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Soul
of blessed memory

Myrna’
s enthusiasm for 
her adopted home city made 
her an ideal representative 
for Around Town Inc., a 
company working with the 
university and major corpo-
rations to offer prospective 
recruits customized tours of 
the city. She was the perfect 
tour guide to extol the ben-
efits of living in Ann Arbor 
because she knew so well the 
neighborhoods, schools and 
wealth of cultural and retail 
opportunities; of course, 
most tours would end at 
Michigan Stadium.
Anyone who knew Myrna 
knew her love of fitness; 
modern dance, Jazzersize 
and yoga classes were 
important in her life. She 
frequently attended concerts, 
plays, and dance and musical 
theater performances in Ann 
Arbor and other cities. 
Her fascination with 
world cultures inspired 
extensive travel in Europe, 
Asia, the Middle East and 
the Caribbean, as well as 
throughout the United States 
and Canada. The vacations 
they took their grandchil-
dren, when each turned 10 
and 16, created indelible 
memories for all; their expo-
sure to her open-mindedness 
continues to shape them 
today. In addition to travel-
ing, Myrna enjoyed playing 
bridge with her friends and 
keeping her mind sharp and 
current on popular culture 
by playing trivia.

Being Myrna’
s friend 
meant that she remembered 
your birthday and interests. 
She always sent the perfect 
card for every occasion, and 
it always arrived on time. 
Her attention and care were 
not limited to her immediate 

circle; she maintained con-
tacts with friends of her chil-
dren and grandchildren as 
well. As her health declined, 
the outpouring of love she 
received from so many peo-
ple was a daily affirmation 
of the impact she had on 
others.

Myrna Miller is survived 
by her husband, Dr. Newell 
Miller; their children, Todd 
(Elaine) of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
Beth of Hamden, Conn., and 
Eric (Nancy) of Charlotte, 
N.C.; grandchildren: Ross 
(Kayla) Miller of Pittsburgh, 
Danielle (Michael) DiIonno 
of Denver, Dr. Joseph Miller 
of Ann Arbor; Evan Miller 
of Pittsburgh; Allison Miller 
of Los Angeles and Isaac 
Miller of New York. She is 
also survived by Zdenka 
Potancokova Bartscht of 
Ann Arbor, whom Myrna 
and Newell sponsored as a 
student from Slovakia and 
considered a member of the 
Miller family since her arriv-
al in 2002.
A private funeral service is 
planned. A celebration of life 
ceremony will take place at 
Temple Beth Emeth at a date 
and time to be determined.

Contributions may 
be made to Silver Club 
Memory Programs or the 
Rogel Cancer Center, Dr. 
Mark Kaminski Lymphoma 
Program Fund at Michigan 
Medicine. Visit victors.uc/
myrnamiller to make your 
gift to Silver Club or to 
the Rogel Cancer Center. 
Checks may be sent to the 
Michigan Medicine Office 
of Development, 1000 
Oakbrook Drive, Suite 100, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48104; or call 
734-764-6777.

ELLA 
MOSKOVITZ, 
77, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 12, 2020. 
She was a long-
time, beloved teacher at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue and Hillel 
Day School. 
Mrs. Moskovitz is sur-
vived by her husband, 
Arie Moskovitz; sons and 
daughter-in-law, Avi and 
Kristin Moskovitz, and 
Gil Moskovitz; grandchil-
dren, Emma, Lily, Sara and 
Danielle Moskovitz; brother, 
Elyakim Hassidof. 
She was the devoted 
daughter of the late Avi and 
the late Malka Hassidof; the 
dear sister of the late Arie 
Hassidof.
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be 
made to Adat Shalom 
Synagogue, 29901 
Middlebelt, Farmington 
Hills, MI 48334, adatshalom.
org/tributes; Yad Ezra, 2850 
W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, 
MI 48072, yadezra.
org; JARC, 6735 Telegraph, 
Suite 100, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, jarc.
org; or Hillel Day 
School, 32200 Middlebelt 
Road, Farmington Hills, 
MI 48334, hillelday.org. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

BARBARA 
NIMCHONOK, 
80, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 9, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her husband of 30 years, 
Harold Nimchonok; son, 
Robert Charns; daughter, 
Nancy Farris; grandchil-

dren, Allie and Ryan Farris; 
niece and nephew, Julie Beth 
Harris and Andrew Harris; 
sister-in-law, Kitty Charns; 
many loving cousins, neph-
ews, friends and her loyal 
dog, Lizzie.
Mrs. Nimchonok was the 
devoted daughter of the late 
Jeannie and the late Jerry 
Manheim; the loving sister 
of the late Lois Wahle; the 
dear sister-in-law of the late 
Phillip Charns.
Interment was at 
Beth El Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

BENJAMIN 
“BENJIE” 
PEARLMAN, 93, 
of Bloomfield 
Hills, died May 9, 
2020.
He is survived by his wife 
of 66 years, Lois Pearlman; 
children, Jeff and Ellie, Tom 
and John, and Andrew and 
Andrea; grandchildren, Ben, 
Ava, Noah, Adam, Nick, 
Zack, Allyssa and Joey; 
great-grandson, Jacob. 
Mr. Pearlman was the lov-
ing brother of the late Ruth 
Levenburg and the late Jack 
Pearlman.
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may 
be made to American 
Red Cross, Washtenaw 
Chapter, 4624 Packard 
Road., Ann Arbor, Mi 
48108, wcredcross.org; 
or Magen David Adom, P.O. 
Box 96402, Washington, 
DC 20090-6402, afmda.
org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

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