Anne Charochak, nee Mittleman. She gave the gift of life to her son Andrew Blum and daughter Karen Bud Wilson and the joy of children to their parents, June and Stanley Blum and Manny and Nikki Bud. She is remembered at Birchwood Plaza Nursing Home for her humor, impish grin, Star Trek trivia and persevering through difficulty. There will be a 1:30 p.m. service Thursday, January 9, at Maryhill Cemetery, 8600 Milwaukee, Niles. Instead of flowers, the family asks for donations to two adoption agencies, The Cradle in Evanston and Jewish Children’s Bureau in Chicago.