DONNA 
LORRAINE 
(HARRIS) BASSIN, 
88, former 
Detroiter of 
Westlake Village, 
Calif., died Aug. 20, 2020, from 
the effects of her courageous 
battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born Jan. 16, 1932, 
and grew up in Detroit. She 
was a graduate of Central High 
School, class of 1950, and stud-
ied at Wayne State University. 
Donna and her husband, 
Leonard, moved to Northridge, 
Calif., in 1979. She began a 
career as a travel agent, first at 
Bea Kalt Travel in Birmingham; 
she was routinely ranked as the 
#1 agent in every agency she 
worked for.
Donna retired to Westlake 
Village in 2019 and spent time 
enjoying her grandchildren, 
Matthew, Elizabeth (Binky), 
Robby, Aaron and Nilah. 
Mrs. Bassin was the beloved 
wife of the late Leonard; oldest 
daughter of the late Milton and 
Estelle Harris; daughter-in-law 
of the late Louis and Elizabeth 
(BettyB) Bassin. 
She is survived by her sons 
and daughters-in-law, Craig 
Bassin of Santa Barbara, Calif., 
Randall and Nina Bassin of 
Henderson, Nev., Randee 
Bassin of West Bloomfield; 
grandchildren, Matthew Bassin, 
Elizabeth “Binky” Bassin, 
Robby Bassin, Aaron and Nilah 
Bassin; sister, brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Adrienne Elkin 
of Nampa, Idaho, Sherwin and 
Gladys Harris of West Palm 
Beach, Fla., Stanley and Merle 
Bassin of West Palm Beach, 
Fla.; many loving cousins, niec-
es, nephews and friends. 
A memorial service was held 
with interment at the Santa 
Barbara Cemetery in Santa 

Barbara, Calif. Condolences 
can be sent to Randy Bassin, 
writeeph@gmail.com; or Craig 
Bassin, craigbassin@mac.com. 

IAN CASCADE, 
82, of Farmington 
Hills, died March 
4, 2021. 
He is survived 
by his son and 
daughter-in-law, Ryan and Jodi 
Cascade; grandchildren, Jordan, 
Brandon and Sammy Cascade; 
sisters and brothers, Sheila 
Cascade, Dr. Bradley Goldberg 
and the Hon. Marla Parker, 
Marshall and Kelly Goldberg, 
Craig Goldberg and David 
Goldberg; stepmother, Jean 
Cascade; his devoted caregiver, 
Barbara Brogdon. 
Mr. Cascade was the devoted 
son of the late Samuel and the 
late Ethel (Berkowitz) Cascade.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to Jewish Family 
Service, 6555 W
. Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, jfsdetroit.org; or The 
Shul, Attn: Rabbi Yudi 
Mann, 6890 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, the-
shul.net. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DR. MARC L. 
CITRON, 72 of 
Great Neck, N.Y., 
passed away from 
glioblastoma multi-
forme on Feb. 25, 
2021, at his home, surrounded 
by his loving family.
Born in Detroit, Marc attend-
ed Mumford High School, 
college at Brandeis University 
and medical school at Wayne 
State University. He completed 
his residency and fellowship 
at Georgetown University. He 
then began his illustrious career 

at Long Island Jewish Hospital, 
where he specialized in breast 
cancer treatment.
Marc was a clinical and 
research breast oncologist, and 
Emeritus Chair of Oncology 
at ProHealth Care Associates. 
He was also a clinical professor 
of medicine at Hofstra North 
Shore LIJ School of Medicine. 
He leaves an incredible lega-
cy, including the many patients 
he helped and saved, and his 
proud family, who loved him 
very much. His family is so 
thankful for all the love, kind-
ness and support they have 
received from friends and rel-
atives during this time. He will 
be deeply missed by the many 
whose lives he touched. 
Marc is survived by his 
wife, Christine; daughter, Leah 
Dembitzer (David); sons, Evan 
Citron (Brittany) and Adam 
Citron (Adline); grandchil-
dren, Lucas, Noah and Sloan 
Dembitzer, Liam and Isla 
Citron, and Alec Citron. 
Contributions may be made 
to support the Marc L. Citron, 
MD Breast Cancer Grants 
through Conquer Cancer, the 
ASCO Foundation, Attn: Marc 
L. Citron, MD Breast Cancer 
Grants, P
.O. Box 896076, 
Charlotte, NC 28289-6076.

MELVILLE 
GOLDBERG, 99, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Feb. 26, 2021. 
He is survived 
by his wife, Audrey 
Goldberg; sons and daughters-
in-law, Dr. Mark J. and Miriam 
Goldberg of West Bloomfield, 
Jaime and Giuseppina Goldberg 
of Portland, Ore., Dr. James 
Cornfield and Jana Bordegaray 
of Albuquerque, N.M., Barbara 
and Bruce Williams of Folsom, 
Calif.; grandchildren, Joshua 

Goldberg, Ilana and Adam 
Block, Davita and Andrew 
McDonnell, Zachary Cornfield, 
Hannah Williams, Evan and 
Stephanie Harris Williams; 
great-grandchildren, Talia 
Block, Judah Block, Shira Block, 
Avianna McDonnell, Landon 
McDonnell, Riley McDonnell. 
Mr. Goldberg was the loving 
son of the late Joseph and the 
late Bertha Goldberg; cherished 
brother and brother-in-law 
of the late Gerald and the 
late Rebecca Goldberg, the 
late Miriam and the late Bob 
Davenport. 
Contributions may be 
made to Frankel Jewish 
Academy, 6600 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322. A family 
graveside service was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial Park 
in Livonia. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

BERNICE 
LINDEN, 98, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died March 2, 
2021.
She is survived 
by her sons and daughters-in-
law, Howard and Paula Linden, 
Dr. Marc and Kaye Linden, Eric 
Linden and Dr. Gayla Zoghlin; 
grandchildren, Dr. Laurie and 
Dr. Robbie Kohen, Lee Linden, 
Daniel Linden and his fiancee, 
Alexandra Comacaro, Russell 
Linden and Melissa Messina, 
Lewis Linden, Jeremy Linden, 
Sam Linden, Michael Linden 
and his fiancee, Anna Zambelli; 
great-grandchildren, Addison 
and Drew Kohen; many loving 
nieces, nephews, great-nieces, 
great-nephews; her loving care-
giver, Debbie Blevins. 
Mrs. Linden was the beloved 
wife for 66½ years of the late 
Bernard Linden; the loving sis-
ter of the late Frederick and the 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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