IDA GLIMCHER

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IDA GLIMCHER Ida Glimcher, passed away peacefully at the Simkin Center on August 8, 2015. She was just a few weeks away from her 91st birthday. Ida was predeceased by her loving husband Don, in 2012. She leaves behind sons Manuel (Cheryl), and Morris; and granddaughter, Sarah Malka. Ida was born in Pruchnik, Poland on August 27, 1924. She was brought up in a very religious family, however her life and family were shattered by the war. She spent many years hiding in various places and in 1947 met her beloved Don, and they were married. They moved to Winnipeg in 1948, and then to Montreal in 1949. Ida taught kindergarten in Montreal, and then they moved to Calgary in 1950, where she taught kindergarten as well. In 1952, Don and Ida returned to Winnipeg, and Ida raised her two sons, while assisting Don in the family business Don and Ida loved travelling and had great memories of vacations at Radium Hot Springs, Miami, and Hawaii. Ida loved music, and enjoyed singing Yiddish songs to the staff at the Simkin Center for the last three years, and sharing her love of the Jewish culture. The family wishes to thank the staff of Weinberg One at the Simkin Center for their tender loving care and friendship during her stay and to the companions who cared for her. Funeral arrangements are pending, but would be posted on Chesed Shel Emes website. Donations can be made to Gwen Sector Community Center or a charity of your choice.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 10, 2015