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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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