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ROCHELLE M. 
BARR, 85, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died on Dec. 14, 
2022. 
A classical pianist 
and organist extraordinaire, 
her music graced many souls.
Ms. Barr is survived by 
her son, two daughters, two 
grandsons, and a younger 
sister. 
She was the beloved 
daughter of the late Samuel W. 
and the late Sylvia S. Barr; the 
elder sister of the late Maurice 
Edwin Barr.
A graveside service was 
held at Machpelah Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to Memorial Sloan Kettering 
Cancer Center, Shriners 
Hospital for Children or St. 
Jude’s Children’s Research 
Hospital. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

LOUISE 
BENSTEIN, 81, of 
Northville, died 
Dec. 31, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her husband, 
Joseph Benstein; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Phillip 
and Claudia Benstein, and 
Shaya and Rachel Benstein; 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Cheryl and Eric Kamen; 
grandchildren, Alexandra 
Kamen and Kenny Oss, Evan 
Kamen, Aidan Kamen, Sara 
and Manny Shapiro, Aigayil 
and Yoel Novograd, Shoshi 
Benstein, Shalom Benstein, 
and Naomi Benstein; three 
great-grandchildren; brother, 
Michael Goldberg. 
Mrs. Benstein was the 
loving sister of the late Harlen 
Goldberg. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to NAMI-National 

Alliance on Mental Illness, 
4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 
300, Arlington, VA 22203, 
donate.nami.org/give/197406. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

ANNETTE 
“ANNA
” 
BERGASSE, 76, 
of Oak Park, died 
Dec. 30, 2022. 
The owner for 
more than 41 years of Annette 
& Company School of Dance, 
she touched the lives of 
thousands of families. 
Annette is survived by her 
husband, Harry Foster; sons 
and daughter-in-law, Joshua 
Bergasse and Sara Mearns 
of New York, Mark Bergasse 
of Berkley; grandchildren, 
Joseph Bergasse, Laurence 
Bergasse. 
Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’s 
choice. A funeral service was 
held at Hebrew Memorial 
Chapel. Interment took place 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

BERNARD 
THEODORE 
BRODSKY, 86, 
died Jan. 4, 2023, 
in Bloomfield 
Hills. 
All who knew him will 
remember Bernie for his 
love of his wife, his devotion 
to his parents, children, 
grandchildren and extended 
family, his passion for flying 
and for his love of a good day 
of golf. 
He was the beloved husband 
of Ruthan for more than 60 
years; cherished father of 
Sheilah (Scott) Printz and 
Denise (Adam) Hoeflich; 
adored grandfather of Andrea, 

Ian and Eric Printz, and Jacob 
and Joshua Hoeflich. He is 
also survived by his loving 
brother, Stuart Brodsky; 
his sister, Suzanne Arnkoff 
(Larry); his parents, Harry N. 
and Pearl Brodsky. 
His sister-in-law, Debra 
Brodsky, pre-deceased him.
In lieu of flowers, those 
wishing to may honor 
Bernie’s memory by sending 
contributions to Friends of the 
IDF (FIDF) and designating 
them for the Bernard T. 
Brodsky Impact Scholarship, 
which is an endowed college 
scholarship for a veteran of 
the Israel Defense Forces. 
Contributions may be made 
online at fidf.org, by phone 
(312) 372-2058 or by email to 
tamara.sokolec@fidf.org. 

RITA FOLBE, 84, 
of Novi, died Dec. 
31, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and son-in-law, 
Karyn Folbe, and Dr. Ellen 
Folbe and Dr. David Grey; 
son and daughter-in-law, Dr. 
Mitchell and Stacey Folbe; 
grandchildren, Garrett and 
Erika Folbe, and Jonathan, 
Eli, Erin and Ethan Grey; 
dear friends, Carol Meizels 
and Cindy Grey; many loving 
nieces, nephews, other loving 
relatives and a world of 
friends. 
Mrs. Folbe was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. Elliott 
Folbe; the devoted daughter 
of the late Harry and the late 
Mollie Stone; the loving sister 
of the late Carole and the late 
Stanley Aaron; the dear sister-
in-law of the late Miriam and 
the late Max Kuinn, and the 
late Wilma and the late Abe 
Katz. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 

Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Frankel 
Jewish Academy, 6600 W. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, frankelja.org; 
Hillel Day School, 32200 
Middlebelt Road, Farmington 
Hills, MI 48334, hillelday.
org; or National Multiple 
Sclerosis-Michigan Chapter, 
29777 Telegraph Road, Suite 
1651, Southfield, MI 48034, 
nationalmssociety.org/
Chapters/MIG. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GILBERT LEE 
FRANKLIN, 90, 
of Arizona, 
formerly of 
Detroit, died Jan. 
2, 2023. 
He is survived by his wife, 
Sharon Hanno Franklin; 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Alene and Jeff Lipshaw of 
Cambridge, Mass., Denise 
and Daniel Hamburger of 
Sarasota, Fla., and Pamela 
and Erez Azaria of Israel; son, 
Jon of Denver, Colo.; stepson, 
Peter Jennings (Alesha 
Adamson) of Bellingham, 
Wash.; grandchildren, 
Arielle Lipshaw (Jeremy 
Latour), Matthew Lipshaw 
(Kiti Ho), James Lipshaw 
(Lauren Zawada), Shelly 
Talsma Everson, Noah 
Franklin, Paris Franklin, 
Bram Franklin, Blake 
Franklin, Jacob Hamburger 
(Sarah Rozenblum), Michael 
Hamburger, Nicholas 
Hamburger, Ella Azaria, Yoni 
Azaria, Elan Azaria, Anisse 
Adamson-Jennings; great-
grandchildren, Nicholas 
Everson, Harper Lipshaw and 
Calvin Latour. 
Mr. Franklin was 
predeceased by his ex-wife, 
Baylee Franklin Shulman.

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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