Mrs. Beverly M. Silverman, 94, of Woodcliff Lake, NJ, and a longtime former resident of Princeton, NJ, passed away on December 10th, 2020.
Beverly Miller was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Isadore and Sophie Miller. She graduated from Goucher College in 1948. That year, she married Dr. Benjamin K. Silverman. After Beverly taught elementary school for a year, the couple moved around the country as Ben completed his medical residency, military service, and fellowship. In 1954, they settled in Princeton for Ben to start his pediatric practice and to raise their family.
In Princeton, Beverly became an engaged member of the community. She taught at The Stuart School, and was an active mother in the schooling of her four sons. She adored art and enjoyed many visits to the Princeton University Art Museum, as well as museums in New York City. For many years, she and Ben belonged to a theater group of close friends that attended regular performances at McCarter Theater. Beverly loved Princeton and all that it had to offer her family. She was also the architect of many family vacations to different parts of the country. Later, as the family had scattered to different states, she and Ben purchased a beach house in Bay Head, NJ to serve as a central gathering place for children and grandchildren. To her grandchildren, she was “Grammy”, provider of love, card games, and chocolate doughnuts.
Perhaps Beverly’s greatest accomplishment came in the care and nurturing that she provided to her son Steve, who was born with a congenital heart defect. Through Steve’s numerous surgeries and ultimately two heart transplants, she and Ben helped him to grow, thrive, and lead an independent life. They left Princeton in 1991 and moved to California, where Steve worked, to help him recover from his first transplant and stayed there until his passing in 2009.
Beverly is predeceased by her parents, her beloved husband of 62 years, Dr. Benjamin K. Silverman, her son Steven, and her brothers Louis Miller and S. Murray Miller. Survivors include her sons Richard (Mary) of Cupertino CA, Robert (Joanne) of Austin, TX, and Jonathan (Anne Marie) of Upper Saddle River, NJ. Survivors also include her seven grandchildren, Scott, Lara, Sarai, Dustin, Allie, Kevin, and Jeremy.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey at https://give.cfbnj.org/BeverlySilverman
I am very sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. My parents, Herb and Maxine, were close friends of both your mom and dad and part of their beloved theater group. Our family spent many happy, summer days “down the shore” with your folks, visits that I remember fondly. Your mom was always very warm and a lot of fond. May your memories be comforting and full of her energetic spirit.
So very sorry to hear about your mom, she was a wonderful woman. I echo my sister Betsy’s sentiments, and send deepest condolences and much love to the whole family. May her memory be for a blessing.