Gertrude "Trudy" Elaine Glaser

She was born on April 3, 1927, in Cook County, Illinois and was raised on a farm in the Schaumburg area. As a young woman, she took the train into Chicago where she was an executive secretary at several companies. She met Don Glaser and they were married on August 28, 1949. Through their marriage, they lived in Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois and settled in New Bern, North Carolina in 1978, where she worked for many years as the Branch Office Administrator at Edward Jones. She was an active member of Garber United Methodist Church. Her hobbies included reading scripture, knitting, flowers, gardening and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her children: Gail Glaser, Gus Glaser, Grace (Victor) Poole, Gary (Beth) Glaser; her grandchildren: Asher Glaser, Rio Glaser Schoff, Aidan Glaser Schoff, William (Kenny) Poole II, Luke Poole; and her great grandchildren: Sawyer and Madison Glaser-Schoff.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald E. Glaser; parents Louis and Frieda (Grosse) Pohlman; brothers: Louis, William, Lawrence, Victor, Harvey, Marvin and Clarence; sisters Elvira and Lorraine and one granddaughter Eve Gartner.

A Memorial Service will be held at Garber United Methodist Church in New Bern, NC on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 1p.m., with a reception to follow. Memorials may be made in Trudy's honor to Garber United Methodist Church, Children's Ministries-4201 Country Club Road, New Bern, North Carolina 28562 or via http://connect2garber.com/giving.

A graveside memorial will be held at Lakewood Memorial Park in Elgin, Illinois at a later date.

Arrangements made by Cotten Funeral Home and Crematory.