Gloria E. Tuchman

July 20, 1943 - November 16, 2013
Gloria E. Tuchman

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Gloria E. Tuchman, 70, of Wilmington, NC, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, at her home.

Mrs. Tuchman was born in Wurzberg, Germany to the late Karl and Barbara Norpel Zeller. She lived in Wilmington for the last eight years after retiring as a receptionist. She was of the Jewish faith. She loved gardening, knitting, and spoiling her grandsons.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father, Louis Kozlowski.

Survivors include two sons, Dr. Sascha Tuchman, and wife, Moriah, of Durham, NC, and Jordan Tuchman, of Washington, DC; two sisters, Barbara Elliot of Winston Salem, NC, and Shirley Risher, of Fayetteville, NC; three grandsons, Seth, Ezra, and Levi Tuchman; and Stella the cat.

The family will have a private service at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be send to either the Duke University Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, DUMC 3079, Durham, NC 27710; or the National Wildlife Federation, PO Box 1583, Merrifield, VA 22116

Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 S. 41st Street, Wilmington, NC 28403. 910.791.9099

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