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Soul
of blessed memory

Jackie, the last four years of 
her life. 
There was a private grave-
side service at the Beth 
Kehillah Cemetery in Egg 
Harbor Township, N.J. He 
was buried alongside his 
beloved mother, Jackie; father, 
Mortimer. He is near aunt 
Clare Levy, and uncle Dodie 
and aunt Mitzie Goorland. 
 Mr. Bernhardt will forev-
er be remembered by close 
friends, Chuck Berk, Keith 
Pomeroy, Norton Chaiken, 
Leslie Pinkus and Carol 
Rocheleau, his soulmate, com-
panion and guardian angel. 
He is survived by his loving 
brother and sisters-in-law, 
Gregory and Jodi Bernhardt 
of New York City; his best 
little big friend, his nephew, 
Hunter Michael Bernhardt; his 
beloved niece, Justine Sarah 
Bernhardt of New York City. 
He is fondly remembered 
by his cousins, whom he so 
loved and admired; Michael 
Sukin, Leeds Levy and Beverly 
Gordon, mother-in-law of 
Greg, for whom he had a 
special fondness; his former 
wife, Gail Bernhardt; and her 
daughter who he helped raise, 
Laura Labovich of Bethesda, 
Md. 
Arrangements entrusted to 
Roth-Goldsteins’
 Memorial 
Chapel, Atlantic City, N.J., 
rothgoldsteins.com. 

CLARE 
KORMAN 
CHAIT, 98, of 
West Bloomfield 
passed away April 
21, 2020. 
She was born and raised by 
her parents, Esser and Baila 
Korman, in the small northern 
town of Timmins, Ontario.
Clare worked with her 

siblings at Korman’
s Dairy, 
founded by her father. She 
would check in the milk truck 
drivers and eventually became 
a bookkeeper.
Clare was always very proud 
of her Canadian heritage. She 
came to Detroit in the late 
1940s and met Albert at a 
Jewish hiking club. They were 
married in 1950 and enjoyed 
42 years of wonderful mar-
riage and partnership; Albert 
passed in 1992.
Clare became an American 
citizen in the 1980s. She 
was an active member of 
Congregation Beth Abraham 
and Beth Ahm for more than 
60 years and had many life-
long and cherished friends 
whom she met through the 
synagogue. 
Throughout her lifetime, 
Clare highly valued and trea-
sured her large extended fam-
ily and many friends. She and 
Albert served as grandparents 
to many of their nieces and 
nephews. 
Clare was truly a family 
matriarch, had a feisty and 
wonderful sense of humor, 
and will be lovingly missed 
and remembered by all who 
knew her. 
Mrs. Chait was the devoted 
mother of Steven (Dianne) 
Chait, Bill (Mary) Chait and 
Sidney Chait; loving grand-
mother of Michael B. Chait, 
Benjamin Chait, Tye Chait and 
Trevor Ford. She is also sur-
vived by many beloved nieces, 
nephews, other family mem-
bers and friends.
She was the beloved wife 
of the late Albert Chait; cher-
ished sister of the late Morris 
(Ruth) Korman, the late Sara 
(late Milton) Abramson and 
the late Sophie Mikon.
Contributions may be made 

to Sophie Mikon and Albert 
and Clare Chait Fund, c/o 
JARC, 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Ste. 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48301.
Graveside service was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

ILENE 
COFFMAN, 100 
(and 7 months), of 
Oak Park, former-
ly of Farmington 
Hills, died April 
24, 2020. 
She held office in B’
nai 
B’
rith and was a member of 
Hadassah. She was a graduate 
in elementary education from 
Wayne State University in her 
40s. Also, she loved to play 
bridge, read and volunteer, 
helping many ailing relatives 
over the years.
She was the devoted mother 
of Joseph (Nancy) Coffman, 
Heidi (Craig Cesarone) 
Coffman and Amy (Andrew) 
Paberzs; loving grandmother 
of Alan (Cathleen Evans) 
Paberzs, Adam (Molly) 
Paberzs, Anna (Matthew) 
Modansky, Sam Tencer, Joel 
Tencer and Lisa Tencer; proud 
great-grandmother of Henry 
Evans-Paberzs, Emerson 
Evans-Paberzs, Evelyn Rose 
Modansky, Maggie Mae 
Modansky and Jacob Albert 
Modansky. 
Mrs. Coffman was the 
beloved wife for 54 years 
of the late Albert Coffman 
(formerly sports reporter, 
Al “Speed”); mother of the 
late Dennis Coffman; cher-
ished sister of the late Minnie 
Berson, the late Sadie Jones 
and the late Clare Berkowitz; 
the cherished aunt to many 
nieces and nephews. 

Contributions may be made 
to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard 
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323; or AAUW at 
AAUW.org.
Graveside service was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

RICHARD 
DABROWSKI, 93, 
passed away 
peacefully on 
April 25, 2020. 
He was born on 
Dec. 8, 1926, in 
Radom, Poland. 
A Gross-Rosen 
concentration 
camp survivor, 
he made his way to London, 
England, where he met a beau-
tiful Russian woman, Barbara, 
at a school dance. They 
married and gave birth to 
Christine before immigrating 
to the United States. They set-
tled in Detroit, and he pursued 
his profession as a chemist.
He was a kind, hard-work-
ing man with a positive 
attitude toward life. He will 
always be remembered for his 
love for dogs, dancing, garden-
ing and playing the mandolin. 
The family will miss him and 
hold his memory in their 
hearts forever. The family 
would like to extend sincere 
thanks for all for the kindness 
and compassion felt during 
this time.
Mr. Dabrowski is survived 
by his wife, Barbara; daughter, 
Christine; and granddaughter, 
Natasha. 
A celebration of life will be 
held at a later date. In lieu of 
flowers, please make a trib-
ute gift in his honor to the 
Holocaust Memorial Center or 
a charity of your choice. 

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