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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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