Dolores Bierman Barmat

1928 - 2022

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DOLORES BIERMAN BARMAT

Dolores Bierman Barmat, 93, died May 18, 2022, at her home in Maryland, surrounded by her four daughters. She was born July 4, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Stella (Strahl) Bierman and Morris Bierman.

Dolores was a singular and exceptional woman, whose characteristic wit charmed all those who knew her. Her sarcastic quips were equally bestowed on everyone around her – from her closest friends and family to the clerk at her local grocery store. Her sharp mind persevered until the very end. Dolores was a natural saleswoman; she worked in her mother's shop in Brighton Beach, New York as a young woman, found easy success at various high-end retailers including I.Magnin and Lily Rubin during her career, and later became a mainstay at her daughter's store in Great Falls, Virginia. Her true passion was raising her children and grandchildren whom she fiercely loved (despite sarcastic quips to the contrary). Dolores and her husband Melvin met at Hofstra University; Dolores attending as the first collegiate woman in her family, Melvin returning from service in WWII. Throughout their 62-year marriage they lived in New Jersey and Maryland, following Melvin's career in telecommunications and building and sharing their lives. Dolores and Melvin's home in Bethesda, Maryland where they lived for 44 years had a gravitational pull, known for large gatherings of family and friends at holidays. Dolores loved to travel; she and Melvin went to many far-flung destinations for work and pleasure, and eventually took their children and grandchildren back to their favorite places – London, Italy, Santa Fe, the Caribbean, and most of all, to their home in Mount Desert, Maine, where their family spent joyful and memorable summers together. Dolores was a born storyteller, who shared her life, experiences, and advice with her children, grandchildren, family, and friends. She will be sorely missed by all of those who knew, loved, and revered her.

Dolores's husband Melvin Barmat passed away in 2012 in Mount Desert, Maine.

Dolores is survived by her four daughters, Joan Barmat, Alison Barmat, Betsy Stires and husband Mark, and Hope Hill and husband Peter; seven grandchildren, Samantha Altmann and husband Eben, Meredith Steinfels and husband Trevor, Ethan Steinfels and wife Monisha, Nathan Stires and wife Caroline, Victoria Steel and husband Tyler, Sarah Hill-Yeterian and husband Benjamin, and Nicholas Hill; and four great-grandchildren, Milo Moorman, Mabel Altmann, August Altmann, and Eleanor Stires.

Funeral services were held 10 a.m., Monday, May 23, 2022 at Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main Street, Mount Desert with Rabbi Siemers. Interment will be at Brookside Cemetery, Mount Desert immediately following the service. Shiva took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 24 and 25 at 110 East Lake Avenue.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dolores's memory may be made to K.U.R.E (Kids' Uveitis Research and Education), at https://secure.jhu.edu/form/wilmer on the drop-down menu or donate by phone at (410) 955-2020. Condolences may be expressed at

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