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Published July 10 2009
GLADYS ARONSOHN (WIENER)
SPRATT
Gladys
Aronsohn (Wiener) Spratt of Myrtle Beach, SC, died peacefully July 4 at age
89 following hospitalization for respiratory problems.
Gladys Aronsohn (Wiener) Spratt of Myrtle Beach, SC, died peacefully
July 4 at age 89 following hospitalization for respiratory problems. Born in
Superior, Wisconsin, she graduated from Superior Central High School in 1937.
She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota and earned an
MA in Child Development. She was active in Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, PTA and
international folk dancing in St. Paul and Minneapolis in the 1950s and
1960s. Her first marriage, to Dr. Daniel Wiener in 1941, ended in divorce in
1968. In 1969 she married Dr. Nelson Spratt. She collaborated with him on his
text “Developmental Biology” (1971). Following the death of Dr. Spratt in
1975, she moved to Myrtle Beach in 1976, and worked as the Librarian of the
Meher Spiritual Center for 21 years. She retired in 1997 and then researched
and wrote a family history, “Set in Amber: Preserving the Lithuanian-Jewish
Immigrant Experience” (2000). She loved music and played the piano throughout
her life, playing duets with friends until her final years. Preceded in death
by her parents, Herman and Pearl Aronsohn. Survived by her brother, David
(Elaine) Aronsohn of Minneapolis, Minnesota; sons, Jon Wiener (wife Judy
Fiskin) of Los Angeles and Paul Wiener of Hinckley, Minnesota; daughter, Sara
Pearson (husband Patrik Widrig) of New York City, and grandson, Joe Hughes of
Boston.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m.
Sunday, July 12, at Superior Hebrew Cemetery. Hodroff-Epstein 612-871-1234
www.hodroffepstein.com
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