Gloria Goodman Scharlin's Obituary
Gloria Goodman Scharlin passed away peacefully at age 86 on March 20, 2019, surrounded by loving family and friends. She was born on July 15, 1932 in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, Northwestern University and the University of Miami. She was the devoted daughter of Rose and Jerome Goodman, beloved wife of the late Howard R. Scharlin, and is survived by her adoring children Kerri Scharlin (Peter Klosowicz), Peggy Scharlin (Shlomo Ben-Hamoo), and David Scharlin (Amy Scharlin), dear sister of Martin Goodman (Barbara Goodman), cherished grandmother of Annie and Harry Klosowicz, Sarah and Molly Scharlin Ben-Hamoo, Sophia and Max Ben-Hamoo, and Marli, Naomi, Elli and Howard Scharlin.
She was passionate about her family and community of friends and was a longtime supporter of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation (jewishmiami.org), the Perez Art Museum of Miami (pamm.org), and many other facets of Miami’s civic and cultural life. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of these organizations or a charity of your choice.
Funeral services to be held 1:00 pm Sunday at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140. Arrangements by Levitt Weinstein Blasberg Rubin Zilbert (305) 932-2700.
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