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LOIS
EKELMAN, 90,
of West
Bloomfield, died
Sept. 16, 2020.
She is sur-
vived by her
children, David
and Lori Ekelman, Ronnie
Ekelman, and Linda and
Andy Adelson; grand-
children, Justin Beckwith,
Jason Beckwith, Amanda
Adelson and Stacy Goldberg;
great-grandchildren, Sloane
and Spencer Goldberg;
brothers and sister-in-law,
Arthur Koenig Jr., and
Robert and May Koenig.
Mrs. Ekelman was the
beloved wife of the late
Bernard Ekelman; the dear
sister-in-law of the late
Claudia Koenig.
Contributions may be
made to Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W
. Maple, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org; or to a charity of one’
s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
MARION
FREEDMAN,
76, of West
Bloomfield, died
Sept. 12, 2020.
She was a
social worker for the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit.
Mrs. Freedman earned
her master’
s degree from the
University of Michigan. She
was a proud past-president
of Temple Beth El, a life-
time member of Hadassah,
a member of the National
Council of Jewish Women
and a dear colleague and
friend to many.
Mrs. Freedman is sur-
vived by her husband
of 56 years, Dr. Michael
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