Glassman

Natalie Glassman, the daughter of Roman and Antonina Nicolaevna James-Levi, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas evening. Her passing was at St. Johns Lutheran Specialty Care Center in Mars where she resided for the past several years.

Natalie was a resident of New York City most of her adult life where she and her late husband, Howard Glassman, raised their two children. Her oldest child, the late Rev. Ronald I. Glassman, went home to be with the Lord in 1988. His widow, Sonja E. Glassman, and their children, Sherry Pricilla, Ronald David, H. William, Berneta Mae, and Natalie Marie, reside in Butler and Beaver counties.

Natalie and Howard Glassman's second child, Anita Pearl, who is widowed, resides in New York. Her daughter, Renee Alevras, and family also reside in New York; her daughter, Katina Blando, and family live in New Jersey. In addition to Natalie Glassman's surviving daughter, daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren, she leaves nine great-grandchildren. Natalie's parents and oldest sibling, Arthur, have passed on, while her younger brother, George, and her nieces and nephew live in New York.

Natalie trusted in Christ as her Savior and Lord and was known for her very kind and generous heart. She spent her life serving God and serving people and was loved by all who knew her. Her faithfulness in caring for her husband for over 10 years in their home after his stroke was inspirational. After graduation from Fordham University, Natalie was a long-term volunteer reading teacher in New York City schools.

Natalie was proud of her Russian heritage and ancestry, which included the famous explorer Laptev, educators and medical scientists. Her grandfather was the first formally trained dentist in Russia and founded that country's first dental school.

Her parents were both dentists having received training in Russia and at the University of Pennsylvania. Her mother was the first female dentist in Russia.

Her family fled Russia during the Bolshevik revolution to America where her grandfather had gained dual citizenship during his earlier dental training. Natalie's desire to help others and her respect for education and the sciences resulted in her decision to donate her body to science.

She was active in New York at the Fifth Ave. Presbyterian Church and in Butler at the Living Word Evangelical Free Church where her grandson, H. William Glassman, pastors.

<B>GLASSMAN </B>— Arrangements are being handled by <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>. A memorial service will be held later. Donations in memory of Natalie can be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 S1. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.