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Soul
of blessed memory

may be made to Congregation 
Beth Ahm or to the Rod 
Brown L’
Chaim Foundation. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

ALVIN 
LEVINE, 92, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died March 12, 
2020. 
He is survived 
by his son and daughter-in-law, 
Randall and Sharan Levine; 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Laurie and Michael Nedelman, 
Dr. Barbara and Dr. Lawrence 
Blase; loving grandchildren, 
Erica, Bryan, Reyna, Alana, 
Shayna, Maura (Ross) and 
Jessyca; many loving nieces, 
nephews, other family members 
and friends.
Mr. Levine was the beloved 
husband of the late Blanche 
Levine; the devoted brother 

of the late Louis Levine, the 
late David Laveau, the late 
Jesse Baskin, the late Madeline 
Gamble and the late Sylvia 
Hirsch.
Interment took place at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery in 
Livonia. Contributions may be 
made to Tamarack Camps, the 
Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy 
Network or to Hospice of 
Michigan. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

ELLEN LUBY, 70, died sudden-
ly on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
Music was her life, and she 
was a gifted violinist who played 
in chamber music groups and 
symphony orchestras. She also 
taught violin to many children 
in the Detroit Metropolitan 
area, in whose growth and 
development she revelled. She 
was educated at Barnard College 
in New York, where she contin-

ued her lifelong appreciation of 
music, literature and art. 
Ms. Luby was the sister of 
concert violinist and professor 
of music at the University of 
North Carolina, Dr Richard 
Luby; sister-in-law of Susan 
Klebanow Luby; aunt of 
Nicholas Luby, both accom-
plished musicians. She is also 
survived by her uncle, Dr. Elliot 
Luby; cousins, Arthur, Howard 
and Dr. Joan Luby Hirsch. 
She was the beloved daughter 
of the late Dr. Robert and the 
late Miriam Luby; beloved niece 
of the late Morton and the late 
Mildred Lewis (Luby); dear 
cousin to and survived by their 
daughters, Rhea Krull (Lewis), 
Judy Deutchman (Lewis), 
Shirley Ablitz (Lewis) and 
Marcy Raska (Lewis).
Services were held at grave-
side at Nusach Hari Cemetery 
in Ferndale. 

HARRIET PRENTIS, 94, of 
Huntington Woods, died March 
15, 2020.
She is survived by her son and 
daughter-in-law, Michael and 
Mandy Prentis; granddaughter, 
Mara Prentis.
Mrs. Prentis was the beloved 
wife of the late Richard Prentis; 
the loving sister of the late 
Helene Greenwald. 
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

ROBERT “BOB” 
PRICE, 88, of Oak 
Park, died March 
15, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his children, 
Adrienne and 
George McClintock, Brian Price 

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