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ing wife of 60 years, Audrey;
his loving children, Shari
(Michael) Scher and Sam
Hirschman. He will also be
missed by his grandchil-
dren, Matt and Josh Scher,
and Merrick and Jasmine
Hirschman; and many loving
nieces and nephews.
Dr, Hirschman was the
beloved brother of the Late
Louis (Claudia) Hirschman,
and Charlotte and the late
Harold Merritt.
Contributions may be
made to ALS Association,
3242 Parkside Center Circle,
Tampa, FL 33619, (813) 637-
9000, webfl.alsa.org; or JARC,
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite.
100, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48301, (248) 940-2617, jarc.
org.
JOYCE KLIGER,
79, of Farmington
Hills, died May 7,
2020.
She is survived
by her children,
Nancy Kliger, Scott Kliger,
and Jill Kliger Saliba and
Nabih Saliba; grandchildren,
Nathan Kliger, Zachary Kliger,
Shayna Kliger, Cam Kliger,
Samuel Saliba and Alana
Saliba; brother, Gary Milan;
other family and friends.
Mrs. Kliger was the beloved
wife for 54 years of the late
Seymour Kliger.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to American
Cancer Society, 20450 Civic
Center Drive, Southfield,
MI 48076, cancer.org; World
Vision, P.O. Box 9716, Federal
Way, WA 98063, worldvision.
org; or Humane Society of
Michigan, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 220, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025, michigan-
humane.org. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BARBARA
LICHTIG KUX,
95, died May 15,
2020, of natural
causes.
She liked noth-
ing better than to be on a golf
course; she played at Franklin
Hills Country Club until she
was 92, by which time she
wasn’
t keeping score.
Mrs. Kux lived her life in
and around Detroit (a 1943
graduate of Central High)
although she delighted in trips
to the south of France with
her great friend Lee Robinson
and traveled extensively
throughout the world.
She was an enthusiastic
volunteer, working for the
Brandeis book sale for many
years and as an active member
of Temple Beth El and their
sisterhood, serving on their
board and as the youth advis-
er from 1965-71.
She hosted countless meet-
ings at her home on Birchcrest
Drive, providing counsel,
humor, red pop and strawber-
ry Twizzlers.
Mrs. Kux was married to
Richard Kux for 29 years. She
leaves two children and their
spouses, Nancy and Roger,
and Bill and Frank. She loved
seeing her two nieces, Carol
(Ross) and Cathy, and talking
with a large circle of friends.
She found a supportive home
at Brookdale Southfield and
was looked after by a splen-
did hospice team and by her
“angels,” Vanessa, Tiffany,
Sonia and Deon.
Her memory can be kept
alive with a donation to one of
her favorite causes, the Actor’
s
Fund of America or UJA.
When this craziness of the
pandemic abates, there will be
a luncheon in her honor.
MARTIN MARX,
95, of Bloomfield
Hills, died May
13, 2020.
He is survived
by his devoted
caregiver, Nedra Stephen; as
well as many loving nieces,
nephews and friends.
Mr. Marx was the beloved
husband for 64 years of the
late Bernice Marx; the cher-
ished father of the late Jeffrey
Marx, the late Fern Marx and
the late Jamie Marx. He was
also predeceased by his eight
brothers and sisters.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Alzheimer’
s Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter,
25200 Telegraph Road, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48033, alz.
org/gmc. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
MYRNA RUTH
MILLER, 82, died
peacefully on May
5, 2020, at her
home in Ann
Arbor, following a
courageous 10-year battle
with cancer.
She was the daugh-
ter of James and Lillian
Schusterman Portman, born
in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 12,
1937, and raised in that city.
After graduating from
Theodore Roosevelt High
School and earning an
education degree from the
University of Michigan, she
began her career as an ele-
mentary school teacher in the
Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Myrna married Newell
Miller in 1959 and devoted
her time to raising their three
children and supporting the
work of organizations close to
her myriad interests.
Although she ended her
formal teaching career to raise
a family, Myrna remained a
teacher throughout her life by
demonstrating to her family
and friends the importance of
trying her best, caring deeply
about others and remaining
true to herself. Her generous
spirit, innate kindness and
values of honesty, sincer-
ity and selflessness shone
through all she did. Wherever
Myrna went, she gathered
around her a family of friends
and had the ability to focus on
what was important to each.
A lifelong passion for
the arts led Myrna to be a
longtime volunteer at the
University of Michigan
Museum of Art. She was
also a dedicated volunteer
at Jewish Family Services of
Washtenaw County, where she
helped immigrants settle into
their new community.
Following her mother’
s
death in 1997, Myrna and
husband, Newell, established
the Lillian and James Portman
Conference for caregivers of
dementia patients at skilled
nursing facilities through-
out Michigan, in gratitude
for and recognition of those
who helped care for her
mother when she lived at
Huron Woods in Ann Arbor.
Myrna also served on the
Advisory Council of Silver
Club Memory Programs at
Michigan Medicine Geriatrics
Center and stayed active.
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