38 | MAY 7 • 2020 

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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