RUTH ANNE “RANNY”
HOWARD, 72, of
Commerce, died May 19,
2018.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, Brian and Rebecca
Howard, David and
Howard
Alexis Howard, and
Chad and Martine
Howard; grandchildren,
Zachary, Sloane, Livia, Vaughn, Opal and
Oscar Howard; sister, Franci Eisenberg;
Franci’s family, Chris, Margaret, Anna and
Rachel Eisenberg. She is also survived by
Judge Barry Howard and Cindy Howard,
and Connie and Hal Schwartz.
Mrs. Howard was the devoted daughter
of the late Robert and the late Geraldine
Rafelson; dear daughter-in-law of the late
Fred and the late Lois Howard.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to ALS of Michigan, 24359 Northwestern
Hwy., Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48075,
www.alsofmi.org; or Jewish Community
Center, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.jccdet.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

KATHLEEN KLEIN
KANNERS, 84, of
Farmington Hills, died
May 19, 2018.
She is survived by
her children, Paula and
Mort Finkel, Robert and
Kathy Garelik, Bruce
Kanners
and Debra Garelik,
and Barbara and Ira
Goldberg; grandchil-
dren, Dr. Lindsey and Michael Albenberg,
Jonathan Gross, Evan and Katie Garelik,
Matthew Finkel, Steven Garelik and
his fiancee, Colette Anasovich, Lauren
Garelik, Spencer Goldberg, Seth Garelik,
Dylan Goldberg and Zachary Goldberg;
great-grandchildren, Joey and Stella
Albenberg; brother and sister-in-law,
Melvin and Gloria Klein; sister-in-law,
Arlene Baronick; Ken and Diana Kanners,
and Karen and Dr. Jeff Kraft.
Mrs. Kanners was the beloved wife of
the late Laurence Garelik, the late Sol
Chernoff and the late Earle Kanners;
devoted daughter of the late Morris and
the late Elizabeth Klein.
Interment was at Oakview Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to American
Diabetes Association, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 105, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, www.diabetes.org; or Crohn’s and

Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park
Ave. South, 17th Floor, New York, NY
10016, www.ccfa.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

SALLY LEPOFSKY, 93,
of Southfield, died May
23, 2018.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, William and Rina
Lepofsky of Agua Dulce,
Calif., Barry and Sherri
Lepofsky
Lepofsky of Farmington
Hills; grandchildren,
Lauren Garrisi and fian-
ce, Tyler Muckenhirn and Jeffrey Garrisi.
Mrs. Lepofsky was the beloved wife of
the late Sidney Lepofsky; dear sister of the
late Dr. Elliott Feldman.
Contributions may be made to the
Michigan Humane Society or to a charity
of one’s choice. Services and interment
were held at Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

LILLIAN MILLS, 95, of
West Bloomfield, died
May 22, 2018.
She is survived by
her daughter and son-
in-law, Donna and
Sheldon Stone; son
and daughter-in-law,
MIlls
Alan and Carole Mills;
grandchildren, Edward
Stone and Tamar Mizrahi, David Mills,
Blake Mills, Carly Mills and Caryn Stone;
great-grandchildren, Kaden Stone, Dylan
Stone, Jakob Stone, Maxwell Stone and
Aaron Stone; brother, Dr. Sol Weiss; nieces
and nephews, Pamela Weiss, Randy Weiss,
Stuart and Sharon Mills, Harvey Starr,
Tema Schrage, Marty Weiss and Gary
Weiss. She was the loving companion of
Sidney Wais.
Mrs. Mills was the beloved wife of the
late Max Mills; the cherished mother of
the late Connie Mills; the proud grand-
mother of the late Jason Stone; the loving
sister of the late Leo Weiss and the late
Sidney Weiss; the devoted daughter of
the late Jean and the late Abraham Weiss;
dear aunt of the late Howard Weiss and
the late Ronnie Weiss.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network,

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