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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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