Miriam J. Ross was born in April 1935 and died November 4, 2024 at the age of 89. Miriam was the daughter of Fannie Medoff (born in Russia) and Max Gollub (born in Ukraine). Miriam was a first generation American, the youngest of three children, her brothers Walter Gollub of Vorhees, NJ and Gilbert Gallup of Silver Spring, MD were 13 and 12 years older, respectively.

Miriam (or Myrna as her family called her) was born in Philadelphia and grew up during World War II. Miriam was a lovely, vivacious young woman and was the "belle of the ball". She went to formal dances at the University of Pennsylvania regularly in the early 1950s. She and her girlfriends often visited the infamous Latin Casino (the "nightclub" in the movie "The Irishman"). In 1956 she married Herbert H. Gold, son of Theodore Gold and Dorothy (Honickman) Gold. In 1956 Miriam and Herbert had their only child, Michele. In 1958 she divorced Herbert Gold. In 1960 Miriam found her way into the "Philly Music Scene" when she met and married Record Producer, Jerry J. Ross.

In 1961 Miriam, Jerry and Michele moved from Philadelphia to Marlton, NJ. During this time, Jerry began his musical production career with Miriam at his side. Jerry's "stars of tomorrow" routinely stayed overnight on the Ross household living room sofa after "record hops" every weekend. Miriam and Jerry went to the music royalty events of the day including attending the engagement party for Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Jerry's office was on Broad Street in Philadelphia and the likes of Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Chubby Checker also had offices on the same floor. During the early years of their marriage with Miriam's help and active support,  Jerry's record producing career began to take off… with songs like: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (which he wrote with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff), "98.6" with Keith, "Sunny" with Bobby Hebb, "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" (with Spanky and Our Gang), "Apple, Peaches Pumpkin Pie"(with Jay & the Techniques), the album "This is Love of Life" with Soap Opera star Gene Bua - arranged by Claus Ogerman) and "Venus" (with Shocking Blue). Jerry founded Heritage Records in 1968 named after the community he lived in with Miriam - Heritage Village.

In 1969, Miriam and Jerry were divorced. Miriam, using all of her determination and skills, was hired to assist one of South New Jersey's most successful home building businesses, Chiusano Homes, working for Jack Chiusano and Philip, Tony, Barbara and James Chiusano. Miriam used her amazing interpersonal skills to assist the Chiusano family with customer service, payroll, ordering and obtaining permits etc. for all of their homes. Miriam was a hard-working, dependable and loyal employee and helped contribute to the success of the business selling homes to families for almost 50 years. Miriam was a well-known member of the community in Marlton, NJ and lived there from 1961 until 2018. Miriam loved Long Beach Island and was a frequent visitor during the summer months each year. In 2018, Miriam moved to Washington, DC to be near her daughter and son-in law.

Miriam was a great daughter to her mother Fannie in her old age, a wonderful sister, aunt and a supportive, amazing single mother to her own daughter, Michele. She is survived by her daughter Michele D. Ross, a partner in the law firm of Reed Smith in Washington DC and her son-in-law Jon-Christopher Bua, White House Correspondent and founder of Reel Political News of Washington DC.