Gloria R. Freimer

October 18, 1927 - February 6, 2015

.FREIMER Gloria R. Freimer (Goodman), age 87, passed away on February 6, 2015 due to complications associated with dementia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Freimer; parents, Jacob and Trella (Tova) Goodman; brother, Sanford Goodman. She is survived by her daughters, Susanna (Tom Wallace) Freimer and Miriam (Ed Levine) Freimer; sons, Martin Freimer (fiancee, Ann Bauer) Freimer and Nelson (Sally Blower) Freimer; grandchildren, Sarah, Rachael and Adam Levine, Julia, Amelia and Olivia Wallace, Jake and Dan Freimer. Gloria was an accomplished pianist having attended the Julliard School of Music. She then earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of Michigan, her M.A. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in education from the University of Toledo. She volunteered for Planned Parenthood and tutored children at local elementary schools. She was active in her local synagogues, Bnai Israel in Toledo, Ohio and Tiffereth Israel in Columbus. Civic affairs were important to her, and she volunteered for the League of Women Voters and the Democratic Party. Gloria was a faculty member at the University of Toledo teaching Library Resources to educators. More recently, she taught English as a second language at the JCC Columbus. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Sunday, February 8 at EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St., with Rabbi Eric Woodward officiating. Interment: New Tifereth Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center in memory of Gloria Freimer to support immigrant programming. www.epsteinmemorial.com