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JOAN COHEN,
78, of Farmington
Hills, died April
23, 2022.
Joanie enjoyed
nothing more than
spending time with her family.
She loved to cook, bake and
take care of people.
She is survived by her hus-
band, George Cohen; daugh-
ters and son-in-law, Michelle
and Jeff Gilbert, and Tracey
Cohen; brother and sister-
in-law, Buddy and Ursula
Budson; grandchildren, Ashley
Gilbert and Gabby Gilbert;
many other loving family
members and friends, who
admired her quiet strength
and cherished her kind, gener-
ous and gentle soul.
Joan was the sister of the
late Dr. David Budson.
Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions

may be made to the Michigan
Humane Society, St. Jude’s
Children Research Hospital
or the Autism Alliance of
Michigan. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

STANLEY N.
FREEDMAN, 83,
of Bloomfield
Hills, died April
26, 2022.
He was a CPA
for more than 50 years in the
Detroit Metropolitan Area.
In the early 1980s, he was
the managing partner of the
Southfield (Detroit) office of
the national accounting firm,
Fox & Company. In 1984, he
partnered with Dennis Frank
to form Frank & Freedman
P.C., which is now Frank,
Hirsch, Subelsky & Freedman
P.C., until Stanley “retired”
from public accounting on
Dec. 31, 2009.

Ever the tireless worker, on
Jan. 1, 2010, he became the
CFO of Mobile Care Group
based in Sylvania, Ohio, affec-
tionately known to the family
as “MCG”
. Stanley loved work-
ing for MCG and considered
it an honor and privilege
to work with its owner, Joe
Wallace, and grow MCG until
it was sold last year.
Stanley spent many years
volunteering his time on
the board of the Ronald
McDonald House Charities
Detroit and acted as its
president from 1984-1986.
He was also the treasurer of
Congregation Beth Shalom for
10 years as well as the treasur-
er of Yad Ezra for more than
10 years.
Mr. Freedman is survived by
his beloved wife of 61 years,
Marcia Freedman; sons and
daughters-in-law, David and
Ellen Freedman, Mark and

Mary Feedman, and Jeffrey
Freedman; grandchildren,
Sydney, Seth, Rachael and
Lindsey Freedman; sisters
and brother-in-law, Barbara
and Terry Fields, and Janie
Slayden; brother-in-law, Larry
(Gladys) Rockind; sister-in-
law, Shelly (Michael) Gordon.
He is also survived by his
former daughter-in-law, Lisa
Barak-Freedman; and many
other loving family members
and friends.
Stanley was the son of
the late Simeon and the late
Charlotte Freedman; son-in-
law of the late Geraldine and
the late Leo Rochkind.
Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to Ronald
McDonald House, Yad Ezra
or a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.