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.