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the late Rebecca Goldberg.
Contributions may be made
to Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt Road, Farmington
Hills, MI 4833; or Frankel
Jewish Academy of Metro
Detroit, 6600 W
. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
A funeral service was held at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Interment took place at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park in
Livonia. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
BARBARA J.
GORDON-
KLAVONS, 65, of
Farmington Hills,
died June 25, 2023.
She is survived
by her beloved husband, Russell
Klavons; daughters and son-in-
law, Danielle and Jake Bass, and
Erica Klavons; parents, William
and Ruth Gordon; grandchild,
Layla Bass; brother and sis-
ter-in-law, Robert and Lori
Gordon; sister and brother-in-
law, Beth and David Henry.
Interment was held at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to the American
Cancer Society. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
ROBERTA
HIRSCH, 101, of
West Bloomfield,
died June 24, 2023.
She is survived
by her sons and
daughters-in-law,
Barry Berk and Vicki Hurley,
and Dennis and Deanna Berk.
She was the loving “Grandma
Bobbie” of Scott Berk (Kathy
Cannon), Brett Berk (Tal
McThenia), Stacie Berk, Derek
Berk (Sandhya), and Halle
Hirsch; great-grandmother
“GG” of Hannah Swales, Lev
Eggers, George Eggers and
Sonett Berk; great-great-grand-
mother of Adrianna James;
aunt of Bonnie Sugarman, Cari
Bennett and Charles Bennett.
Mrs. Hirsch was the beloved
wife of the late Eugene Jay
Hirsch; sister of the late Rose
Sugarman; sister-in-law of the
late Leslie Sugarman; devoted
daughter of the late Charles and
Belle Spector.
Interment was held at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
ROBERT
MATTHEW
HOWARD, 57, of
West Bloomfield,
died June 23, 2023.
Robert lived a
very full and wonderful life.
Many of his years were spent
living in a JARC-organization
home under the loving care of
wonderful staff and support.
The family is eternally grate-
ful for the happiness afforded
to Robert for this great gift.
Robert was an active par-
ticipant in many wonderful
activities and had a rewarding
vocational service.
He is survived by his
brothers and sisters-in-law,
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