48 | JULY 16 • 2020 

Soul
of blessed memory

Copley.
Interment took place at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions 
may be made to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

c. 2009

NINA ROSEN 
CUTLER passed 
away surrounded by 
her family on June 
29, 2020. 
 She lived in 
Southfield, then 
Farmington Hills, 
then Bloomfield Hills. She was 
loving, compassionate, beautiful, 
kind, hardworking and deeply 
charitable. 
Mrs. Cutler worked first as a 
teacher, then as a computer soft-
ware executive and finally as a 
child advocate for the Casa Care 
Program. She loved art, theater, 
travel, yoga, exercise, red wine 
and, most of all, children.
She was a devoted wife and 
partner, dear friend, loving 
mother, supportive sister and 
incredible grandmother. She 
poured her heart into making 
those who knew her feel sup-
ported and was always asking, 
“What can I do to help?”
 Contributions in Nina’
s mem-
ory may be made to either the 
Alzheimer’
s Association or the 
Casa Care Program. 

ALENE 
FARBER, 72, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died July 9, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her beloved 
husband, Dr. Robert 
Farber; sons and daughter-in-
law, Merrick Farber (fiancée, 
Denise Shaheen), Dr. Corey and 
Brittany Farber; daughter and 
son-in-law, Michele and Brian 
Elias; grandchildren, Rachel 
Arkin, Lindsey and Ashton 
Farber, Jake, Shane, Chase and 
Griffin Farber, Daniel Elias, 
Simon and Logan Shaheen; sis-
ters and brothers-in-law, Lisa 
and Dr. David Moss, Anita and 
Larry Stollman; brother-in-law 

and sister-in-law, Dr. Sydney 
and Mae Farber; many loving 
nieces, nephews, other family 
members and friends. 
Mrs. Farber was the daughter-
in-law of late David and the late 
Esther Farber; daughter of the 
Late Louis and the late Zelda 
Lofman.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to 
Gilda’
s Club or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

HARVEY FRANK, 
95, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
peacefully July 3, 
2020. 
After retiring 
from practice as a 
CPA, Harvey acted as an arbitra-
tor for securities cases and was 
treasurer of his condominium 
association into his early 90s. 
He was sports editor of the 
Michigan Daily in 1944 and 
remained a proud Wolverine 
every minute of the 76 years 
after that.
A lifelong tennis player, 
he was a 50-year member of 
the Detroit Tennis Club and 
competed in the United States 
National 80-and-over doubles 
tournament. He was also a 
tenacious and crafty card player 
and a New York Times crossword 
expert.
Mr. Frank was dedicated to, 
adored by and is survived by 
his loving wife, Esther Frank; 
sons and daughters-in-law, Jon 
and Jan Frank, Ken Frank and 
Nicole Ellefson; grandchildren, 
Andrew (Samantha) Frank, 
Charlie Frank (fiancée, Jess 
Waninger), Matthew Frank, 
Reid Ellefson-Frank and Emma 
Ellefson-Frank. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Michigan Daily in Ann 
Arbor or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

MORTON A. 
FREEDMAN, of 
Orchard Lake and 
Boca Raton, Fla., 
died on July 7, 2020. 
Mr. Freed-
man’
s generosity and philan-
thropic nature led him and his 
wife to support many organiza-
tions and entities in their com-
munities. Their contributions to 
Temple Israel included the beau-
tiful outdoor sculpture garden. 
Mr. Freedman also supported 
Mogen David Adom; in honor 
of their 50th wedding anniver-
sary, he and his wife donated 
an ambulance for Israel. The 
couple’
s other longtime contri-
butions included the Pinkerton 
School for the Blind, the Jewish 
Federation, B’
nai B’
rith, Bias 
Chabad of West Bloomfield. He 
was a 33 Degree Mason and life-
long member of the Craftsman 
Lodge. He had a zest for life that 
he passed on to his daughters 
and family. He was loved by so 
many, and his smile and generos-
ity will truly be missed.
Mr. Freedman was the beloved 
husband for nearly 67 years of 
Harriett (Bresoff) Freedman; 
cherished father of Dr. Suzanne 
Rivkin and Dr. Nancy and Dr. 
Gary Klein; proud grandfa-
ther of Dr. Aaron Rivkin, Ryan 
Rivkin, Julie and Dr. Spencer 
Schneider, and Dr. Jamie and 
Omer Bar-Ness; great-grandfa-
ther of Adeline Mollie Schneider, 
Ziv Aryeh Bar-Ness and Leona 
Sydney Schneider; loving brother 
of Natalie and the late Donald 
Canvasser, and the late Lewis 
and the late Marian Freedman; 
dear brother-in-law of Barbara 
and Erwin Gutenberg, and the 
late Marvin and Betty Bresoff. He 
is also survived by many loving 
nieces and nephews. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Temple Israel, 
Rabbis’
 Discretionary Fund, 
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48323, temple-
israel.org; Magen David Adom, 
P
.O. Box 96402, Washington 
DC 20090-6402, afmda.org; 

or to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

KENNETH FRENKEL, 72, of 
Waterford, died July 3, 2020.
He was full of life and laugh-
ter. He touched hundreds of 
students’
 lives as a teacher. His 
passion for history was legendary 
to his students. 
He found love again in the 
final years of his life and was able 
to travel until shortly before his 
death. 
Mr. Frenkel is survived by his 
daughters, Jen and Dayna; his 
dear companion, Barbara; his 
brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary 
and Candy, Stuart and Judy, and 
Michael and Carol; many nieces, 
nephews and friends. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

DORIS 
GROSSBART, 90, 
of Las Vegas, Nev., a 
retired collections 
agent for Sears, 
Roebuck and Co., 
passed away on June 30, 2020. 
Doris was born in Detroit to 
Mary (née Chayet) and Rudolph 
Hoffman.
Mrs. Grossbart is survived by 
two daughters, Linda Olshanksy 
(Harold) of Scottsdale, Aria., and 
Rosanne Grossbart of Las Vegas; 
son, Harold Grossbart (Karen) 
of Farmington; four grandchil-
dren, Jason Grossbart (Amanda 
Herzog), Sarah Flores (Eric), 
Adam Olshansky and David 
Olshansky; three great-grand-
children, Lorelai Grossbart, Thea 
Grossbart and Ainsley Flores. 
She was preceded in death by 
her beloved husband, Ralph.
Graveside services were held 
at Palm Eastern Cemetery, 7600 
S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas. The 
family requests that memorial 
contributions be made to Nathan 
Adelson Hospice. King David 
Memorial Chapel handled the 
arrangements.

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