obituaries
IRVING BRATEMAN, 90, of Farmington
Hills, died June 27, 2015.
He was a retired Navy veteran from
the U.S.S. Bataan. He then went into the
clothing store business and was an owner
of Brateman Brothers in Fort Wayne, Ind.
He was active with Israel Bonds and B'nai
Jacob in Fort Wayne.
Mr. Brateman is survived by his wife,
Elaine Brateman; sons and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Robert Brateman, Dr. Jonathan
and Lea Brateman of Southfield; grand-
daughter, Reut Rachel Brateman.
Contributions may be made to Young
Israel of Southfield, 27705 Lahser Road,
Southfield, MI 48034; Hillel Day School,
32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI
48334; Friends of Israel Defense Forces,
P.O. Box 999, Walled Lake, MI 48390;
or American Technion Society, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite 304, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301. Interment was at Eretz
HaChaim in Beit Shemesh, Israel.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
JODY CANTOR, 48, of
Santa Cruz, Calif., for-
merly of Farmington
Hills, died June 22,
2015.
Jody helped create
a vibrant and creative
home schooling com-
munity and a highly
Cantor
thought of nature edu-
cation program. She gave her life to being
a nurturing and loving mom and inspired
hundreds of parents to be the same.
She was deeply loved and leaves behind
a devoted group of family, friends, caregiv-
ers and hundreds of people in her "healing
circle" that watched her daunting medical
journey over the last two years online and
will be touched by her forever. To everyone
in our circle, and everyone who has sent
their loving thoughts and prayers, we are
profoundly grateful.
Jody is survived by her devoted hus-
band, Dr. Randy Baker; daughters, Rumi
and Naia. Jody was the beloved daughter
of Barbara Cantor of West Bloomfield and
the late Larry Cantor. Her loving sisters are
Susie Cantor, Wendy Vandegrift, Nancy
Cohen-Vardy, Marcy Grantor; her late
brother was Robert Cantor. Surviving lov-
ing nieces and nephews are Dafni Moon,
Micha Vardy, Coby Vardy, Ariel Vardy,
Raviv Cohen, Ruby and Mia Cassidy, Malia
and Marley Grantor.
Jody was the granddaughter of the late
Ruth and the late Jules Klein, the late Sam
and Frankie Cantor. She was the beloved
daughter-in-law of Audree Baker. Her
sisters-in-law are Abby Kail and Eden
Tallman.
College scholarship funds in Jody's
memory have been set up for her daugh-
ters. If you are so inclined, make dona-
tion checks out to CollegeAmerica. Send
to CollegeAmerica, do Abby Kail, 1160
Taylor St., Northbrook, IL 60062; or on-
line, www.gofundme.com/hs81c8.
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wonderful
We hear kind words consistently. We're proud that
people feel comfortable enough with us to openly tell
us how much they appreciate what we did for them.
In fact, it's this appreciation that drives us to offer the
very best in comfort, compassion and service.
THEDORFMAN CHAPEL
SERVING WITH DIGNITY, SANCTITY AND COMPASSION
www.thedorfmanchapel.com
30440 Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills • _MI 48334
248.406.6000
TOLL FREE 1-866-406-6003
licensed Funeral Directors:
Alan Dorfman, Jonathan Dorfman
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