Gloria Hanes Colgrove, 88, of North East, PA, and formerly of Westfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA. She was born on June 19, 1937 in Brocton, the daughter of the late Claire and Gladys Bills Hanes.
Gloria was a 1955 graduate of Cassadaga Valley High School. She had worked as a maintenance clerk for Welch's Foods in Westfield for many years.
She was active with 4-H and served as a 4-H horse leader. Gloria and her family raised and showed registered quarter horses and were members of the Portage Trail Riders and the American Quarter Horse Association. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Westfield, where she served as a Deacon for many years; a member of the Lakeshore Square Dancing Club; the Crazy Eight Dancing Club; Cloud 9 Dancers; and the Westfield Quilters Guild. She was a member of the Chautauqua Choir, the Westfield Community Choir and the Presbyterian Church Choir. She enjoyed spending winters in Tucson, AZ.
Gloria is survived by a son, Darrell W. Colgrove of Erie, PA; a daughter, Cynthia (Kevin) Testrake Seblink of Westfield; two grandchildren, John R. (Natalie) Testrake of Oxford, AL and Michael E. (Danielle) Testrake of Baltimore, MD; and one great-grandson, Rowan C. Testrake. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Warren A. Colgrove, Jr., whom she married on October 29, 1955; and a sister, Ruth Ann Ertell.
A memorial service will be held at a future date at the convenience of the family and will be announced. Interment will be private and in the Westfield Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Westfield, 49 South Portage Street, Westfield, NY 14787; or the Westfield Quilters Guild c/o Westfield Quilters Guild President Debbie Sampson, 16 Bird Street, Westfield, NY 14787. Flowers are gratefully declined.
Arrangements are by the Freay Funeral Home, 139 South Erie Street in Mayville. To leave a remembrance or to post condolences to the family, please visit www.freayfuneralhome.com.
