40 | MAY 7 • 2020 

Soul
of blessed memory

Meisner, Mayer (Leah) Stein, 
Matthew (Tiffany Esshaki) 
Mason, Zachary (Jesse 
Fetbroth) Meisner, Sonia 
Meisner and Andrew Meisner; 
beloved uncle to 16 nieces and 
nephews.
He was the beloved husband 
of the late Lillian Meisner; 
cherished brother of the late 
Ruby “Lois” Kahn, late Rona 
(late Seymour) Summer and 
the late Aubrey (late Millie) 
Meisner.; dear brother-in-law 
to Edith (late Jack) Kaplan, 
late Samuel Shreeman (late 
May) and the late Louis (Fay) 
Shreeman. 
Contributions may be made 
to Gleaners Community 
Food Bank; or Jewish Family 
Services, 6555 W. Maple Road, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322. 
Graveside service was held 
at Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

MARVIN 
MILINSKY, 84, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died April 28, 
2020.
He is sur-
vived by his sister and 
brother in law, Linda and 
Jay Schwarzberg; sister-in-
law, Rhoda Milan; beloved 
nephews and nieces, Mitchell 
and Jill Milan, Stuart and 
Courtney Milan, Gary Milan, 
Leslie Gruber, Jennifer and 
Neil Enciso, Lauren Gruber 
(the late Roy Maddock), Isa 
Schwarzberg, Mark Weinstock 
and Abbie Telnoff; many 
great-nieces, great-nephews; 
and great-great-nieces. 
He was the brother of the 
late Sol Milan.
Interment was held at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions 

may be made to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

FLORENCE 
POSAR, 93, of 
West Bloomfield, 
April 23, 2020.
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughter-in-law, Dr. Steven 
and Paula Posar, Dr. Todd 
Posar; daughter and son-in-
law, Dr. Lori and Kenneth 
Popper; grandchildren, 
Zachary, Josh, Sabrina, Shana, 
Adam, Lauren, Alex and 
Isabel; sisters-in-law, Marion 
Golden and Diane Posar; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Mrs. Posar was the beloved 
wife for 69 years of the late 
Jack Posar; daughter of the 
late Philip and the late Ethel 
Godlen; sister of the late 
Dorothy (the late Irving) 
Chaiken, the late Dr. Donald 
Golden; sister-in-law of the 
late Harry Posar, the late 
George (the late Eva) Posar 
and the late Norma Golden.
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to 
the Alzheimer’
s Association, 
to Jewish Senior Life or to 
a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

JANE WILDMAN 
RAITT, 76, 
passed away April 
20, 2020, from 
COVID-19.
Born in 1943 
and raised in Newark, N.J, 
Jane was the daughter of Jack 
and Frances Wildman and the 
sister of Susan and Judie. 

She attended Weequahic 
High School in Newark, 
graduated from Fairleigh 
Dickinson University and 
earned a master’
s degree from 
Wayne State.
Jane was a teacher, entre-
preneur, sales executive and 
career coach as well as a vol-
unteer and community activ-
ist. She and her bearded collies 
led the establishment of a dog 
park in West Bloomfield. She 
was a role model, a confidant 
and a friend.
Jane became a passionate 
student of Reform Judaism 
later in life. She was an active 
member of Temple Shir 
Shalom in West Bloomfield 
and later Temple Ner Tamid in 
Bloomfield, N.J.
Mrs. Raitt is survived by 
her children, Jayson and 
Marni; her son-in-law, Kelly 
Easterling; and her grandson, 
Jesse Easterling. 

STEPHEN 
RAITT, 84, passed 
away April 5, 
2020, from com-
plications from 
COVID-19.
Born in Brooklyn in 1935, 
Steve was the son of Saul and 
Elsie Raitt and the brother 
of Barbara Raitt. He attend-
ed University of Michigan, 
Hobart College, New York 
University.
 In 1967, Steve married 
Jane Wildman and moved 
to West Bloomfield, where 
they lived for 50 years before 
returning east in 2016. 
Steve was a career entrepre-
neur and sales executive, avid 
traveler, an early adopter of 
new technology and a foodie. 
He was also a coach, a teacher, 
a hero to his two children and 
a dog lover with five bearded 

collies.
Jane, Steve’
s beloved wife 
of 53 years, passed two 
weeks after he did, also from 
COVID-19. 
Mr. Raitt is survived by 
his children, Jayson and 
Marni; his son-in-law, Kelly 
Easterling; and his grandson, 
Jesse Easterling. 

RONALD L. 
ROOVER, 77, of 
Surprise, Ariz., 
formerly of West 
Bloomfield, died 
April 29, 2020. 
Ron and his beloved wife, 
Carolynn, moved to Sun City 
Grand in 2005, to live the life 
of a retiree and shvitz in the 
desert sun.
 Ron was born and raised in 
Detroit and spent 30 years in 
the insurance business, work-
ing for AAA and Allstate. He 
was one of the first agents in 
the state of Michigan to open 
his own office outside of the 
main branch.
Proud of his military ser-
vice, Ron spent four years in 
the U.S. Navy and two years 
in the U.S. Navy Reserves. 
He was a petty officer second 
class fire control technician 
and performed radar main-
tenance, stationed on the USS 
Newport News and USS Sierra in 
Norfolk, Va.
Ron also bowled for the 
Navy and won numerous 
tournaments all over the 
country, including a champi-
onship in Oahu, Hawaii. An 
avid sports fan, Ron watched 
every Pistons, Tigers, Lions, 
Red Wings and Michigan 
Wolverines game he could; 
he was always a Detroiter at 
heart. He would DVR every 
Golden State Warriors game 
and watch with Carolynn; he 

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