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.