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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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