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SYLVIA BABCOCK,
103, of Southfield, died
Sept. 3, 2016.
She was a vice
president of the Jewish
Community Center,
where she was involved
with Book Fair. She
Babcock
was on the advisory
board for the Jewish
Historical Society and
was involved in Woman’s Philanthropy,
the Annual Campaign and the archives
of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. She was a member of Temple
Beth El and of the National Council of
Jewish Women.
Mrs. Babcock was the cherished moth-
er of Nancy (Jim) Grosfeld and Robert
Babcock; loving grandma Sylvia of Dr.
Rachel Kukes (Dr. Mark) Schwartz, Jared
Babcock, Joseph Babcock and Jason
(Jenna) Grosfeld; proud great-grandma
Sylvia of Benjamin, Jonathan and Julia
Schwartz, Jay, Alex and Janie Grosfeld.
She is also survived by many loving
nieces, nephews, friends; devoted care-
givers, Gina Delacruz, Comfort Nuamah
and Fina Belarosa.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Samuel Babcock. Sylvia was the last
of 13 children born to Joseph and
Rachel Barnett; her deceased siblings
and their spouses are Frances and Jack
Fink, Rose and Ed Rosenberg, Bea and
Sam Magidsohn, Dorothy and Ellis
Thal, Archie and Laura Barnett, Sidney
and Golda Barnett, Celia and Nate
Blumrosen and David Goldfarb, Ethel
and David Goldfarb, Harriet and Samuel
Silver, Lillian and Bob Moore, Maurice
and Marianne Barnett, Marvin and
Evelyn Barnett. She was the daughter-
in-law of the late Lottie and the late
Benjamin Babcock; sister-in-law of the
late Rose (the late Dr. John) Horowitz,
the late Tillie (the late Harry) Madison,
and the late Ann (the late Gene)
Finegold.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org; Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, www.
jewishdetroit.org; Jewish Community
Center, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.jccdet.org;
or Jewish Historical Society of Michigan,
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, www.michjewishhistory.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LESTER BERMAN, 68,
of Southfield, died Aug.
14, 2016.
A civil engineer
and consultant, Mr.
Berman assisted eight
states with environ-
mental planning as a
Berman
regional officer. He
was also a college pro-
fessor who taught at
Lawrence Tech, Baker College, Wayne
State University, Phoenix University and
Davenport University.
He was an active member of Adat
Shalom Synagogue and its men’s club. He
remained active with Ahavath Shalom
Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas, and
with the Jewish War Veterans.
Mr. Berman is survived by his wife
of 45 years, Francine Berman; son and
daughter-in-law, Nathaniel and Rena
Berman of Brighton, Mass.; daughter,
Carolyn Berman of Southfield; sister,
Ellen Berman; grandchildren, Devorah
Berman, Rivkah Berman.
Contributions may be made to Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; or
to a charity of one’s choice. Interment
was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

MARLENE BEZ, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died
Sept. 4, 2016.
She is survived by
her sons and daughter-
in-law, Michael Bez,
and Brian and Lois
Bez; grandchildren,
Bez
Samantha and Joshua
Bez; sisters-in-law,
Helen Weingarden and
Elaine Weingarden; many loving nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Bez was beloved wife of the
late George Bez; the loving sister of
the late Eugene Weingarden, the late
Lloyd Weingarden and the late Stanley
Weingarden; the dear sister-in-law of the
late Jane Weingarden.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic
Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076,
www.cancer.org; Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society of Michigan, 1471 E. 12 Mile
Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071, www.
lls.org/aboutlls/chapters/mi; or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

IRA CAMEN, 63, of Oak
Park, died Sept. 9, 2016.
He is survived by his
wife of 36 years, Karen
Camen; daughters, Linda
Camen of Oak Park,
Sarah Camen, also of
Oak Park; brothers and
Camen
sisters-in-law, Joseph
and Wendy Camen,
Edward and Karen
Camen; many other family members and
friends.
Mr. Camen was the dear brother of the
late Rochelle Lynn Camen.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Interment was held at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

SANDRA GALE, 82, of
West Bloomfield, died
Sept. 5, 2016.
She is survived by
her sons and daughter-
in-law, Andrew Teitel,
and Robert and Andrea
Gale
Teitel; daughter and
son-in-law, Wendy and
Michael Gorge; grand-
children, Matthew Gorge, Brandon and
Emily Gorge, Gillian Gorge, Ari Teitel
and Levi Teitel; sister, Rosemarie Karbal;
sisters-in-law, Shirlee Ingber and Adeline
Stern. She is also survived by Richard’s
daughter, Clare Gale Schwartz; many lov-
ing nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Gale was the beloved wife of the
late Richard Gale; cherished mother of the
late Michael David Teitel; loving sister of
the late Louise Band; devoted daughter of
the late Louis and the late Mary Lazarus;
dear sister-in-law of the late Seymour
Karbal, the late George Ingber and the late
Al Stern.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit,
6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, www.jslmi.org; Alzheimer’s
Association-Greater Michigan Chapter,
25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100,
Southfield, MI 48033, www.alz.org/gmc; or
to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Garvin

MAUREEN GARVIN,
71, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 10, 2016.
She is survived by
her beloved husband,
Howard Garvin; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law,
Margo and John Lansat,
Jill and Paul Frankel; son
and daughter-in-law,
Larry and Robin Garvin;

grandchildren, Hannah, Phillip and
Sammy Garvin, Judah and Ava Frankel;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Jeffrey and
Cindy Madgy, Neil and Enid Madgy, Dr.
William Berman (the late Sharon Rubin);
many loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mrs. Garvin was the daughter of the late
Marvin and the late Mollye Madgy, and
the late Seymour Berman.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to the ASPCA or to a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

RABBI JERRY GODFREY, 83, of
Southfield, died Sept. 2, 2016.
He is survived by his wife, Esther
Godfrey; sons and daughters-in-law,
Yitzchok Isaac and Malka Godfrey of
Lakewood, N. J., Binyomin and Adina
Godfrey of Brooklyn, N.Y., Dovid and
Bas Sheva Godfrey of Brooklyn, Avrohom
and Sorah Miriam Godfrey of Lakewood,
Aryeh Laib and Ruthie Godfrey of
Southfield; daughters and sons-in-law,
Basya and Reuvain Rhodes of Monsey,
N.Y., Blooma and Yisroel Federman
of Brooklyn; sister, Lorraine Sallen of
Southfield; numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Rabbi Godfrey was the dear brother of
the late Walter Godfrey.
Contributions may be made to Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield,
MI 48037; or Yeshiva Gedolah, 24600
Greenfield Road, Oak Park, MI 48237.
Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

ROSALYN GOODMAN,
91, of Chicago, died Aug.
27, 2016.
She is survived by her
husband of 72 years,
Robert Goodman; son,
Stephen Goodman;
daughters and sons-in-
Goodman
law, Madeleine and Rael
Slutsky, Carolyn and
Howard Iwrey; cherished
grandchildren, Adam and Patti Slutsky,
Daniel Iwrey and Jack Iwrey; dear sister,
Lainie Lesser-Mark; dear sister-in-law,
Irene Goodman; loving cousins, nieces and
nephews.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Israel, Iwrey Family Special Needs Fund,
www.temple-israel.org; or to a charity of
one’s choice.

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