Emily Thomas Glaser
Emily Thomas Glaser, 40, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, died Sunday at her home while surrounded by her family after a long illness.
She was born Feb. 28, 1978, in Butler, and had resided in North Ridgeville since 2001.
Emily graduated from Butler Senior High School, where she participated with the Sequinette Dance Team.
She attended Westminster College in New Wilmington, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority and graduated with a degree in public relations. After moving to Ohio, she attended Cuyahoga County Community College, where she studied nursing and then earned her BSN in nursing from Ohio University.
Emily worked as a registered nurse in the trauma ICU at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland for over 13 years.
She enjoyed exercising, running 5K marathons and was a Beach Body coach. She had a wicked sense of humor and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Ohio State Buckeyes fan and NASCAR fan.
She is survived by her husband of nine years, Steve Glaser; her children, Katherine, Paul and David Glaser, all at home; her mother, Rebecca Thomas (Sheavly) of State College; her sister, Sarah (Bob) Zipf and their children, John and Thomas Zipf, all of State College; her sister, Rachel (Jared) Brunswick and their children, William and James Brunswick, all of Birmingham, Ala.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Paul and Elaine Glaser of Lorain, Ohio; her sister-in-law, Sue Glowacki and her children, Lauren, Morgan and Ryan Glowacki, all of Amherst; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father, David Thomas, who passed away in 1991; and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
GLASER — The family of Emily Thomas Glaser, who died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Parish, 3501 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, Ohio. The Rev. Craig Hovanec will preside.Arrangements are under the direction of Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Ohio.Memorial contributions can be made to the family to establish college accounts for her children or to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44110.Online condolences can be made at www.gluvna.net.
