Gloria Buonarota (née Sozio), age 90, of Bogota, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 5, 2025. She was the beloved mother of Daniel Buonarota and Cindy Sopelsa (Arthur), cherished grandmother to Lacey Guercia (James), Lara Sopelsa, Tori Steeves (Brian), Stef-Hana Sopelsa, and a proud great-grandmother to her newest joy, Xander Steeves.

Born on October 9, 1934, in Hoboken, NJ, Gloria was the youngest of seven girls. She later moved to Bogota, where she raised her family and worked at First Fidelity Bank for many years. After retiring, Gloria found new purpose and joy in her work at the Knickerbocker Country Club, where she worked for many years.

Visitation will be held at Frech-McKnight Funeral Home, 161 Washington Ave., Dumont, on Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 2 pm to 6 pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church in Bogota on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 10 am. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Gloria’s memory may be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation); https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/, or by mail to Breakthrough T1D, Formerly JDRF, P.O. Box 5042, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5042, an organization close to her heart.