REVA BARAHAL, 
96, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Jan. 29, 2020.
She was the 
beloved wife of the 
late Max M. Barahal; devoted 
mother of Judith Barahal and 
Dr. David (Cari) Barahal; dear 
sister of the late Allen (late 
Ethel) Bobroff and the late 
Charlotte (late Dr. George) 
Miller; loving grandmother 
of Derek Gibbins and Alyssa 
(Steve) Schicketanz.
Mrs. Barahal was a graduate 
of Detroit Central High School 
and then of the University 
of Michigan Dental Hygiene 
Program. She worked for the 
Oakland County Department 
of Public Health, performing 
dental hygiene and fluoride 
treatments for children in 
schools.
She also worked as an usher 
at the Michigan Opera House as 
well as at other venues.
Mrs. Barahal was active 
in community health issues, 
including maintaining avail-
ability and access to archived 
X-rays and handicap access in 
public facilities.
Her hobbies and interests 
included classical music, opera, 
piano, gardening, nature, animal 
welfare, sewing, knitting and 

other crafts. She was a member 
of the Creative Clothing Club.
She was also active in chari-
ty work: making blankets 
for children in the Children’
s 
Hospital, contributing to 
Hadassah as well as other chari-
ties. She was an active member 
of the Jewish community. 
Mrs. Barahal had a special 
love for family and friends. She 
respected and wanted to help 
everybody she knew and had 
the love, respect and admiration 
of those who knew her.
Contributions may be 
made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W
. 
11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072; Jewish National Fund 
(Trees), 24100 Chagrin Blvd., 
Suite 430, Cleveland, OH 
44122; or any WWII veteran 
charity. Interment was held 
at Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

 
MARGO 
BENTLEY, 81, for-
merly of Michigan, 
of Atlanta, Ga., 
died Jan. 27, 2020, 
at home surround-
ed by her loving family after a 
valiant four-year battle with 
cancer.
Born in 1938 in Bay 
City, Margo graduated 

from the University of 
Michigan with a bachelor 
of science degree in speech 
pathology in 1960.
A devoted mother, wife and 
homemaker, Margo raised 
her family in the Detroit 
suburbs for 23 years. Following 
a divorce from her first 
husband, she enrolled in 
law school at Wayne State 
University at the age of 42 and 
graduated in 1986 with a juris 
doctor degree. She passed 
the bar in both Michigan 
and Georgia. Margo 
practiced family law in 
Franklin, Mich., and went on 
to marry the love of her life, 
Richard Bentley. Tragically, 
Richard died in a plane crash 
just six months after their 
wedding. 
Ever resilient, Margo relocat-
ed to Atlanta to be 
with her sister, Pam 
Rosenberg, and grandchildren, 
Andrew and Olivia Greenblatt.
Margo always enjoyed 
traveling, but her passion for 
adventure and desire to explore 
other cultures and lands really 
ignited at age 70 when she 
traveled to Antarctica with her 
best friend, Maureen Trese. 
She and Maureen braved 
the Drake Passage, a notori-
ously rough sea crossing, to 
commune with penguins on 
subzero ice.
The duo joined the Travelers 
Century Club, and togeth-
er they set out to visit every 
country and territory on 
Earth. Some of Margo’
s favor-
ite places were London, Cork, 
Ireland, and the lavender fields 

in Provence, France. However, 
she had a keen interest and 
appreciation for every place she 
visited. In addition to Maureen, 
Margo’
s frequent traveling 
companions included her sister, 
Pam Rosenberg; daughter, Dana 
Forrester; and granddaughter, 
Olivia Greenblatt.
After a dire cancer diagno-
sis in late 2015, Margo accel-
erated her goal to reach 200 
countries. Between multiple 
surgeries, chemotherapy, 
radiation and immunotherapy, 
Margo visited an additional 22 
countries and territories bring-
ing her total to 206. 
In the final weeks of her life, 
Margo was planning yet another 
trip — to Kenya, Tanzania and 
Zanzibar. She canceled that trip 
four days before her passing.
Margo was the matri-
arch of the family, the chief 
of the extended tribe, 
the sun around which they 
all orbited. A beloved mother, 
nana, aunt, sister and friend, 
Margo set an example for a 
life fully and bravely lived. 
She refused to be defined by 
her circumstances and contin-
ued to persevere despite the 
challenges presented. Her daily 
mantras were, “Do everything 
you can to have a positive 
attitude and enjoy every 
day” and “Wear your jewelry!”
Mrs. Bentley is survived 
by her children, Jeffrey 
Mendelssohn, Dana (James 
Trunko) Forrester and 
Harry Greenblatt; grandchil-

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Soul
of blessed memory

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