longenbach) Danner.

She was employed at BruMar and Levine and later for Chernay Printing, retiring in 1999.

She was a member of Vera Cruz E.C. Church and enjoyed playing bingo.

She is survived by a son, Neil D. Jr. of Alburtis; daughters, Susan L. Ruth and her companion Bill Haines of Slatington and Gale and her husband Keith C. Singley of Macungie; sister, Dolores and her husband John Schlechter of Center Valley; grandchildren, Matthew, Cory, Nicholas and his wife Kristine, Nathaniel, Whitney and her fiance John Mackaravitz, Daniel and Andrew.

Contributions may be made to Vera Cruz E.C. Church, 5501 Vera Cruz Rd., Emmaus, 18049, Peaceable Animal Kingdom Inc., 1049 MacArthur Rd., Whitehall, 18052, or to Forgotten Felines, 9645 Hamilton Blvd., Breinigsville, 18031.

Services are private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.