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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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