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he left to attend the College of 
Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery 
in Des Moines, Iowa. He complet-
ed his D.O. degree in 1961.
Dr. Bez practiced anesthesi-
ology in Detroit, Battle Creek 
and Lansing, where he finished 
his career. He was a full profes-
sor at Michigan State University 
College of Human Medicine and 
clinical professor at the College 
of Osteopathic Medicine. As 
a residency program director, 
Dr. Bez was passionate about 
training the next generation of 
anesthesiologists. He was active 
in the profession of anesthesi-
ology and served as president 
of the Michigan Society of 
Anesthesiologists as well as the 
president and secretary treasurer 
to the American Osteopathic 
College of Anesthesiologists.
Dr. Bez is survived by his 
beloved wife of 56 years, Carol 
Bez; sons, Dr. Douglas and Dr. 
Joel (Leslie) Bez; grandchildren, 
Hannah (fiancé, Justin Roberts), 
Alex, David, Bradley and Brooke. 
He was preceded in death by 
his parents, David and Yetta; and 
brother, Herbert (Linda) Bez. 
Interment was held at the 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions may 
be made to the American Diabetes 
Association. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel. 

FRED COHEN, 69, 
of Farmington Hills, 
died April 19, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his beloved wife, 
Eileen Cohen; son, 
Zachary Cohen; daughter, Kayla 
Cohen; sister and brother-in-law, 
Marlene and David Gross; nieces, 
Beth (Michael) Fink and Heather 
(Javier) Barrera; many other lov-
ing family members and friends. 
Interment was held at 
Temple Israel Gardens of Beth 

El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions may 
be made to Feeding America. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

BARBARA SUE 
EDELMAN, 73, of 
Clawson, died April 
21, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Marisa Edelman 
Forman and Dr. Seth Forman; 
grandchildren, Lia Forman and 
Zach Forman; sister and brother-
in-law, Wendy and Dr. Richard 
Flusty; many loving nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces and great-neph-
ews. 
Mrs. Edelman was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. Lawrence 
Edelman; the loving sister of the 
late Lisa Fealk; the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Herbert and the late 
Esther Fealk.
Interment was at Hebrew 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Alzheimer’
s 
Association-Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 
48033, alz.org/gmc; or Multiple 
Sclerosis Society of Mich-
igan, 29777 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 1751, Southfield, MI 48034-
7650, nationalmssociety.org/mig. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

DR. SEYMOUR EKELMAN, 95, 
of Wolverine Lake, died April 3, 
2020.
His is survived by his sons, 
Jason Ekelman, John Ekelman; 
daughter, Lisa Ekelman. 
Contributions may be made to 
a charity of one’
s choice. Graveside 
service was held at Hebrew 
Memorial Park. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

SONDRA 
FEINSTEIN, 86, of 
Commerce Township, 
died April 23, 2020. 
She is survived by 
her husband of 64 

years, Herbert Feinstein; daughter 
and son-in-law, Julie and Rob 
Grodin; son and daughter-in-law, 
Michael and Catherine Feinstein; 
grandchildren, Amy Grodin and 
Justin Koch, Sam, Rachel and 
Harry Feinstein; nephews and 
nieces, Rabbi James Goodman 
and Rabbi Susan Talve-Goodman, 
Gary and Andrea Goodman, 
Steve and Diane Goldin, and 
Howard Goldin.
Mrs. Feinstein was the loving 
sister of the late Claire and the late 
Kenneth Goldin, and the late Pearl 
and the late Harry Goodman.
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Congregation 
Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak 
Park, MI 48237, cogbethshalom.
org, or an animal welfare charity. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

JOEL FELDMESSER, 73, of West 
Bloomfield, died April 19, 2020.
He is survived by his beloved 
wife, Laura Snider-Feldmesser; 
cousins, Fred and Gwen 
Feldmesser; many other loving 
cousins and friends. 
Mr. Feldmesser was the cher-
ished cousin of Yosef and the 
late Martha Jo Fleischmann; and 
their children, Michael, Jonathan, 
Manuel and Naomi Fleischmann.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to American Heart 
Association, 27777 Franklin Road, 
Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, 
heart.org/HEARTORG; Children’
s 
Burn Foundation, 5000 Van Nuys 
Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, 
childburn.org; or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

ARLENE 
FREEDMAN, 86, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died April 17, 2020.
She is survived by 
her husband of 66½ 
years, Sam Freedman, whom she 
was together with for 70 years; 
daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy 

and Mark Resnick, and Shelley 
and Marc Littman; son, Jeffrey 
Freedman; grandchildren, Aaron 
Resnick, Justin Resnick, Ben 
Littman, Sean and Ilana Littman 
of Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel, and 
Elliot Littman; great-grandchil-
dren, Tamar, Emunah and Tzofia 
Littman of Ramat Bet Shemesh, 
Israel; sister and brother-in-law, 
Lois Spector-Freeman and Alan 
Freeman; brother-in-law and 
sisters-in-law, Dr. Arthur and 
Debra Freedman, and Ruby 
Eichler. She is also survived by 
her great-granddog daughter, 
Daisy Gamble; and many loving 
nieces, nephews, cousins and a 
world of friends. Special thanks 
to the entire staff and care team 
at Sunrise of Farmington Hills for 
their years of love and devotion. 
Mrs. Freedman was the dear 
sister-in-law of the late Alvin 
B. Spector and the late Donald 
Freedman. 
To learn more about Arlene’
s 
incredible life, visit irakauman.
com, click on Arlene’
s name and 
watch a recording of her funeral 
service.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Alzheimer’
s 
Association-Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 
48033, alz.org/gmc. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

FLORENCE 
GOLDMAN, 89, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died April 19, 2020. 
Born in 1930 
to Sam and Ann 
Sapperstein, Florence 
Goldman graduated in 1948 from 
Central High School in Detroit; 
she went on to Wayne State 
University, obtaining both her 
bachelor’
s and master’
s in educa-
tion.
It was during this time that 
she met her eventual life partner, 
Alvin Goldman. Married in 1953, 
the Goldmans spent 59 wonderful 
years together, forging a life of ser-

Soul
of blessed memory

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