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and the late Alex and the late 
Arlene Freeman. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Hospice of 
Michigan, 43097 Woodward 
Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48302, hom.org/donations; 
or University of Michigan-
Gifts and Records, Craig Jon 
Kutinsky Scholarship Fund-
Allocation # 716310, Attn: 
Jeannie Moody-Novak, 3003 
South State St., Suite 8000, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48109. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

GERALD 
“JERRY” NEFF, 
84, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died Oct. 3, 
2019. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 61 years, Rita 
Neff; son and daughter-in-law, 
Kevin and Jodi Neff; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Gayle and 
Darrin Elias; daughter-in-law, 

Beth Baver-Neff; grandchil-
dren, Michelle Neff, Andrew 
and Lisa Neff, Alissa Neff and 
her fiance, Ridge Woods, Adam, 
Alli, Emily and Zack Neff, 
and Matthew, Josh and Marlee 
Elias; great-grandson, Samuel 
Howard Neff; brother-in-law 
and sisters-in-law, Jerry Kazdan 
and Alice Fialowski, and Sabra 
Shekter; many loving nieces, 
nephews and wonderful friends. 
Mr. Neff was the cherished 
father of the late Howard 
Neff; the loving brother of 
the late Herman and the late 
Helen Neff. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Relay for Life 
West Bloomfield Chapter, 
20450 Civic Center Drive, 
Southfield, MI 48076, bit.ly/ 
2p8tyBP; or Henry Ford Health 
System, Howard M. Neff 
Fund for Vision Restoration, 
1 Ford Place, 5A, Detroit, MI 
48202, henryford.com/giving. 

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

FLORENCE 
NEIMAN, 91, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Oct. 3, 2019. 
She is sur-
vived by her son 
and daughter-in-law, John 
and Marie Neiman; daughter, 
Lorie Kessler; grandchildren, 
Matthew and Amy Kessler, 
Adam and Hannah Kessler, and 
Rachel Kessler; great-grand-
children, Ethan, Madison and 
Emerson Kessler. 
Mrs. Neiman was the beloved 
wife of the late Lester Neiman.
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org; Jewish 
Family Service, 6555 W
. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 

MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org; or 
to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

JOYCE RABB, 93, 
of West Bloom-
field, died Oct. 7, 
2019. 
She had been a 
longtime resident 
of Southfield. She was born in 
Akron, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1926, to 
Ruth G. and Joy T. Loeb. 
A graduate of Ohio State 
University, Joyce worked for 
many years as a bookkeep-
er at Providence Hospital 
in Southfield. She met Ellis 
Rabb in Akron and they mar-
ried in 1951. 
A beloved sister and aunt, 
Joyce had a quick smile and a 
kind word for all and was genu-
inely interested in all those with 
whom she came into contact. 
She was an avid and accom-
plished needle worker. She 

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