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Soul
of blessed memory
late Betty Gach; brother of the
late Maureen (the late Manny)
Rothenberg.
Interment was held at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to an ani-
mal charity of one’
s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
CHARLES
GROWE, 95, of
Royal Oak, died
April 25, 2020.
From Vienna,
Austria, to
Shanghai to America, Mr.
Growe became a success-
ful entrepreneur eventually
owning five women’
s clothing
stores, including the Fashion
Center.
A hard working family man,
he was also an active member
of Einstein Lodge of B’
nai
B’
rith, Ferndale Chamber
of Commerce, Vienna Club
and Shaarit Ha’
Playtah. A
long-standing member of
Congregation Beth Shalom,
Mr. Growe was also active
with Magen David Adom and
was a stamp collector.
He was the beloved husband
for 62 years of Rachel Growe;
devoted father of Steven
(Bonnie) Growe, Ronald
Growe, Michael Growe
and Marilyn (Marc) Sulkes;
father-in-law of Julie Raben
Growe; loving grandfather of
Marrin (Dr. Edwin) Itenberg,
Candice Growe, Taren (Jason
Deneau) Growe-Deneau, Seth
(Jennifer) Togal and Jacob
(Tiffany Gunning) Growe.
Proud great-grandfather of
Charlie Deneau, Isaac Deneau,
Abram Deneau, Brody
Itenberg, Sloane Itenberg,
Ruby Itenberg, Adina Togal,
Archer Growe; dearest uncle
of Mikki Leddel and Ophra
Gilead; cousin of Doris Zak;
second cousin of Steven,
Debbie and Marsha.
He was the treasured son of
the late Stella and the late Fred
Growe; dear brother of the late
Dan (Yael) Gilead.
Contributions may be
made to Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48334; American Friends of
Magen David Adom, 30100
Chagrin Blvd., #150, Pepper
Pike, OH 44124. Graveside
service was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
NED HARRIS
HOFF, 77, died
April 27, 2020.
He was born in
Detroit on June
13, 1942. Ned
loved his Detroit sports teams
and was an accomplished
bowler.
A life insurance agent, he
was also a proud veteran of
the U.S. Army and always
worked to help other veterans
navigate V.A. benefits.
His was the first and loudest
laugh, after telling one of his
famous “bad dad” jokes.
Mr. Hoff was the beloved
husband of September Leigh-
Hoff; cherished father of
Dr. Michael (Tess Tarrant)
Hoff, Jonathon (Dawn) Hoff,
Matthew (Hayley) Hoff and
Michael Leigh; loving grand-
father of Seger Hoff, Elliot
Hoff and Althea Hoff; devoted
brother of Dr. Alan Hoff.
He was the adored son of
the late Samuel Hoff and the
late Ruth (Berman) Hoff.
Charitable contributions
may be made to the Jewish
Voice, Boys Town or Special
Olympics.
IRIS LEEDS (nee
STORCH) passed
away quietly, in
her sleep, on Jan.
12, 2020, in Los
Angeles, Calif.
She graduated from Central
High School. She would have
been 90 years old in August.
Mrs. Leeds is survived by
her two sons, Andrew and
Steven; five grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchil-
dren.
NATHAN
(NORMAN)
LEVINE, 91, for-
mer longtime
Detroit resident,
passed away at his
home in Henderson, Nev., on
April 25, 2020.
Known by his family and
friends as Norm, Naty, Nateala
and Nachman, he was born
Dec. 8, 1928, in Detroit to
Isaak and Esther Levine.
With his contagious smile,
he always went out of this way
to help others; he was given
the nickname of “the mayor”
by his own children, who had
the greatest respect for him as
a father.
Mr. Levine joined the Navy
at 17 as a radarman, learn-
ing the technical skills that
would allow him to be a jack
of all trades. He worked for
a Detroit-area linen com-
pany for many years. When
the workers went on strike,
he homed in on the skills he
had learned in the Navy and
became a television repair-
man, initially part time.
After the strike was over, he
went back and worked until
his television business was
booming, earning the name
“Norman the TV Man.”
Mr. Levine is survived
by his wife, Susan Watnick
Levine; daughter, E. Michèle
(Levine) Samson; son-in-
law, Frank Samson; son,
Steven Levine; stepdaughters,
Michelle Watnick Weber
(Michael) and Erica Watnick
Krause; sister, Dorothy Julia
Ring; brother, Walter Max
Levine; many nieces, neph-
ews and cousins; grandchil-
dren, Brooke Samson Miller
(Jason Miller), Anthony
Joseph Samson (Kelly Heos
Samson), Eric Jordan Levine
and Zachary Scott Levine,
Peyton and Riley Weber,
and Justin, Aiden and Jonah
Krause; great-grandchildren,
Gisele (Gigi) and Pearl Miller,
Benjamin (Benny), Daniel and
Emilia Samson.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Isaak and
Esther (Goldberg) Levine;
stepmother Betty Levine; for-
mer wife, Gayle (Matz) Levine
who is the mother of his chil-
dren, Michèle and Steve.
Contributions may be made
to the American Parkinson
Disease Association or to
Congregation Shir Shalom in
Sonoma, Calif. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
IRVING AARON
MEISNER, 98, of
Southfield, died
April 26, 2020.
Mr. Meisner, a
first-generation
American and devoted hus-
band of 73 years of Lillian
(nee Shreeman) Meisner,
passed away just shy of his
99th birthday.
As the father of six, grand-
father of 11, uncle to 16 and
cousin to many more, he had a
profound effect on many close
to him.
He was born to Max and
Bessie Meisner (nee Brown)
and raised in the Dexter and
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