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; loving mother of Gary Berkman (Patricia) of Greenwich, CT, Marcy Berkman 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 Services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, MA on Tuesday, August 16th, 2:45 PM. Remembrances may be made to the American Red Cross or the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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