Gloria E. Stricklin

1928 - 2024

Gloria E. Stricklin, 95, formerly of Westminster, MD, passed away on June 27, 2024 following a brief illness. Gloria was born on September 24, 1928 to Harry and Esther Stuart in Brooklyn, NY. She was a graduate of Kings County School of Nursing, where she received her RN. Gloria also completed a three month rotation in psychiatry at the well known Bellevue Hospital in Manhatten, New York. Following nursing school, she worked at Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, where one of her patients was Albert Einstein. Gloria married Alvin Bernard (Bud) Feuer in 1950 and moved to his family's (hometown) of South Bend, Indiana. They had 3 children, Robert, James and Ellen. When Gloria and Bud divorced in 1972, she moved to Durham, NC, where James was a student at Duke University. She returned to nursing after being away from the profession for 22 years. Gloria worked at Watts Hospital and later as charge nurse of the Neurology Department at the Duke VA hospital. Gloria retired from nursing in 1977 when she married Sol Stricklin. In 1990, they moved to Winter Haven, Florida, where they lived until Sol's death in 1993. Gloria moved to Westminster, Maryland in 2013, at the urging of her daughter, who lived in Eldersburg, Maryland. She recently moved to Daniel Island, South Carolina. Gloria will be remembered for her love of life, family, and friends. She enjoyed meeting new people, traveling, cooking, gardening, reading, and solving difficult crossword puzzles. In addition to her parents and husband, Gloria was predeceased by her siblings, Sidney Schmukler, Dorothy Greenfield, George Stuart, and Norton (Lionel) Stuart. She was also predeceased by her son, James Feuer, who passed away in 2010. She is survived by her son, Robert Feuer (Rhonda) of Lafayette, Indiana and her daughter, Ellen Greenberg (Benjamin) of Daniel Island, SC. She is also survived by four granddaughters, two great grandsons and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was especially close to her nephew, Richard Greenfield, who was only 13 years her junior. They held a special bond throughout her life. She is also survived by her rescue dog, Daisy. Services will be held at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Mausoleum in West Lafayette, Indiana on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. A memorial service via Zoom will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the new Tippecanoe County Animal Shelter or to a charity of your choice.