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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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