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DIANE ROCHER, 59, of
West Bloomfield, died
Nov. 22, 2016.
She is survived by
her husband, Dr. Leslie
Rocher; son, Evan Rocher;
stepsons, Benjamin
Rocher and Joshua
Rocher
Rocher; sisters and broth-
ers-in-law, Annette and
Brian Bennett, Roxanne
and Dexter Dyer, and Jeanne and Tom
Gallanda-Lederer; brother, Michael Gallanda;
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Veronica
and Jonathan Schmerling; nephews, Bruce
Schmerling and Caleb Bennett.
Mrs. Rocher was the devoted daughter of
the late Michael and the late Anne Gallanda;
aunt of the late Elizabeth Schmerling.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Beaumont Foundation, Diane Rocher
Memorial Fund for Nursing, 3711 W. 13
Mile, Royal Oak, MI 48073, foundation.
beaumont.edu; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

CYNTHIA L. RUBIN,
76, of Beverly Hills,
died Nov. 26, 2016.
She taught kinder-
garten for 32 years, the
majority of the time
at Burton Elementary

School in Huntington Woods. She
retired in 1996.
Mrs. Rubin is survived by her husband
of 51 years, Norman Rubin; brother and
sister-in-law, Allen and Adina Linden;
sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Paula
and Melvin Menuck, Edith Linden and
Faye Starr; nieces and nephews, Sylvia
and Ronald Marabate, Arlene and Juan
Zapata, Jonathan and Wendy Linden,
Ann and Glen Glater, Michele and Seth
Corin, and Jason Menuck.
She was the devoted daughter of the
late Samuel and the late Bella Linden;
the loving sister of the late Fred Linden.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JAMES H. RUBY, 78,
of Royal Oak, died Nov.
26, 2016.
He is survived by his
wife, Gail Ruby; sons,
Irwin Ruby and Brian
Ruby; daughter, Jodi
Ruby; grandchildren,
Ruby
Whitney Ruby, Ryan
Ruby and Jake Aguilar;
great-grandchildren,
Madison Ruby and Riley Ruby; sister, Elissa
Dishell; brother, Richard “Rick” Ruby.
Mr. Ruby was the loving brother-in-

law of the late Don Dishell.
Interment was at Oakview Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Israel
Defense Fund, P.O. Box 999, Walled Lake,
MI 48390; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LIVIA SCHEY, 104, of
West Bloomfield, died
Nov. 24, 2016.
Due to the Holocaust,
she was in hiding dur-
ing World War II.
Mrs. Schey is sur-
vived by her son and
Schey
daughter-in-law, Paul
and Marion Rubin
of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Steve
and Dana Rubin, Lisa
and Sandor Terner;
great-grandchildren,
Brody Rubin, Danny
Terner, Derek Terner.
She is also survived
by Suzanna Goldstein, Hedi Ferber and
other loving relatives and friends.
Mrs. Schey was the beloved wife of the
late Sandor Rubin and the late Emanuel
Schey.
Contributions may be made to any
Humane Society. Interment was held at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

JULIANNE
SILVERSTEIN VINIK,
57, of Chicago, Ill., died
Nov. 26, 2016.
She is survived by
her mother, Dolores
Silverstein; brother
and sister-in-law, Dr.
Vinik
Roger and Dr. Susan
Silverstein; sister and
brother-in-law, Jennifer
and Jon Whaley; niece and nephews,
Claire and Max Silverstein, and Sterling
Whaley; many loving aunts, uncles and
friends.
Mrs. Vinik was the beloved wife of the
late Jeffrey Vinik; the devoted daughter
of the late O.D. Silverstein.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.
shirshalom.org; or to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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