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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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