46 | AUGUST 20 • 2020 

Soul
of blessed memory

HARVEY 
BAUM, 84, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Aug. 10, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his beloved 
wife, Marilyn Baum; son, Andy 
Baum; daughters and son-in-
law, Sheryl and Joe Inwald, and 
Susanne Baum; grandchildren, 
Arielle Inwald, Joshua Inwald, 
Shayna Ostrow and Dylan 
Ostrow; sister, Estelle Karbrin; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Mr. Baum was the brother of 
the late Sidney Baum and the 
late David Baum. 
Interment took place at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions may 
be made to Jewish Hospice 
and Chaplaincy Network, the 
Dorothy and Peter Brown 
Jewish Community Adult Day 
Care Program or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

PATRICIA 
BECKER, 80, of 
Southfield, died 
Aug. 11, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her beloved hus-
band, Allan Becker; 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Julie (Alan Silverleib) Becker, 
Barbara (Jonathan Bilmes) 
Becker, Ruth Becker; grand-
children, Anna and Rebecca 
Silverleib, Eli, Naomi and Uri 
Bilmes, Leah Rose Becker; 
great-grandchildren, Hillel 
and Aryeh Bilmes; brother and 
sister-in-law, Mark and Bonnie 
Cousens; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Marsha (Michael 
Weinstein) Meckler; many lov-
ing nieces, nephews, other fam-
ily members and friends. 
 Interment took place at 
Workmen’
s Circle Cemetery 
in Clinton Township. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Birmingham Temple. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

NORMAN 
BERKOWITZ, 99, 
of Lansing, passed 
away peacefully on 
Aug. 3, 2020, of 
natural causes. 
He was born in Detroit, the 
son of Abraham and Anna 
Berkowitz.
Norman graduated from 
Wayne State University and 
went on to a long career in 
local and state government in 
Michigan. He made extraor-
dinary contributions to the 
Michigan Public Service 
Commission, the Michigan 
Department of Education and 
most especially to the Michigan 
Department of State, where 
he served as chief deputy to 
Secretary of State Richard 
Austin.
He was known in his fam-
ily as a favorite uncle, always 
having a wonderful sense of 
humor and a sincere caring 
for his family. His generosity 
was in juxtaposition to his val-
ued image of being cheap, not 
unlike Jack Benny. Norman 
still wore shoes he purchased at 
Nordstrom’
s in 1946. They were 
in fine shape. He often kidded 
about returning them one day 
for a refund. In fact, Norman 
kidded about almost everything 
all the time and always kept the 
family entertained with his own 
brand of humor.
He loved to relax at a delica-
tessen and enjoy food and con-
versation. He once argued with 
a friend about the number of 
layers of a seven-layer cake on 
display at a bakery. He argued 
it was six and his friend argued 
it was seven. The owner of the 
bakery invited him to leave and 
not return.
Norman loved the theater 
and made an annual trip to 
New York City well into his 90s 
to attend several plays. He was 
also a huge fan of the Detroit 
Pistons, rarely missing a game.
Norman’
s accomplishments, 
idiosyncrasies, circle of friends 
and legacy are far too extensive 

to provide in this brief com-
mentary on his life. Therefore, 
a celebration of life will be held 
at a date to be determined at 
which family and friends will 
be able to share memories of 
this remarkable man.
He had a wonderful marriage 
with the late Nancy Berkowitz 
(Otis). He grew up with two 
loving brothers, the late Dr. 
Meyer (Eve) Berk and the late 
Julius (Molly) Berkowitz. 
Norman is survived by his 
nieces, Harriet (Bob) Schwartz 
and Shelley (Michael) Eizelman; 
nephews, Charles (Debra) Berk, 
Richard (Marilyn) Berk; several 
great- and great-great-nieces 
and nephews. He will also be 
greatly missed by his close 
friends, Marvin and Nancy 
Goldstein.
Contributions may be made 
to the Capital Area Humane 
Society or the A.C.L.U.

c. 1968

MARILYN 
BERMAN, 79, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Aug. 9, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her son, Alan 
Berman; brothers 
and sister-in-law, 
Daniel Feldman, Raymond and 
Janet Feldman; many other 
loving family members and 
friends. 
Mrs. Berman was the beloved 
wife of the late Ben Berman; the 
sister-in-law of the late Marilyn 
Feldman.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

BERNARD 
BOCKNEK, 95, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Aug. 8, 2020.
He is survived 
by his son and 
daughter-in-law, Craig and Gail 
Bocknek; daughters and son-in-

law, Debbie Hirsch, Sheryl and 
Randy Stone; grandchildren, 
Rachel and Hillary Bocknek, 
Julie (Aaron) Friedman, Andrea 
Hirsch, Brian (Dayna) Stone 
and Brad (Rachel) Stone; 
great-grandchildren, Brooklyn 
Stone and Alex Friedman; sis-
ter-in-law, Laura Cole; many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Mr. Bocknek was the beloved 
husband of the late Madeline 
Bocknek; brother-in-law of the 
late Arthur Cole. 
Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may be 
made to Hospice of Michigan. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

BEATRICE 
COHAN, 97, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died Aug. 11, 2020. 
She is survived by 
her daughter and 
son-in-law, Elaine 
and Sheldon Adelson; son, 
Arthur Cohan; grandchildren, 
Scott and Mihaela Adelson, 
Anne Adelson, and Jay and 
Brenda Adelson; great-grand-
children, Ian Adelson, Cody 
Adelson, Eitan Kalmowitz, Ezra 
Kalmowitz, Rowan Adelson, 
Benjamin Adelson and Lisa 
Adelson; sister, Lenore Shapiro; 
many loving nieces and neph-
ews.
Mrs. Cohan was the beloved 
wife of the late Israel Cohan; 
the cherished mother of the late 
Bernard E. Cohan; the loving 
sister of the late Anne Feldman 
and the late Lottie Koltonow; 
and the dear sister-in-law of the 
late David Shapiro.
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made to 
JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 
100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48301, jarc.org; or to a charity 
of one’
s choice. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

