Terri was a loving and caring woman.  
She greeted you with hugs and kisses every time.
She will be missed.

Sherry Wolf

Terry was a beautiful soul whose I didn’t see often later in years but my memory of her is a treasure I will always remember  Jane jacobson

Dearest Katherine and Benjamin,
Your Mom touched everyone she knew. She often touched me in a way which was personal, compassionate, generous, and loving. Every word you used to describe your Mom at the service,  I knew her to be. She is a treasure I will always keep in my heart. Robby’s and my heartfelt condolences go out to you both and to all Mom’s Family. 
Lisa Haas Heiser and Robby Heiser

Terri was a a Force of Nature. To those who knew her, she will be missed, but she truly will never be gone. Terri was a Memory Maker. She was funny, compassionate, reflective, altruistic, artistic and a genuinely unique “character” of her own design. Being her first cousin, and sharing ALL the major yearly events with the Stern Family, which was a true extension of ours, I have recollections of Terri going back to the 1950’s. Like the time, when in her early teens, she was selected to travel to Philadelphia to join the iconic TV dance party on American Bandstand. Wow! At a young age she displayed creative abilities, producing visually interesting works of art which led her to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art. That artistic and free spirited sensibility was the essence of Terri. She saw things in a different way. Her compassion for others was always close to the surface, empathizing with them, as she personally battled all too many days, months and years of illness, and accompanying physical pain, in her own daily living. In the later years, when I returned to Cleveland, my family in tow, we always made a point to visit Terri and her truly wonderful progeny, Kathryn, Carter, Cole and Callyn. What a treat it was to be with them! Being a mother and grandmother was where Terri appeared to be most fulfilled, where she made an indelible and eternal mark, and where her spirit remains, to be remembered and perpetuated in the hearts and minds of her family and those most dear.     Written with love, Cousin Roy

I was saddened to read about Terri passing. I knew her briefly at BEACHWOOD Commons. My condolences.  Judy Horvitz

Dear Benjamin and Kathryn.
My sincerest condolences. Your Mom was always fun to be with. Great times at the house on Edgedale. She had a wonderful and loyal group of friends.

Best regards,  Joe

Dear Kathrine and Ben, We are sorry for your loss. Your Mom was always so much fun, she had the best personality.                   We have so many memories of wonderful times we had together when you kids weren’t growing up and you were friends with Darin.
All Our Love Marcia and Sonny

Bob and I remember meeting your mom in Florida in 1971…We send you our sympathies on this huge loss. May you know your family gave her many blessings. 
Love from Bob and Linda Sanders

OBITUARY

Terri Lynn Zirkin

3 October, 1944 – 9 February, 2024

Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel

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