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ELAINE
BLUMA
BAKER, 89, of
Commerce
Township, died
Dec. 19, 2020, at
West Hickory Haven Nursing
Home from COVID-19.
She was born May 1,
1931, to Isedor and Esther
(Karsinovich) Chernoff.
Elaine graduated from
Central High School in
Detroit, class of 1949.
She worked at Henry
Ford Hospital in Dietary
Services. In 1949, she mar-
ried Leonard Kahrnoff, who
predeceased her in 1980. She
married Mort Baker in 1985;
he predeceased her in 1992.
Elaine loved to entertain
her friends. She enjoyed
playing bridge and mah jong.
She loved animals.
She lived for several years in
Sarasota, Fla., but she moved
back to West Bloomfield
in 2011 and lived in the
Hechtman Senior Apartments.
Mrs. Baker is survived by
her daughter, Jill S. Dunn
(Craig) of Carmel, Ind.; son,
Les M. Kahrnoff (Loren)
of Sarasota, Fla.; daughter,
Cynthia A. Kahrnoff of
Commerce Township; her
loving nephew, Edward
Cherkinsky and his wife,
Barbara; her grandchildren,
Ryan S. Dunn, Erin L. Dunn,
Breanne R. Rudd (Jeff), and
Jeremy L. Dunn.
She was also predeceased
by her sisters, Gertrude
Silverman, Libby Cherkinsky
and Anna Chernoff.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be
made to Jewish Senior Life-
Hechtman Apartments,
6700 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322; or
Michigan Humane Society,
30300 Telegraph Road, Suite
220, Bingham Farms, MI
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