Joan Nussbaum
Joan Strauss Glassman Nussbaum, 77, of Greenville, died Thursday evening, October 3, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, at Temple Emanu-El Cemetery, 3430 Howell St., Dallas, under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen will officiate. Visitation will be 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM, Saturday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Nussbaum was born in Greenville on September 18, 1936. She was the daughter of Thomas Charles Glassman and Alma Strauss Glassman. She married Julius Nussbaum on December 27, 1955 in Dallas. She was a member of the Greenville High School class of 1954, where she was head cheerleader and voted Miss GHS her Senior Year.
Mrs. Nussbaum was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas. She was very involved in several organizations in Greenville including the Garden Club, Junior Pallas Club, Bridge Club, Spade and Trowel Club, Greenville Entertainment Series and Dallas Symphony Series in Greenville. She held various positions in these clubs.
She is survived by her husband, Julius Nussbaum of Greenville; son, Jay Nussbaum of Louisville, Kentucky; daughter, Melanie Weisenfeld and her husband, Howard of Westlake Village, California; brother, Sam Glassman and his wife, Janine of Fort Worth; and grandchildren, Brett, Adam and Audrey Nussbaum and Allison and Jason Weisenfeld. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Pallbearers will be Harris Block, Lynn Goldstein, Alvin Golman, Jay Goltz, Jay Lorch, Dr. James Nicholson, Dr. Bob Deuell and Fred Weidmann.
