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Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
May 22, 2009

Miriam "Mimi" Hellman Ephraim passed peacefully away in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 after suffering from Alzheimers Disease for over a decade. Mimi was born on July 8, 1937 to Mildred and Victor Hellman in Oklahoma City. She was raised in Chandler and graduated from Chandler High School in 1955. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri for one year before transferring to the University of Oklahoma, where she graduated with a BA in Interior Design in 1959. She was a member of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority. At OU she met and married her husband Stanley and enjoyed a marriage of nearly 44 years. They were lifetime members of Temple B'nai Israel. Mimi had a million friends and was always the life of the party. Her love for Chandler stayed true and was as deep as her love of OU football. She and Stanley led a full life of family, travel and fun. Mimi had a particular talent for handling and playing with babies, whether they were her own or not. Her ultimate treasures were her family and friends.

Mimi is survived by three children, Mark Ephraim and wife Jennifer, Todd Ephraim, Gail Ephraim; five grandchildren; brother, Sam Hellman and wife Harriet of New York and their two children; and double first cousin, Larry Hellman and wife Gay and their two children. The family would like to thank our wonderful team of caregivers that allowed Mimi to live out her life in the comfort of her own home. Funeral arrangements have been set for Friday, May 22 at 11:00am at Hahn-Cook Funeral Home (6600 Broadway Extension,). Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery.