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Mr. Miller was the devoted son 
of the late Jean and the late Joseph 
Hyman Miller; the dear son-in-law 
of the late Jean and the late George 
Brookenthal. 
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Crohn’
s & Colitis Foundation of 
Michigan, 25882 Orchard Lake Road, 
Suite 102, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, 
ccfa.org/chapters/michigan; or to a 
charity of one’
s choice. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
 

MELVIN MOGILL, 95, 
of West Bloomfield, died 
April 29, 2019. 
He is survived by 
his children, Kenneth 
Mogill and Maureen 
Shaughnessy, Laraine 
and Laurence Deutsch, and Joyce 
Y. Mogill and James Snyder; grand-
children, Benjamin Mogill and 
Claire Bono, Megan Shaughnessy-
Mogill, Caitlin Shaughnessy-
Mogill and Steven Parrish, Hannah 

Shaughnessy-Mogill, Brianna 
Knoppow, and Alana Knoppow and 
Darin Garrison; great-grandchildren, 
Tristan Shaughnessy-Mogill, Ada 
Shaughnessy-Parrish, and Mateo 
Shaghnessy-Parrish; brothers-in-law 
and sister-in-law, Alfred Bricker, and 
Pauline and Harry Schwartz; cousin, 
Arnold Hirsch. 
Mr. Mogill was the beloved husband 
of the late Audrey Bricker Mogill; 
devoted son of the late John and the 
late Ethel Mogill; the dear brother-in-
law of the late Lillian Bricker. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Hospice of Michigan-Oakland 
County, 43097 Woodward Ave., 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/
donations; Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile 
Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.
org; or Iraq Veterans Against the War, 
P.O. Box 3565, New York , NY 10008-
3565, ivaw.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

JOSEPH SAVIN, 88, of 
West Bloomfield, died on 
May 1, 2019. 
He was born in Detroit, 
graduated from Central 
High School and went 
on to earn his bachelor 
of architecture from the University of 
Michigan. He practiced architecture 
throughout his life and served as a pro-
fessor of architecture for several decades 
at Lawrence Technological University. 
Mr. Savin died peacefully in the home 
he designed and built 58 years ago. In 
addition to architecture, his passions 
included the Zionist Organization of 
America, where he served as president 
for five years, Jewish causes of all kinds, 
and sailing, photography and travel. 
He was an avid reader, intellectual and 
dedicated learner. He was curious about 
the world and strived to use his acquired 
knowledge and wisdom to improve it. 
Above all, he was a kind and generous 
man who loved his family and friends 
dearly and whose life was enriched by 
their presence, love and devotion.
Mr. Savin is survived by his beloved 

wife of 62 years, Diane Savin; his sons 
and daughters-in-law, Dr. Michael and 
Julie Savin, Dr. Daniel Savin and Dr. 
Jill Levy, and Andrew and Courtney 
Savin; grandchildren Dr. Jeffrey Savin, 
Kimberly Savin, Naomi Savin, Asher 
Savin, Leah Savin and Aliza Savin. 
He was the loyal brother of the late 
Sylvia Iwrey and her late husband Sol 
Iwrey; devoted son of the late Jacob and 
the late Stella Savin; the faithful brother-
in-law of the late Seymour Lesser and 
the late Ann Lesser; the late Ruthe Stein 
and the late Saul Stein; the late Dorothy 
Frazein and the late Douglas Frazein.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Lawrence Technological University, 
College of Architecture and Design, 
21000 W
. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 
48075-1058, coad@ltu.edu; Hospice 
of Michigan, 43097 Woodward, #102, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302; Zionist 
Organization of America, 6600 W
. Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
kobi@mizoa.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

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