soul
of blessed memory
RUTH BAVER, 88, of
West Bloomfield, died
Feb. 9, 2018.
She is survived by
her son, Elihu Baver;
daughter, Dr. Beth
Baver-Neff; grandchil-
dren, Rachel (Charlie)
Baver
Kovelle, Leah Baver
(Brandon Arnold),
Jacob Baver, Michelle Neff, Andrew
(Lisa) Neff and Alissa Neff; great-
grandson, Harvey Arnold.
Mrs. Baver was the beloved wife of
the late Howard Baver for 65 years; the
loving sister of the late Anne Smith;
and the dear mother-in-law of the late
Dr. Howard Neff.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
Hadassah-Greater Detroit Chapter,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.hadassah.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
ELOISE “ELLA”
ELLMAN, 84, of
Livonia, died Feb. 10,
2018.
She is survived by
her children, Erlinda
(Ken) Sterling, Marcos
(Patricia) Rivera,
Ellman
Howard (Carol)
Ellman, Nancy (Dr.
Marc) Frager and Ronald Ellman;
grandchildren, Dawn (Eric) Kling,
Christopher (Dina) Muscat, Shannon
( Jason) Groves, Caitlin Rivera, Lisa
( Jason) Amerine, Michael ( Julie)
Ellman, Daniel (Derin) Ellman and
Monica Frager; and great-grandchil-
dren, Aurora, Sophia, Gunnar, Yaeger,
Alex, Audrey, Maverick, Appolo,
Brynlee and Ava.
Mrs. Ellman was the beloved wife
of the late Seymour S. Ellman; the
cherished mother of the late Maureen
Ellman; and the loving grandma of the
late Steven Frager.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to the American Heart
Association, 27777 Franklin Road,
Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034
www.heart.org or to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
ROBERT FELDMAN, 85, of Southfield,
died Feb. 4, 2018.
He is survived by his wife of 63
years, Sandra Feldman; sons and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Marc and Lana
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Feldman of Farmington Hills, Howard
Feldman; grandchildren, Alexa
Feldman and fiancé, Scott Hantler,
Bethany Feldman, Hanna Feldman;
also survived by nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
Mr. Feldman was the dear brother
and brother-in-law of the late Bertram
and the late Janet Feldman, the late
Faye and the late Mike Gittleman, the
late Gerry and the late Jack Gordon.
Contributions may be made to
Alzheimer’s Association, 25200
Telegraph Road, Suite 1, Southfield,
MI 48033. Interment was held
at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
MARY AUGUST FISHER, 100, of
Coconut Creek, Fla., formerly of
Michigan, died Feb. 3, 2018.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Dr. Stanley and
Susan Fisher of Brookville, N.Y.,
Dr. Lawrence and Lori Fisher of
Gig Harbor, Wash.; grandchildren,
Jonathan Bach Fisher, Land and
Melissa Fisher, Clay and Michelle
Fisher, Sierra Fisher; great-grandchil-
dren, Mateo, Cruz, Jaxon, Liam, Loch,
Lola.
Mrs. Fisher was the beloved wife
of the late Jay Fisher; loving mother
of the late Leah Esther; dear sister of
the late Dr. Ralph and the late Francis
August, the late Rachel and the late
George Keller, and the late Rebecca
Ida August.
Contributions may be made to
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous,
305 7th Ave., #1900, New York, NY
10001; or Simon Wiesenthal Center,
www.wiesenthal.com. Interment
was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
MARC GRAYE, 67, of
Cypress, Texas, for-
merly of Michigan,
died Feb. 6, 2018.
He is survived by
his wife of 33 years,
Susan; children, Josh
Graye, Max Graye and
Graye
Joey Graye; sisters,
Joy, Michelle and
Shari; mother-in-law, Sharon Margolis,
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Marc and Hanna Margolis, and Paul
and Marsha Margolis. He is also sur-
vived by Uncle Barry and Aunt Elaine
Margolis, as well as Uncle Sidney and
Aunt Sarabeth Wizen and numer-
ous loving nieces, nephews, cousins,
friends and clients.
He was the beloved son of the late
Winifred and the late Eugene Graye;
son-in-law of the late Meyer Margolis.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to Jewish Chaplaincy
Program of Jewish Family Service,
so that other patients can benefit
from the Shabbat Program; Magen
David Adom, www.mdais.org; or the
Hurricane Relief Fund for the Houston
Jewish Federation, jewishfederations.
org/hurricane-harvey-relief-fund.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
RITA KOZUCH-
PARKINSON, 54, a
resident of Commerce
Township, passed
away peacefully, sur-
rounded by her family,
on Feb. 2, 2018.
Rita is survived by
Kozuch-Parkinson
her loving husband,
Thomas; daughter,
Sidney Ireland Hodges; cousins, Sam
(Lauren) Bienenstock and Rose (Larry)
Evans. She was also survived by many
other loving family members and close
friends.
She was the loving daughter of the
late Helen and Irving Kozuch.
Memorial contributions are encour-
aged to the Michigan Human Society.
Arrangements by Lynch & Sons.
PAMELA LESTER, 87,
of Oak Park, died Feb.
7, 2018.
Born March 11,
1930, in London,
England, Pamela
Cohen met the love of
her life, Alan Lester,
Lester
at a tea dance and
they were married a
few years later in 1956. Subsequently,
the newlyweds moved to Canada to
be with their family. After their two
sons, Larry and Michael, were born,
the Lesters moved to Michigan where
their daughter, Suzanne, was born.
Pamela and Alan were happily married
for 48 years until his death in 2004.
She is survived by her children,
Michael (Marcia) Lester, Suzanne
(Scott) Smith and Larry (Laura)
Lester; and grandchildren, Sophie
(Brian) Lefevre, Molly Lester, Alexis
Smith, Olivia Smith, Matthew Lester,
Scott Lester and Stephanie Lester.
Interment was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association of Greater
Michigan, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48033 www.alz.org.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
LORETTA G. LEVY,
passed away peacefully
in San Francisco, Calif.,
on Oct. 26, 2017, at the
age of 80 after a long
illness.
Loretta was born
April 7, 1937, in Detroit
Levy c. 2010
to Bernard and Leona
Gallison and was the
sister of the late Harvey Gallison.
She is survived by her husband of
52 years, Leonard J. Levy; daughter,
Katherine A. Levy of Mill Valley, Calif.;
son and daughter-in-law, Matthew L.
and Carrie E. Levy of Piedmont, Calif.;
grandchildren, Ashley, Alexis and James
Levy of Piedmont; and nieces, Lisa
Tucker, Marlo Zall, Tracey Totten and
Marci Gallison and their families.
Private services and interment were
held at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
in Colma, Calif. If you wish to make a
remembrance, send donations to the
ALS Association, 1275 K St. NW, Suite
250, Washington, DC 20005 or the char-
ity of your choice.
HOWARD PASSMAN,
89, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb.
11, 2018.
He was the former
owner of Windsor
Wiping Cloth. Mr.
Passman is sur-
Passman
vived by his sons
and daughters-in-law, Elliott and
Robin Passman, and Daniel and Patty
Passman; grandchildren, Michael and
Paige Passman, Megan and Bradley
Krasnick, and Andrew Passman.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Joyce B. Passman; the cherished
father of the late Mark Scott Passman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation, 2000 Oakley Park Road,
Suite 104, Walled Lake, MI 48390,
www.michiganjewishsports.org, or a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.