PHYLLIS GLUCROFT

GLUCROFT--Phyllis V.,

died at the apartment she loved on the Upper West Side on June 11, 2017 at the age of 86 after years of declining health due to Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Chester; children Leah and Douglas; son-in-law William Ramirez, daughter-in-law Anda Stelian, grandchildren Stacy Teitel Jerger (Bradley), Henry Glucroft (Michal Sprecher), Emily Teitel (Raymond Girard), Julian Glucroft (Aminata Sabally), David Teitel and Brian Ramirez; brother Kenneth Wilpon and sister-in-law Marjorie Wilpon, brother-in-law Morton Schloss and sister-in-law Lita Schloss; and nieces and nephews. Born to Irving and Minnie Wilpon, Phyllis grew up in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. A gifted student, she graduated from Samuel Tilden High School and the University of Miami. Before getting married Phyllis worked for Israel Bonds, and in the 1970s went back to work for the City University of New York as a college advisor in New York City public high schools on Staten Island, where she lived for nearly 40 years. She also was an active supporter and fundraiser for the United Jewish Appeal and an ardent advocate of the Reform movement in Judaism. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother, and will continue to be missed by all who knew her. Services are Wednesday, June 14 at 10am at The Riverside, 76th and Amsterdam.