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Soul
of blessed memory
BERNICE
“BUNNY”
BEHRMANN,
88, of Huntington
Woods, died Oct.
21, 2019.
She is survived by her
husband of 67 years, Sherwin
“Mickey” Behrmann; sons
and daughters-in-law, Ivan
Behrmann and Pamela
Jackson, Steven and Sara
Behrmann, Scott and Lisa
Behrmann, and Michael
and Naomi Behrmann;
grandchildren, Brendan and
Mariam Behrmann, Bridget
Behrmann and Sylvain Petit,
Sydney Behrmann, Jacob
Behrmann, Erik Behrmann,
Jenna and Brett Garber, Katie
Behrmann, Mindy Behrmann
and Tilly Behrmann; great-
granddaughter, Millie
Garber.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be to
Leader Dogs for the Blind,
P.O. Box 5000, Rochester,
MI 48308-5000, leaderdog.
org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
VIVIAN H.
SMARGON
COLE, 77, of
Southfield, died
Oct. 18, 2019.
She is survived
by her sons and daughter-
in-law, Benjamin Cole, and
Matthew and Dana Cole;
granddaughter, Ava Cole;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Dr. Mitchell and Janice
Smargon, and Sam and Vicky
Bean Smargon; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mrs. Cole was the beloved
wife of the late Dr. Gerald
Cole.
Services will be held
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, 1
p.m. at the Maas Chapel
of Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan 48301.
Interment was held at Mt.
Nebo Cemetery in Miami,
Fla. Contributions may
be made to Jewish Family
Service. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
CHARLES
DAVIS, 70, of
Boynton Beach,
Fla., died Oct. 7,
2019.
He was born
on Jan. 9, 1949, in New York
City. He graduated from
Mt. Vernon High School in
June 1967. He then entered
the Polytechnic Institute
of Brooklyn and received
his bachelor of science in
aerospace engineering in
June 1971.
Upon receiving an N.S.F
traineeship for advanced
study, he pursued his studies
for the master of science
in applied mechanics at
the Polytechnic Institute of
Brooklyn.
Mr. Davis’
first
employment was as a test
engineer in the Structural
Section, Ground Test
Engineering, and Sikorsky
Aircraft.
After an economic
downturn in the industry,
Chuck relocated to Michigan
and took a position with
Ford Motor Company
in 1977, working as an
automotive mechanical
engineer specializing in
noise and vibration in
transmissions.
It was in Michigan that he
met his future wife, Laura
Weinberg. They met playing
volleyball at Jewish singles-
sponsored events at the Oak
Park JCC.
As the world suffered
gas shortages and spiraling
interest rates, Chuck
moved from Ford Motor
Company to a short run
with the U.S. Army Tank
Automotive Command and
then moved to Muskegon
to Cadillac Gage, where
he worked on the Cadillac
Gage Commando-Armored
Personnel Carriers.
In 1984, Chuck and his
wife and son relocated
to Baltimore, Md., where
Chuck was employed by
Martin Marietta as an
aerospace engineer. He was
proud of his contributions
in developing the Aegis
Cruise Missile Launching
System and was present at
the launching of the USS
Antietam, a Ticonderoga-
class guided missile cruiser.
In 1990, Chuck and his
family, Laura, son Benjamin
and daughter Sarah,
relocated to Huntsville, Ala.
There Chuck took a position
as an aerospace engineer
for Sverdrup Corporation
at Marshall Space Flight
Center, working on projects
for NASA, including a space
furnace that was used in
Space Station Freedom.
In 1993, Chuck and his
family relocated to Michigan
and Chuck took a position
with General Motors as a
powertrain engineer. During
his 23 years with GM, he
helped develop the eight-
and 10-speed transmissions
and was a co-author
on multiple patents for
components on the clutch
systems of the transmissions,
He retired from GM in
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