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EDWARD J. BLUM,
92, of Boca Raton,
Fla., died July 17,
2011.
He was an Army
veteran of World
War II. He par-
ticipated in the
Blum
Normandy Landing.
Mr. Blum became an electrical con-
tractor and was also a 32nd degree
Mason and a member of B'nai
He is survived by his wife of 65
years, Dorothy Blum; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Allan and Sheila Blum of
West Bloomfield, Steven and Karen
Blum of Farmington Hills, Nathan
and Sue Blum of Boca Raton; grand-
children, Jamie Blum, Nicholas and
Jennifer Blum, Melissa Blum, Michelle
Blum; great-grandchildren, Zachary
Blum; honorary grandchildren,
Rachel and Jason, Carin and Noah;
sisters-in-law and brother-in-law,
Sally and Morton Lewis and Edith
Gilbert; loving nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Mr. Blum was the loving son of the
late Rebecca and the late Abraham
Blum; brother of the late Norman Blum.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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BARBARA
BOCKOFF, 68, of
Bloomfield Hills,
died July 15, 2011.
She is survived
by her daughters
and sons-in-law,
Julie
Bockoff of
Bockoff
Bloomfield Hills,
Margo and David Chosid of Ann
Arbor; grandchildren, Hannah,
Benjamin and Rachel Chosid; brother
and sister-in-law, Dr. Richard Litt and
Suzanne Johnson; nieces, nephews;
former husband and father of her
children, Richard Bockoff and his
wife, Sharon Bockoff.
Ms. Bockoff was the devoted
daughter of the late Charlie and the
late Zoe Litt.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to ASAP (American Syringomylia and
Chiari Alliance Project), P.O. Box 1586,
Longview, TX 75606-1586, www.info@
asap.org ; Alzheimer's Association,
Detroit Area Chapter, 20300 Civic
Center Drive, Suite 100, Southfield,
MI 48076; or Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 West
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, www.jslmi.org . Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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