OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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PAUL 
ALEKMAN, 79, 
of Southfield, 
died Sept. 29, 
2022. 
He is survived 
by his daughters and sons-
in-law, Fawn and Adam 
Chayet, and Hayley and 
Mark Snyder; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Jeffrey 
and Joy Alekman, and 
David and Marni Alekman; 
grandchildren, Matthew 
and Abby Chayet, Mitchell, 
Dean, Sadie and Isabella 
Alekman, and Leila and 
Sophia Snyder. 
Interment was at 
Beth El Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be 
made to Alzheimer’s 
Association-Greater 
Michigan Chapter, 25200 
Telegraph Road, Suite 100, 
Southfield, MI 48033, alz.
org/gmc; or Friendship 
Circle, 6892 W, Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, friendshipcircle.org/
donate. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JERROLD 
“JERRY” M. 
BIGELMAN, 
74, of 
Bloomfield 
Hills, died Oct. 
3, 2022. 
He is survived by his 
companion of 18 years, 
Deborah Kaufman Marwil; 
children, Jeffrey and 
Kimberly Bigelman, Dr. Jill 
and Dr. Ramin Javahery, 
Joe and Sharone Bigelman, 
and Jessica and Dr. Scott 
Shwedel; grandchildren, 
Jonah, Noah, Ethan, 
Ari, Jacob, Amelia, 
Leah, and Seth; sister, 

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