38 | APRIL 23 • 2020 

Soul
of blessed memory

FLORENCE 
ACKERMAN, 89, 
of Farmington 
Hills, died April 11, 
2020.
She is survived 
by her daughter, 
Susan (Mal) Hillman; son, Ivan 
Ackerman; grandchildren, 
Stephanie (Jeff) Henige and 
Alyssa (Cameron) Pinnock, 
Casey and Kyle Ackerman; 
great-grandchildren, Max, 
Reese and Paige (Henige), 
Chloe and Cate (Pinnock); 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
cousins and friends.
Interment was held at Beth 
David Cemetery in Elmont, 
N.Y. Contributions may be 
made to the American Diabetes 
Association, to the Beaumont 
Foundation, the National Mah 
Jongg League or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel. 

c. 1995

FIRA BERMAN, 
95, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
April 11, 2020.
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, 
Alla and Paul Katz; 
son and daughter-in-law, Boris 
and Angela Kaufman; grand-
children, Galena Katz, Stanley 
(Maria) Kaufman, Jason (Erin) 
Katz, Victor Kaufman, Michael 
Kaufman and Paul (Carri) 
Katz; great-grandchildren, 
Jamie Hertzberg, Avah Katz, 
Julian Katz, Ryan Kaufman and 
Emma Kaufman, Ami Katz, 
Talia Katz and Ellie Katz; many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Interment was held at 
Hebrew Memorial Park 
Cemetery in Mt. Clemens. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Jewish Federation 
of Metropolitan Detroit. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

SARAH 
BILANDER, 92, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died April 13, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, 
Helen and Ted Wizenberg; 
grandchildren, Janna (Matt) 
Cherney and Eric (Allie) 
Wizenberg; great-grandchil-
dren, Aiden and Tess; many 
other loving family members 
and friends.
Mrs. Bilander was the 
beloved wife of the late Isidore 
Bilander; mother of the late 
Gary Stewart Bilander.
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

CHARLOTTE 
HANNAH ROSS 
BLOOM, 96, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
formerly of 
Dayton, Ohio, died 
April 9, 2020.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Barbara and 
Jim Markwell; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Stuart Bloom and 
Nancy Mahlin; grandchildren, 
Jon and Amy Bloom, and Jerry 
and Eva Markwell; great-grand-
child, Opal Markwell.
Mrs. Bloom was the beloved 
wife of the late Jerome Bloom; 
the loving sister of the late 
Matthew Ross; the devoted 
daughter of the late Abraham 
and the late Francis Ross.
Interment was at Riverview 
Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. 
Contributions may be made 
to Alzheimer’
s Foundation of 
America, 322 8th Ave., 7th 
Floor, New York, NY 10001, 
alzfdn.org. Local arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

IRA G. BRISKMAN, 79, of 
West Palm Beach, Fla., died 
April 7, 2020. 
Ira and Ellen Rubin Briskman 
were happily married for 
17 years. The love he had 
for daughters, Anna Rubin 
Briskman Rakowsky and Emily 
Payne Briskman, will forever be 
of great comfort to them.
Mr. Briskman was the devot-
ed son of the late Leona Payne 
Briskman and the late Charles 
Oscar Briskman; nephew of the 
late Lois Payne, the late Belle 
and the late Albert Bloom. 

LYNN COOPER, 
65, of Oak Park, 
died April 14, 2020. 
She had a pow-
erful impact on 
countless children 
in her years as a special educa-
tor. Her students were her life, 
and she would do anything to 
make sure they had what they 
needed to succeed in school and 
in their lives.
Mrs. Cooper was loved and 
cherished by her husband of 
44 years, Scott Cooper; her 
children, Matthew Cooper 
(Sally) and Ashley Cooper; sib-
lings, Howard Starler (Leslie), 
Cherylbeth Starler and Michelle 
Starler; mother, Gail Starler; 
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-
law, Robert and Judy Cooper, 
Michael and Beth Cooper. She 
was “
Auntie Lynn” to many 
nieces, nephews, great-nieces 
and great-nephews; she valued 
her relationship with her many 
cousins.
Mrs. Cooper was the daugh-
ter of the late Gerald Starler; 
daughter-in-law of the late 
Bernard and the late Gladys 
Cooper.
Interment was held at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions may 
be made to Temple Emanu-El. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

MICHAEL 
CULLEN, 73, of 
Milford, died April 
9, 2020.
He is survived by 
his wife of 27 years, 
Jane Brumer-Cullen; sons, Max 
and Zachary Cullen; mother-in-
law, Harriet Brumer; sister-in-
law, Danice Bell; nephew and 
niece, Brandon Bell and Lindsay 
Bell; many loving cousins and 
friends.
Mr. Cullen was the devoted 
son of the late Wilma and the 
late Patrick Cullen; the dear 
son-in-law of the late Ralph 
Brumer.
A celebration of his life 
will take place when circum-
stances allow. Interment was 
at Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park. Contributions may be 
made to American Kidney 
Fund, 11921 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 
kidneyfund.org; Juvenile 
Diabetes Research 
Foundation, 432 Park Ave. 
South, 15th Floor, New York, 
NY 10016, jdrf.org; Michigan 
Humane Society, 30300 
Telegraph Road, Suite 
220, Bingham Farms, MI 
48025, michiganhumane.org/
tributes; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DR. KEITH 
BRIAN DANIELS, 
64, of Flint, died 
April 13, 2020.
He is survived by 
his wife, Diana Les 
Daniels; children, 
Matthew Daniels, Sara Daniels 
and Shannon Les; father, Roger 
Daniels; sister and brother-in-
law, Allison Daniels and Brian 
Dolan; other loving relatives 
and friends.
Dr. Daniels was the devoted 
son of the late Marilyn Daniels. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Congregation 

