dinner at Meer Apartments in
West Bloomfield, where she
resided from 2010.
Everyone with whom Layah
came in contact seemed to
love her, from her many
longtime friends to fellow
residents and staff members
where she lived, and even her
caregivers in the last chapter
of her wonderful life. She will
be deeply missed.
She is survived by her
sons and daughter-in-law,
Dean and Michele Weingust,
Don Weingust; daughter
and son-in-law, Debbie and
Jim Buckner; stepchildren:
Larry (Ellie) Emma, JoAnne
Emma and Jeffrey Emma;
grandchildren, Kimberly,
Jason, Brad, Lisa, Kori,
Lara and Sarah; great-
grandchildren and one great-
great-grandchild.
Layah was the beloved wife
of the late William Weingust
and the late Alex Emma;
sister of the late Sara (the
late Barnie) Axelrod, the late
Riva (the late Eddie) Gordon,
the late Ruth (the late Harry)
Cohen; daughter of the late
Morris (Menachem Maya)
and the late Susie (Sossie)
Feingersh; stepmother of the
late Bobbie Emma.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
AUDRIE
FRIEDMAN, 88, of
West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 10,
2021.
She is survived
by her son and daughter-in-
law, Michael Friedman and
Sue Vintilla; daughters and
son-in-law, Lesley Chudnow,
and Julie and Billy Carmen;
grandchildren, Aliza Chudnow
and her fiance, Allan
Sheyman, Stephanie Friedman,
Samantha Mandell and Kevin
Crawford, Cary Mandell, and
John Carmen; sister, Suzanne
Schatz; sister-in-law, Shirley
Friedman; former son-in-law,
David Chudnow; niece and
nephew, Lisa Gans Goldberg
and David Gans; many other
loving nieces, nephews,
cousins, friends and colleagues
from her 38 years as a real
estate broker. The family
is forever grateful for the
loving care from her devoted
caregivers, Lucy Gonzalez,
Denise Abbott and Denise
Reid.
Mrs. Friedman was the
beloved wife of the late
Richard Friedman; the proud
grandmother of the late
Marley Chudnow; the devoted
daughter of the late Albert
and the late Ida Winnick;
the loving sister-in-law of
the late Harvey Schatz and
the late Wally Friedman; the
dear daughter-in-law of the
late Alex and the late Regina
Friedman.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
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