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DANIEL 
NEEDLE, 36, of 
Southfield, died 
July 29, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his mother, 
Sandy Needle; daughter, 
Isabella “Izzy”; sister and 
brother-in-law, Dori and 
Anders Borgquist; grand-
mother, Blanche Needle; 
many loving aunts, uncles, 
cousins and friends. 
Mr. Needle was the beloved 
son of the late Ernie Needle; 
the dear grandson of the late 
Philip S. Needle, the late Lois 
Nisenson and the late Morry 
Nisenson. 
Contributions may be 
made to Gesher Human 
Services, (Formerly JVS + 
Kadima), 29699 Southfield 

Road, Southfield, MI 48076, 
kadimacenter.org; Humane 
Society of Michigan, 30300 
Telegraph Road, Suite 
220, Bingham Farms, MI 
48025, michiganhumane.
org; or B’nai B’rith Youth 
Organization, Philip S. 
Needle Scholarship Fund, 
7115 Orchard Lake Road, 
Suite 220, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, bbyo.org/donate/
michigan. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RODNEY 
STUART RAUB, 
82, of Oak Park, 
died July 27, 2023. 
He last resided 
in Denver, Colo. 
He was an entrepreneurial 
business owner of Cleaner 

Sales, Associate Investment 
and Management and Tuffy 
Muffler.
Mr. Raub was husband to 
the late Sandra Joyce Raub. 
He is survived by his chil-
dren, Dr. Scott Raub and 
Diane Kovalik of Avon, Colo., 
Darryl Raub of Lampasas, 
Texas, Lezlee Raub and David 
Ensler of Highlands Ranch, 
Colo., Kerri and Dr. Jonathan 
Masel of Cooper City, Fla.; 
niece and nephew-in-law, 
Shari and Michael Goldberg; 
grandchildren, Braedon, 
Dawson and Kaeson Raub 
of Lampasas, Ethan and 
Sophie Masel of Cooper City, 
Joshua and Justin Goldberg 
of Wixom, Mich.; brother, 
Gerald Raub of California; 
brother-in-law, Barry 

Rosenfeld of Michigan.
Interment was at Oakview 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

MARJORIE 
HECHT SIMON, 
101, of 
Huntington 
Woods, died July 
27, 2023. 
Marjorie’s creativity and 
talents came through in her 
watercolors, in her garden 
and in her kitchen.
Mrs. Simon was the 
beloved wife of the late 
Manes Scheuer Hecht and the 
late Erwin Simon. She is sur-
vived by her daughters and 
sons-in-law, Betsy and David 

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For the peace you need . . .
for the respect of the life you treasured.

