Muriel (“Miki”) Glasser
1925 – 2026
Muriel (“Miki”) Glasser, 100, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2026. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on April 8, 1925. While growing up, she spent many happy holidays and summers with cousins at her Russian grandparents’ hotel and farm in the Catskills, NY. She often told stories of the freedom the children had there compared to city life: picking fruit, helping on the farm, exploring the woods, and playing sports.
Muriel went to Cornell University and graduated with a BS degree in 1946. She married her husband, Victor Glasser, in 1944 and they were married for 65 years until his death in 2010. They raised their two children, Karen and Michael, in Great Neck, NY, where Victor practiced dentistry for 30 years.
In Great Neck, Muriel engaged in volunteer activities and worked as an editor and public relations officer. A talented seamstress, she taught advanced dressmaking in Adult Education and made most of her and her daughter’s clothing for many years. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed entertaining friends and relatives.
Together Muriel and Victor traveled to many places around the world, scuba diving in some of them. Their adventures were in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Panama, the Galapagos Islands, Israel, Argentina, and several European countries.
In 1976, when Victor retired, they fulfilled their dream of building a home in the British Virgin Islands. They had a house built on the small island of Eustatia, where at the time they were the only residents, and lived there for 15 years. They enjoyed sailing, snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, gardening, and entertaining visitors. Muriel made beautiful pieces of jewelry from beads and shells, which were sold in gift shops at nearby resort hotels.
In 1991, they moved to Princeton, NJ, to be closer to their daughter and her family. They made new friends, went to concerts, and participated in the Belle Mead Friends of Music, where Victor played the clarinet and Muriel graciously hosted some of the gatherings. She also attended McCarter Theatre for many years with her daughter and enjoyed playing tennis.
Muriel enjoyed being a grandmother and made her three granddaughters many beautiful clothes, dolls, and baby quilts. In recent years, she loved being “Grandma Gigi” to her four great-grandchildren.
After Victor died, Muriel moved to Princeton Windrows, where she made new friends and continued to enjoy going to the theater, museums, opera, and concerts. She also enjoyed organizing groups of people for dinners.
Muriel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She will be missed.
She was predeceased by her parents, Nathan and Jennie Posner; her brother, Bernard Posner; her husband, Victor; and her son, Michael. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Howe of Skillman, NJ; three granddaughters, Mariah and Gregory Klein, Rachel Howe and Amiel Gonzales, and Isabel Howe and Joshua Pashman; and four great-grandchildren, Cassandra Klein, Tessa Klein, John Klein, and Beatrice Pashman.
Special thanks and gratitude to her beloved caregiver Rosa Garcia and four other devoted aides.
There will be a private family memorial service.
Funeral arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel. For condolences, please visit the obituary page at OrlandsMemorialChapel.com/Muriel-Glasser.
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Julie Ann Fox
(1951-2026)
Julie Ann Fox passed away on March 4, 2026. Born in New York City on Dec. 8, 1951, she lived in Connecticut until the family moved to Princeton when Julie was 9. From childhood and throughout her life she loved the outdoors, horseback riding, and creatures of all kinds. She was always kind, accepting, and generous at heart, and, with a sly wit, found humor in any situation.
Julie attended Miss Fine’s School, then Princeton High School, and received a BA in English from Guilford College in North Carolina. Later she received an MSW from The College of New Jersey and pursued an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Growing up she was an irreverent freewheeler and occasional outlaw, traveling throughout the country with her guitar and VW bug, attending or starting concerts and jumping trains when needed.
Returning to Princeton, she ran the family real estate company for many years. In 1990 Julie met Steve Gates at the Unitarian Church. He proved a soulmate and fellow adventurer for 36 years until her passing. Together they shared a love for nature and traveled in search of birds and snorkeling reefs.
Julie had a natural and trusting rapport with animals. She worked with her horses to become skilled in dressage and jumping, and her devoted dogs led countless hikes in Princeton’s parks, at the shore, and throughout her beloved New Jersey and beyond. Julie and Steve were committed conservationists and made significant contributions to protecting the natural world, including providing major gifts to acquire recent additions to Princeton’s open space.
A creative soul, Julie was always making music and art. She was an accomplished ceramics sculptor who for decades hosted weekly sessions of a local artist group in her Princeton home studio. Her beautiful sculptures and works in clay were shown in several regional galleries.
Julie also loved gardening, transforming her yard into a verdant space filled with flowers, fruits, and vegetables — delighting especially in blooms with her favorite hues of blue and purple. And most days she would find time to play guitar with friends and family, teach her nephews and others, and host innumerable sing-alongs. She loved children and was a truly cherished auntie and grandmother, always available to help with her nephews and grandsons. Her patience and understanding made her a great friend and teacher.
Julie is survived by her beloved Steve as well as siblings Linda Fox, David Fox, and Fran Price, sister-in-law Lydia Thompson, and brother-in-law Will Price, stepson Carey Gates and daughter-in-law Linda Gates as well as nephews and nieces Rachel Putich, Anna and Elena Fox, Wes and Winn Price, and grandsons Carl and Owen Gates, as well as numerous friends and fellow travelers.
A memorial service is planned for late spring. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to the New Jersey Conservation Foundation or Friends of Princeton Open Space. Julie would also encourage all of us who can to give blood.