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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.