Our beloved mother, Gloria Berkman (Eissman), a 54-year resident of Clayton, Missouri, was born in Lynn, MA to Harry and Rose Eissman on February 25, 1928. She died surrounded by her family on August 13, 2022 at the age of 94. She was adored and will never be forgotten.
The youngest of the five Eissman girls, she grew up in Boston, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, and raised her family in Port Washington, NY and St. Louis, MO, where she earned her PhD in Special Education.
She was the beloved wife of the late Sumner Berkman who passed in 1978; loving mother of Gary Berkman (Patricia) of Greenwich, CT, Marcy Magruder of Ladue, MO, Hilary Berkman (Robert Sattell) of Corvallis, OR; devoted grandmother of Sophie, Max, Jack, Daniel and Dana; and the beloved little sister of the late Emily Josephson, Frances DuKatz, Charlotte Corinoff, and Betty Berger, all formerly of Boston, MA.
Graveside Service will take place at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon, MA on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 at 2:45 PM. Remembrances may be made to the American Red Cross at www.Redcross.org or the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at www.UShmm.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.StanetskyCanton.com for the Berkman family.