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Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to Juvenile Diabetes Research 
Foundation, 24359 Northwestern Hwy., 
Suite 125, Southfield, MI 48075, jdrf.
org; Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 200 
Friberg Pkwy., #3020, Westborough, MA 
01581, komen.org; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

DR. GERALD “JERRY” 
H. MANDELL, 90, of 
West Bloomfield, died 
April 23, 2019. 
He is survived by 
his wife of 66 years, 
Beatrice “Bea” Mandell; 
children, Marshall and Jenna Mandell, 
Ruth and Alvin Kwaselow, Donna 
and David Grossman, Steve Mandell 
and Loren Levy, and Michael and 
Melanie Mandell; grandchildren, Keith 
Mandell, Shayna Mandell, Hayley and 
Justin Cykiert, Nicholas Timpa, David 
Kwaselow, Lindsay and Josh Fisher, Sam 
and Lindsey Grossman, Brian and Tess 
Grossman, Laura Grossman, Rebecca 
Mandell, Daniel Mandell, Juliet Mandell 

and Dara Mandell; great-grandchildren, 
Shoshana, Sadie and Gabriel Grossman; 
brothers and sisters, Seymour and 
Marlene Mandell, Rosalie and Martin 
Jaeger, and William and Teri Mandell; 
sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, 
Bernice Hollander, Floreta Bloch and 
Louis Bloch.
Dr. Mandell was the dear brother-in-
law of the late Martin Hollander. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 
2265 Livernois, Suite 410, Troy, MI 
48083, detroit@cff.org; Michael J. Fox 
Foundation for Parkinsons Research, 
Church Street Station, P
.O. Box 780, New 
York, NY 10008-0780, michaeljfox.org; 
American Diabetes Association-Local 
Chapter, 20700 Civic Center, Southfield, 
MI 48076, diabetes.org; or to a charity 
of one’
s choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

MERTON ROBBINS, 87, 
of Novi, died April 24, 
2019. 
A member of Adat 
Shalom Synagogue and 
its Men’
s Club, Merton 
was also a member of the 
Masons and loved old cars.
He is survived by his daughters and 
sons-in-law, Amy and George Robbins-
Dickstein of Farmington Hills, Linda 
and Brad Hammer of Newton, Mass; 
son and daughter-in-law, Greg and 
Michelle Robbins of Farmington Hills; 
brother, Gerald Robbins; grandchildren, 
Brian Dickstein, Margo Dickstein, Laura 
Hammer, Jon Hammer, Cara Robbins. 
Mr. Robbins was the beloved husband 
for 58 years of the late Helene Robbins. 
Contributions may be made to Adat 
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt 
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; 
Jewish Senior Life, 6710 W
. Maple Road, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a 
charity of one’
s choice. Interment was 
held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

MARCY RUBINOFF, 88, 
of Novi, died April 21, 
2019.
She is survived by her 
son and daughter-in-law, 
Allan Rubinoff and Susan 
Karcz; daughter and son-
in-law, Kathy and Robert Lieberman; 
many other loving family members and 
friends.
Mrs. Rubinoff was the beloved wife of 
the late Dr. William Rubinoff; the devot-
ed sister of the late Stuart Handelman.
Contributions may be made to the 
National Council of Jewish Women. 
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. 

ESTELLE SELTZER, 88, 
of West Bloomfield, died 
April 20, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
sons and daughter-in-law, 
Michael and Lori Seltzer, 
and Eric Seltzer; grand-
children, Justin and Lauren Seltzer, and 
Kaitlyn Seltzer. 
Mrs. Seltzer was the beloved wife of 
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