56 | JANUARY 5 • 2023 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to the Rogel Cancer 
Center at the University of 
Michigan. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

LILLIAN FOX 
FREEDLAND, 95, 
of Ann Arbor, 
died Dec. 20, 
2022. 
She was primar-
ily a mother, mother-in-law 
and a grandmother. Her love 
was expressed through her 
cooking, in the cards she sent 
with her doodles and art on 
the envelopes, through her 
songs, even those she wrote to 
sing to her dogs, and through 
her love of nature and all 
things spiritual and godly. But 
especially ice cream, butter 
pecan and maple walnut fla-
vored, and taking long scenic 
rides. 
She was a self-taught pia-
nist, who could sight read 
absolutely any music; her 
mother, although poor, bought 
her a piano, slightly broken, 
but enough for her to learn 
how to play. She was also a 
composer, and several of her 
compositions were performed. 
She was self-supporting with 
her music by the age of 16, 
when both of her parents had 
passed. She was a teacher in 
the Detroit Public Schools for 
35 years and retired at 72. She 
gratefully shared her talents 
with so many around her and 
with generous abandon. 
Mrs. Freedland founded the 
preschool music program at 
Murray Wright High School 
in Detroit, where she impact-
ed innumerable lives of her 
students, many of whom had 
children in the day care pro-
gram. She introduced singing, 
dancing, reading music, pro-

grams, instruments, costumes, 
performances and instruments 
to them. 
Lillian performed through-
out the Detroit area, in many 
ensembles, with all types of 
musicians and music includ-
ing classical, popular and jazz. 
She loved to play for and teach 
vocalists. She was secretary 
and programming lead for 
the Chamber Music Society 
of Detroit for decades and 
brought her hilarious and fun 
ideas to the musical endeav-
ors she was involved in. This 
included her nieces, nephews, 
great- and great-great nieces 
and nephews, and her daugh-
ter, whose first language was 
music, and for her grand-
daughter, whom she loved 
most of all.
She brought life and joy to 
all who met her, had a vast 
sense of humor and, although 
could not use the computer, 
would call the local librarians 
to have them locate jokes in 
periodicals, news and books 
that they would read to her so 
that she could type them up. 
She would take these with her 
everywhere she went and read 
them to everyone. 
She took pride in caring 
for herself and living health-
fully; she walked daily at the 
Washtenaw Recreation Center 
until she was 92 and was still 
living on her own. She was a 
marvel at 95 years of age and 
will be missed dearly by all 
who knew and had the privi-
lege of loving her.
Mrs. Feedland is survived 
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Shoshana Mandel and Jan 
Warner of Ann Arbor; grand-
daughter, Kayla Mandel; many, 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
great-nieces, great-nephews, 
great-great-nieces, great-great-
nephews, other relatives and 
friends. 

Lillian was the cherished 
sister and sister-in-law of the 
late Rose Richman, the late 
Hyman and the late Rose Fox, 
the late Ted and the late Gert 
Fox, the late Paul and the late 
Sarah Fox. 
Contributions may be 
made to Irene Butter Fund for 
Holocaust and Human Rights 
Education, Jewish Federation 
of Greater Ann Arbor, jew-
ishfederationannarbor.app.
neoncrm.com/np/clients/jew-
ishfederationannarbor/dona-
tion.jsp?campaign=274%26. 
A graveside service was held 
at Arborcrest Cemetery in 
Ann Arbor. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

LORRAINE 
TRUBOWITZ 
GAYNOR, 95, of 
Denver, Colo., 
died Dec. 20, 
2022. 
She is survived by her chil-
dren, Dr. Neal Trubowitz and 
Dr. Beryl Rosenthal, Dr. Mark 
Trubowitz and Dr. Pamela 
Gates, Clifford Trubowitz, Dr. 
Laurence and Dawn Gaynor, 
Michael and Kathleen Gaynor, 
and Jeffrey Gaynor; grand-
children, Brian Trubowitz 
and Sloan Kohnstamm, 
Joelle Trubowitz, Bernard 
Trubowitz, Elliot Trubowitz, 
Andrea Gaynor Allen and 
Justin Allen, Michelle Gaynor 
Buchin and Carl Buchin, Dr. 
Laura Agresta and Claire 
Agresta; great-grandchildren, 
Grady Allen, Clayton Allen, 
and Dylan Buchin; nephews 
and nieces, Marshall and 
Leslie Trubowitz, Barry and 
Paul Ellstein, and Francine 
Moore; sister, Ann Gaynor. 
She is fondly remembered by 
her dear friends Merrill and 
Susie Gordon, and their chil-
dren, Carly Jaensch, Lindsey 
Weiss, and Jacob Gordon and 

Sheryl Kirman Silberstein. 
Mrs. Trubowitz Gaynor 
was the beloved wife of the 
late Bernard Trubowitz and 
the late Dr. Alex Gaynor. She 
was the mother of the late 
Cheri Gaynor; sister of the 
late Norman Ellstein and the 
late Beatrice Ellstein, the late 
Delores Ellstein Moore and 
the late Ben Gaynor. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

JULIA KELLER, 
90, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died Dec. 
23, 2022. She and 
husband, Rudy, 
shared a love of 
travel, reading and theater.
Mrs. Keller is survived by 
her daughter, Gail Wiener; son 
and daughter-in-law, James 
and Elizabeth Keller; grand-
children, Marisa Wiener and 
Herbert User, Joshua Keller 
and Clara Yom, and Jonathan 
Keller; great-grandchild, 
Junho Keller. She is also sur-
vived by Arnold and Lorraine 
Fisher, Jeffrey Wiener, and 
many loving cousins and 
friends. 
Mrs. Keller was the beloved 
wife for 67 years of the late 
Rudolph Keller; the loving sis-
ter-in-law of the late Ann and 
the late Bob Keller. 
Interment was at Oakview 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Gleaners 
Community Food Bank, 
Oakland Distribution Center, 
P.O. Box 33321, Detroit, 
Michigan, MI 48232-5321, 
gcfb.org; Salvation Army, 
16310 Northland Drive, 
Southfield, MI 48075, salva-
tionarmyusa.org; B’nai Moshe, 
6800 Drake Road, West 
Bloomfield, Michigan 48322, 
bnaimoshe.org/tribute-form.

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