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Esther Hoffman Glasner of Newburgh, a former resident of Deerfield Beach, FL, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Mountain View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in New Paltz. She was 95. Born in Newburgh on February 24, 1915, she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hoffman. She married Army Master Sergeant Sidney Glasner on October 10, 1941 after meeting at a U.S.O. dance at Stewart Air Field. She was widowed in 1963, leaving her alone with two young children. A graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, Esther worked for the City of Newburgh Tax Office and the court system until her retirement in 1980. The following year she moved to Deerfield Beach, FL, where she lived for 26 years. She continued to pursue her life's passions of dancing, singing, drawing, voraciously reading, doing crossword puzzles and taking classes in yoga, philosophy, Hebrew, and poetry, helping fulfill her desire to continuously learn and grow. She volunteered for the Light House for the Blind and others less fortunate than she. As her age caught up to her, she moved back north to be with her family. She was a lifelong member of Congregation Agudas Israel in Newburgh. Survivors include her children: Charles Glasner and his life partner, Larry Engel of Highland, Susan (Glasner) Olympia and her husband, Douglas of New Windsor; granddaughter, Nicole (Olympia) Verrechia and her husband, Michael of Beacon; great-granddaughters, Abigale and Juliet; brother, Ted Hoffman and his wife, Sarah of Studio City, CA; niece, Larrie (Hoffman) Rosenfeld and her daughter, Stacy of Burbank, CA; niece, Sherry (Hoffman) Blum and her husband, Barry of Tucson, AZ; numerous nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Sidney Glasner in 1963, and his brother, Seymour Hoffman and his wife, Mollie of Woodland Hills, CA. A private family service was held at Agudas Israel Cemetery in New Windsor on Tuesday, January 12 at 11 a.m., under the caring direction of the Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home in Newburgh. Memorial donations in Esther's name may be made to Hospice of Dutchess Co., 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1034, Attn: Foundation.
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Esther Hoffman Glasner of Newburgh, a former resident of Deerfield Beach, FL, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Mountain View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in New Paltz. She was 95. Born in Newburgh on February 24, 1915, she was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hoffman. She married Army Master Sergeant Sidney Glasner on October 10, 1941 after meeting at a U.S.O. dance at Stewart Air Field. She was widowed in 1963, leaving her alone with two young children. A graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, Esther worked for the City of Newburgh Tax Office and the court system until her retirement in 1980. The following year she moved to Deerfield Beach, FL, where she lived for 26 years. She continued to pursue her life's passions of dancing, singing, drawing, voraciously reading, doing crossword puzzles and taking classes in yoga, philosophy, Hebrew, and poetry, helping fulfill her desire to continuously learn and grow. She volunteered for the Light House for the Blind and others less fortunate than she. As her age caught up to her, she moved back north to be with her family. She was a lifelong member of Congregation Agudas Israel in Newburgh. Survivors include her children: Charles Glasner and his life partner, Larry Engel of Highland, Susan (Glasner) Olympia and her husband, Douglas of New Windsor; granddaughter, Nicole (Olympia) Verrechia and her husband, Michael of Beacon; great-granddaughters, Abigale and Juliet; brother, Ted Hoffman and his wife, Sarah of Studio City, CA; niece, Larrie (Hoffman) Rosenfeld and her daughter, Stacy of Burbank, CA; niece, Sherry (Hoffman) Blum and her husband, Barry of Tucson, AZ; numerous nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Sidney Glasner in 1963, and his brother, Seymour Hoffman and his wife, Mollie of Woodland Hills, CA. A private family service was held at Agudas Israel Cemetery in New Windsor on Tuesday, January 12 at 11 a.m., under the caring direction of the Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home in Newburgh. Memorial donations in Esther's name may be made to Hospice of Dutchess Co., 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1034, Attn: Foundation.