64 | MAY 11 • 2023
HELEN
CHARNEY, 97, of
Farmington Hills,
died May 2, 2023.
She is survived
by her children,
Jeff (Catherine) Charney,
Susan (Michael) Feldman
and Jennifer Charney; loving
grandchildren, James (Hsing)
Charney, Rebecca (Anikat)
Shah, Matthew (Melissa)
Feldman and Sarah (Chris)
Olson; great-grandchildren,
Audrey, Amelia, Emma and
Kira; many other loving family
members and friends.
Mrs. Charney was the
beloved wife of the late
Nathan Charney.
Interment was held at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to the Jewish Hospice and
Chaplaincy Network to the
American Heart Association
or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
DR. RANDY
ALLAN COHEN,
65, passed away
on April 25, 2023,
following a
courageous five-
year battle with pancreatic
cancer. He was at home and
surrounded by those who
loved him most.
Born in Detroit on July 9,
1957, to Irving and Arlene
Ruth Cohen, Randy spent
his childhood developing a
lifelong passion for baseball.
Working every weekend at
his father’s produce stand
at Detroit’s Eastern Market
resulted in an unbeatable work
ethic and unparalleled gift for
selecting the ripest fruit.
He attended Henry Ford
High School (class of ’75)
and Wayne State University
(class of ’80) before graduating
from Kansas City College of
Osteopathic Medicine in 1985.
In medical school, Randy
fell in love with his classmate
Alice Hazell, and they married
two days before graduation in
Kansas City, Mo., on May 17,
1985. They joyfully welcomed
daughter Leah into the world
in 1988 and son Benjamin in
1990.
After moving to the
Lancaster, Pa., area, Randy
served as director of
rehabilitation at Lancaster
Community Hospital
from 1992-1995. He
helped numerous patients
through his own practice,
Pain Management and
Rehabilitation Specialists,
from 1989-2022.
Randy’s perfect day would
include eating Coney Island
dogs at a Detroit Tigers game
then enjoying the sunset
with a cigar in one hand
and bowl of ice cream in the
other. He loved movies, music
trivia and, in the past year,
he rekindled an interest in
drumming. He was always
up for a long drive — in spite
of his incredible knack for
getting lost.
What really set Randy apart,
though, was the generous
care he took of his family,
friends, and patients. He
listened with compassion
and made a person feel seen,
qualities that will be sorely
missed by those who knew
him. He was blessed to know
many wonderful people,
and, in particular, the family
would like to thank Bob and
Phyllis Doyle for their years
of friendship and tireless
support. We also thank his
work family: Renee Burkey,
Jacy Arrison and Cheryl
Ebright, who loved him and
will miss him dearly.
Randy was predeceased by
his parents, Irv and Arlene. He
is survived by his wife, Alice
Cohen; daughter, Leah Collins
(Dan Collins); son, Benjamin
Cohen (Holly Cohen); sisters,
Ronna Sabbota and Pamela
Siegel; brother, Howard Cohen
(Susan Cohen); faithful dog,
Cali.
A memorial service was
held at Shaarai Shomayim
(75 E. James St., Lancaster,
PA 17602) on Friday, May 5.
In lieu of flowers, the family
encourages donations in
Randy’s name to the Anti-
Defamation League. To send
an online condolence, please
visit SnyderFuneral Home.
com.
MARTY S.
COOK, 76, of
West Bloomfield,
died April 29,
2023.
He graduated
from Oak Park High School
and Wayne State University.
He spent 53 years in the
wholesale deli business and
owned K. Lefkofsky & Vienna.
He loved movies and time
with his grandchildren.
Mr. Cook is survived
by his loving wife of 38
years Carol (Shapiro); son,
Adam, and fiancée, Jane
McKenzie; daughter, Stacey;
stepson, Bradley Manhoff;
stepdaughter and son-in-law,
Jyll and Dr. Andrew Bender;
grandchildren, Jordan and
Abby Manhoff, Luca and
Maisie Bender; sister, Francie
Cook; brother and sister-in-
law, Jerry and Barbara Cook;
mother-in-law, Ethel Shapiro;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Ellen and David Kirsch,
Marilyn and Dr. William
Kohen, Kaye and Dr. Allen
Weinberger; many loving
nieces, nephews, cousins,
friends and customers. Many
thanks to Dr. Richard Zekman
and the staff at MD Anderson.
Marty was the son of the
late Oscar and the late Jeanette
Cook; son-in-law of the late
Seymour Shapiro; brother-in-
law of the late David Wiener.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation, 11 S. Lasalle St.,
Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60603,
www.jdrf.org. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BLANCHE
CRANE, 90, of
West Bloomfield,
died April 27,
2023.
She is survived
by her daughters, Carol Berg
and Lynda Carey; son and
daughter-in-law, Jeffery and
Helene Meral; sisters and
brother-in-law, Shirley Grant,
Mary and Allan Silverman;
grandchildren, Lisa (Robert)
Entin, Randal (Erica)) Berg,
Ryan (Kimberley) Meral and
Ashley (Jason) Ehrenman;
great-grandchildren, Sammy,
Dylan, Sydney, Evan, Emma,
Evie, Addie and Ethan; many
loving nieces, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mrs. Crane was the beloved
wife of the late Roland Meral
and the late Leonard Crane;
the mother-in-law of the late
William Carey; sister-in-law of
the late Jack Grant.
Interment took place at
Hebrew Memorial Park
in Clinton Township.
Contributions may be made
to charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY