She was predeceased by her father, Joseph Steinberg, her mother, Fannie Levine-Steinberg, her husband, Jerome Gerst, her daughter, Barbara Gerst, and her brother, Donald (Jane) Steinberg.
Gloria is survived by her daughter, Cynthia (Michael) Barker; her grandsons, Scott (Lei Anna) Sugerman, Adam Sugerman, and Alex (Cierra) Sinnott; her granddaughter, Melissa Sinnott; and her great-grandsons, Zack Sugerman, Ty Sugerman, and Gabriel Sinnott.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hadassah at the following link: [Hadassah Donation](https://donate.hadassah.org/secure/tripleyourgift?ms=gt25-dnt-main-btn).
