Seiden of Northville; brother and
sister-in-law, Seymour and Anita
Bodner of Novi; friend, Elaine Stein.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Hadassah or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

HOWARD F. COHN, 46, of

Columbia, Md., died July 27, 2004.
He graduated from Wayne State
University and was a federal govern-
ment employee with many agencies,
the last being the Drug Enforcement
Administration in Arlington, Va.,
where he was a program analyst.
He is survived by his parents,
Lydia and Barton Cohn of Westland;
wife, Deborah; many relatives and
friends.

BELLE FREEDMAN, 94, of

Southfield, died Aug. 8, 2004. She
was married to Hymen Freedman,
who founded the Detroit Kosher
Butchers Union; she was a partner in
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her husband's business until his
death in 1958. For many years after-
ward, she was a familiar and friendly
face behind the counter at several
Oak Park drug stores including
Hammerstein's, Belle Drug and Dot
Drug, all in the Nine Mile Road and
Coolidge area.
As a charter resident of the Jewish
Federation Apartments on the Jewish
Community Campus in West
Bloomfield, Mrs. Freedman served as
president of the Hechtman Residents
Association for the first 10 years of
its existence and was the catalyst in
the successful drive to win bus serv-
ice for seniors in the area. Those
efforts included testifying before
county and state committees. She
was honored for her tireless work
with a proclamation from the state
of Michigan. For her many efforts
on behalf of services for seniors, she
was also honored with an Eight Over
80 award, celebrating community
activities by Detroit area senior citi-
zens over 80 years old.
A gifted writer, she had several
short stories and poems appear in

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