Berenice D. Holzman (nee Korman) of Milwaukee died of natural causes on May 11. She was 94.
Born in New York, Holzman earned a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and a master’s in marketing from New York University. She moved to Wisconsin from Mission, Kan., in 1988.
Holzman worked primarily as a homemaker and served as the president of a parent-teacher organization and garden club. Her hobbies included travel, bridge and spending time with her grandchildren.
“She was a loving mother and grandmother, [who] always had a sense of humor and concern for her family,” her family stated.
Holzman was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Stanley Holzman, in 1991. She is survived by daughter Stephanie (Michael) Zvirin of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; son Michael (Carmen) Holzman of Bayside and three grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home. Graveside services were officiated by Rabbi Ronald Shapiro at Spring Hill Cemetery on May 29.
Memorial contributions to the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, 201 S. Hawley Ct., Milwaukee, WI 53214 or Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, are appreciated by the family.
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