Gloria Hoch Obituary (1934 - 2022)

A bright light was forever extinguished on February 20, 2022 with the passing of Gloria Hoch. She was born August 8, 1934 in the Bronx. Gloria was 87 years old, and preceded in death by Hungarian immigrant parents, Ella and Joseph Deutsch, and sister, Hannah Pomeranz. Gloria got her master's degree in education and taught special needs children before obtaining her real estate license in 1957. She was a prominent Columbus realtor for nearly 50 years. All who knew her constantly commented on her compassion toward others and her sweet and kind temperament. Gloria loved to sew. She played classical music on the piano and was a gardening enthusiast. Gloria was a huge animal lover and couldn't get enough of her precious "grand dogs!" The center of Gloria's world was her family and the door of her home was always wide open to her friends, her adult kids friends, and her lifelong customers, whom she also considered to be family. Gloria is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ray and children, Deborah (Howard) Belford, Gary (Nikki) Hoch and Heidi (Andrew) Schwartz. Gloria doted on her seven grandchildren, Julie (Jayson) Stern, Bill (Lazara) Belford, Dan Belford, Tess, Tobey, Ty and Tallulah Hoch. Gloria also had five great grandchildren: Ella Rose Stern, Maxwell, Leila, Henry and James Belford. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 22 at New Beth Jacob Cemetery, 2565 Performance Way. For a link to the Zoom please email zoom2@epsteinmemorial.com Shiva will be observed at the home of Heidi and Andrew Schwartz Tuesday - Thursday evenings from 4-7pm with services at 6pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Gloria's memory may be made to The Scleroderma Research Foundation at www.srfcure.org