Sheila Ann Tropp

Sheila Ann (Rose) Tropp, 79, of Athens, GA passed away on February 9 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a former resident of the Miller neighborhood of Gary, IN, where she lived for close to 50 years before relocating to Georgia in 2012 to be near one of her daughters. A native of Washington, DC, Mrs. Tropp lived in Miami, Chicago and Highland Park, IL before relocating to Gary upon her marriage to the late Henry S. Tropp, with whom she raised five children. During her child-raising years, she was an active volunteer in youth and school organizations, serving as a Girl Scout troop leader and counselor, PTA president, and founding board member of the former Hebrew Academy of Northwest Indiana. She also had a lifelong passion for art, craft, and interior design, and she spent several years working independently as a floral designer and event planner, in addition to building a substantial personal collection of fine artwork. Following the untimely death of her husband in 1982, Mrs. Tropp reinvented a new career path for herself, ultimately obtaining a certified financial planner's license and working as an insurance sales representative for several firms and independently. She was predeceased in 2012 by her partner of many years, Martin March. She is survived by five children, Debra (Joel Kaufman) of Kensington, MD; David (Rumi Yoshimi) of Tokyo, Japan; Iris (John Glushka) of Athens, GA; Jacob (Elizabeth Herrmann) of Bristol, VT; and Linda of Northampton, MA; six grandchildren, Henry Yoshimi Tropp, Sarah Yoshimi Tropp, Nathan Glushka, Lillian Glushka, Rosa Tropp and Samuel Tropp; a brother, Denis (Sandra) Rose of Great Falls, VA and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral service Sheila Ann (Rose) Tropp, 79, of Athens, GA passed away on February 9 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a former resident of the Miller neighborhood of Gary, IN, where she lived for close to 50 years before relocating to Georgia in 2012 to be near one of her daughters. A native of Washington, DC, Mrs. Tropp lived in Miami, Chicago and Highland Park, IL before relocating to Gary upon her marriage to the late Henry S. Tropp, with whom she raised five children. During her child-raising years, she was an active volunteer in youth and school organizations, serving as a Girl Scout troop leader and counselor, PTA president, and founding board member of the former Hebrew Academy of Northwest Indiana. She also had a lifelong passion for art, craft, and interior design, and she spent several years working independently as a floral designer and event planner, in addition to building a substantial personal collection of fine artwork. Following the untimely death of her husband in 1982, Mrs. Tropp reinvented a new career path for herself, ultimately obtaining a certified financial planner's license and working as an insurance sales representative for several firms and independently. She was predeceased in 2012 by her partner of many years, Martin March. She is survived by five children, Debra (Joel Kaufman) of Kensington, MD; David (Rumi Yoshimi) of Tokyo, Japan; Iris (John Glushka) of Athens, GA; Jacob (Elizabeth Herrmann) of Bristol, VT; and Linda of Northampton, MA; six grandchildren, Henry Yoshimi Tropp, Sarah Yoshimi Tropp, Nathan Glushka, Lillian Glushka, Rosa Tropp and Samuel Tropp; a brother, Denis (Sandra) Rose of Great Falls, VA and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. [insert funeral arrangement info]. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: St. Mary's Hospice House (Athens, GA): http://www.stmarysathens.org/services/home-care/hospice-house/ Lyndon House Arts Foundation (Athens, GA): http://lyndonhouseartsfoundation.wordpress.com/ Sojourner Truth House (Gary, IN): http://sojournertruthhouse.org/ Funeral service Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 East 7th Street, Hobart, Rabbi Stanley Halpern officiating. Interment in Temple Israel Cemetery, Portage. Friends may visit with Sheila’s family on Thursday from 1:30 until the time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:

Sheila Ann Tropp

March 14, 1934 - February 9, 2014