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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

68 | MAY 12 • 2022 

nieces and nephews. 
Mrs. Levine was the 
beloved wife for 62 years of 
the late Hyman “Hy” Levine; 
the cherished mother of the 
late Susan Michelle Levine; 
the dear sister-in-law of the 
late Linda Lebowitz, and the 
late Louis and the late Sandra 
Levine. 
Interment was at Oakview 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to the 
Alzheimer’s Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter, 
25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 
100, Southfield, MI 48033, 
alz.org/gmc; or Parkinson’s 
Foundation of Michigan, 
30400 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 150, Bingham Farms, 
MI 48025, parkinsonsmi.
org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

ELLEN ZIFF, 93, 
of Novi, died May 
4, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her sons 
and daughters-
in-law, Dr. Jeffrey (Gaye 
Averbuch) Soffa, Lawrence 
and Lydia Soffa, Fredric 
Weiss, Leonard and Deborah 
Weiss; daughters and 
sons-in-law, Helayne and 
Terry Marchand, Karen 
(Steve Beck) Pad, Mimi 
McCullough, Tammy 
and Ken Golder; loving 
grandchildren, Dr. Jason 
(Stacey) Soffa, Ryan 
(Jennifer) Soffa, Justin 
(Marissa) Soffa, Jordan 
(Mayumi) Soffa, Alison 
Soffa, Brianah Soffa, 
Sabrinah (Brandon) Hunt, 
Bryan (Ashley) Marchand, 

Alyson Marchand, Nora 
Weiss, Audrey Weiss, Erin 
Pad, Joshua (Michelle) 
Pad, Morgan Pad, Tracy 
Weiss, Lowell (Colleen) 
Weiss, Anne (Michael 
Nordloh) McCullough, 
Todd McCullough, David 
Golder and Meryl Golder; 15 
great-grandchildren, many 
nieces, nephews other family 
members and friends. 
Mrs. Ziff was the beloved 
wife of the late Larry Ziff; 
mother of the late Judy 
Weiss; sister of the late 
Evelyn Miller, the late 
Louise Weisman and the late 
Harmon Harris.
Interment took place 
at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery in Birmingham. 
Contributions may be 
made to Juvenile Diabetes 

Research Foundation or Food 
Gatherers. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

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