56 January 24 • 2019
jn
56 January 24 • 2019
jn

soul

of blessed memory

IRENE ROSALIND 
AL-AZEM, 66, of West 
Bloomfield, died Jan. 
14, 2019. 
She was a dedicated 
teacher in Detroit for 
35 years and at Temple 
Israel Religious School for 20. She 
loved volunteering her time, helping 
those in need, doing handicrafts and 
reading. 
Mrs. Al-Azem was a free spirit, 
always speaking up for the rights of 
others. 
She was fiercely devoted to her 
three daughters, Victoria Hatfield, 
and Alyah and Sara Al-Azem. She 
was the loving sister of Jerry (Sandi) 
Begel and Elaine (Robert) Sandy; 
devoted daughter and caretaker of 
the late Sol and the late Anne Begel. 
Interment was at Beth El Memorial 
Park. Contributions may be made 
to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield 
or to Send a Kid to Tamarack. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

MAE BELL, 96, of West 
Bloomfield, died Jan. 
19, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
son and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Barry (Terry) 
Bell; daughters and 
sons-in-law, Robin Herman, Nicole 
(Paul) Kallush and Hilary (John) 
Vallone; grandchildren, Heather 
(Steve) Jones, Corbin Bell, Tracy 
(Greg) Duda, Ben (Jessica) Herman, 
Brooke Vallone, Vicky Vallone and 
Tina (Andy) Captain; great-grand-
children, Spencer, Maddie, Sophie, 
Tyler, Tony, Spencer and Sofie; many 
loving nieces, nephews, other fam-
ily members and friends. She was 

lovingly cared for by Shenice, A.J., 
TayTay, Ebony, Mesa, Fay, Sheila and 
Asia. 
Mrs. Bell was the beloved wife of 
the late Milton Bell; mother-in-law 
of the late Dennis Herman. 
Contributions may be made to 
the Holocaust Memorial Center, 
to Jewish Senior Life or to Grace 
Hospice. Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

TEMMY S. BERG, 101, 
of Bloomfield Hills, 
died Jan. 18, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
daughters and sons-
in-law, Barbara and 
William Skimin, Elaine 
and Gerald Sacks; sister, Beverly 
Swartz; grandchildren, Jennifer 
(Justin) Jamal, Amelia (Jesse) 
Stanfield, Catherine (Gary) Duma, 
Dina (Yehuda) Levantal, Shoshana 
(Yitzchak) Korn; great-grandchil-
dren, Lincoln, Hunter, Graham, 
Luca, Aria and Theron; many loving 
nieces, nephews, other family mem-
bers and friends. 
Mrs. Berg was the beloved wife of 
the late Leo Berg. 
Interment was held at the Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in 
Livonia. Contributions may be made 
to the Library Fund at the Jewish 
Community Center or to a charity 
of one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

NEAL BUSH, 75, of Southfield, died 
Jan. 15, 2019. 
He was the cherished father and 
father-in-law of Kate Bush and Daniel 
Montingelli; adoring “Papa” of Judy 
and Theo Montingelli; dear friend 
of Ralph Sirlin; brother-in-law of 

Jeri Magid, Phyllis Pliskow and Alan 
Magid; loving cousin of Michele and 
Arie Frankel, Paula and Larry Spector, 
Allen Rosenblatt. He is also survived 
by many loving nieces, nephews, other 
cousins and a world of friends.
Mr. Bush was the beloved husband 
of the late Judith Magid; devoted son 
of the late Eddie and the late Estelle 
Bush; son-in-law of the late Dorothy 
Magid; brother-in-law of the late 
Jerome Magid; loving cousin of the late 
Martin and the late Sheila Rosenblatt.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to Sugar Law Center, Neal Bush 
Memorial Fund, 4605 Cass Ave., 
Second Floor, Detroit, MI 48201, www.
sugarlaw.org; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

JOYCE CANTOR 
EPSTEIN, 89, of Franklin, 
died Jan. 17, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
sons and daughters-in-
law, Larry and Mary 
Epstein, Bob Epstein 
and Joan Chernoff-Epstein; daughters 
and son-in-law, Barbara S. Epstein, and 
Margo and David Kravis; grandchildren, 
Joshua Epstein, Meredith and Dr. Oren 
Tepper, Jonathan Epstein and his fian-
cee, Abby Friedman, Brandon Epstein, 
Marisa and David Ruby, Andrew and 
Jennifer Kravis, and Torie and Adam 
Gleicher; great-grandchildren, Lev and 
Stella Tepper, Lennon Avi Ruby, Theo 
Kravis and Aden Gleicher. 
Mrs. Epstein was the beloved wife for 
69 years of the late Abram Epstein; the 
loving sister of the late Dr. Herbert and 
the late Marilyn Cantor; the devoted 
daughter of the late Morris and the late 
Miriam Cantor. 

Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions may 
be made to Adat Shalom Synagogue, 
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 
MI 48334, adatshalom.org; Temple Beth 
El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, tbeonline.org/donate; 
Hadassah-Greater Detroit Chapter, 5030 
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323, hadassah.org/detroit; or 
Hospice of Michigan-Oakland Co., 
43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48302, whom.org/donations. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

ETHEL FELDMAN, 91, 
of West Bloomfield, died 
Jan. 14, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
son and daughter-in-
law, Murray and Marla 
Feldman; grandchildren, 
Katie and Andrew Feldman, and Rob 
Feldman; great-grandchildren, Ariella 
Feldman and Sydney Feldman; brothers 
and sister-in-law, Wallace Strauss, and 
Alan and Esther Strauss. 
Mrs. Feldman was the beloved wife of 
the late Stanley T. Feldman; the dear sis-
ter-in-law of the late Martha Strauss.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Hermelin Brain Tumor Center-Henry 
Ford Health System, 2799 W
. Grand 
Blvd., 11th Floor Neurosurgery, Detroit, 
MI 48202, henryfordhealthsystem.com/
giving; Jewish Senior Life Foundation, 
6710 W
. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jslmi.org; or Jewish Hospice 
& Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W
. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhos-
pice.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

 

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