Anne Herman

Anne Herman
formerly of Binghamton
Anne Herman, 74, passed away Thursday morning, November 22, 2007, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Born in Ithaca, N.Y, she was fortunate to have two sets of parents, the late Cyrl and Marjorie (Truman) Terry and the late Harry and Rena (Terry) Crumbling. She was the loving mother of six children, Elizabeth Gardner, Birmingham, Ala., Richard Gardner, East Meadow, N.Y., Mary Gardner, Northbrook, Ill., Kelli Kane, Susquehanna, Pa., Michelle Ferris-Saenz, Dallas, Texas., and Tanya Herman, Chicago, Ill. She is survived by three siblings, Jane Terry, Harry Crumbling, and Sarah Ransom; and five grandchildren, Matthew Miller, Kathea Miller, Benedict Kane, Matthew Kane, and Ethan Ferris. Anne was a caregiver, teacher, counselor, musician, social worker, and activist, dedicating much of her life to making the world a better place for her children and grandchildren. She was an advocate for the rights of battered women, homeless families and individuals, as well as tenants living in poverty. As an activist for peace and human rights, Anne was a true citizen of the world, living and working within communities in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Israel and Palestine, Iraq, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Newfoundland.
Anne will be remembered and celebrated during a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton, 183 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, N.Y., on Saturday, December 8, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Anne's name may be made to the Christian Peacemaker Teams (http://cpt.org/donate.php), Box 6508, Chicago, Ill. 60680-6508.