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BRIAN SCOTT
BROOKS, 52, of
Roseville, died Sept.
22, 2023.
He is survived by
his parents, Joyce
Jakey and Charles Brooks; sister
and brother-in-law, Ronnelle
and Charles Bienenstein of
Eastpointe; sister-in-law, Angel
Hathaway; nieces and nephews,
Charles August Bienenstein
IV
, Adalae Hathaway, Amanda
and Aaron Kitts, Jessica and
Troy Fox; aunts and uncles,
Ann Osterhout, Marylene
LaBranche, Lenore McHenry,
William Brooks, Joann Brooks,
Cheryl and Harold Burnham,
Elaine and Carl Dumas, John
and Janice Charland, Janice
and Michael Kelly, James and
Lorie Charland; numerous lov-
ing cousins, other relatives and
friends.
Brian was the dear brother of
the late Jason Edward Brooks;
devoted uncle of the late Robert
Hathaway; cherished nephew of
the late John Osterhout, the late
Leonard and the late Lee Brooks,
the late Clarence LaBranche, the

late Jake McHenry, the late Leo
Brooks, the late Kenneth Brooks,
the late David Brooks, the late
Jerry Charland, the late Dennis
Hicks.
Contributions may be made to
a charity of one’s choice. A grave-
side service was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

BERNARD
“BUTCH”
CHABEN, 83, of
West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 20, 2023.
He is survived
by his daughters and son-in-
law, Mandi Perlin, and Carolyn
and Gary Klinger; sons, Kerry
Chaben and Craig Chaben;
grandchildren, Brandon
Schwartz, Michael and Stephanie
Schwartz, Marnie Perlin, Max
Perlin, Alex and Jacqueline
Chaben, David Chaben, Emily
Chaben, Annie Klinger, Ari
Klinger, Jack Chaben, Dylan
Chaben, Ryan Chaben and
Noah Chaben; great-grandson,
Maxwell Chaben.
Mr. Chaben was the beloved

husband of the late Sharon
“Shari” Chaben; the loving
brother of the late Saul Togal; the
dear nephew of the late Bessie
Walters; the devoted son of the
late Abraham and the late Eva
Chaben.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to Alzheimer’s
Association-Greater Michigan
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033,
alz.org/gmc; or Jewish Hospice
and Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W
. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, jewishhospice.org/tribute.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

ANDREW
COLLINS, 57, of
Farmington Hills,
died Sept. 25, 2023.
He is survived
by his sister, Margo
Collins; brother and sister-in-
law, Dan and Veronica Collins;
niece and nephew, Camrynn and
Dylan Collins. He is also sur-
vived by Corrine Lemberg, many
loving relatives and his devoted

caregivers and loving friends at
JARC. He was a beloved friend
to many with a smile like no
other. He will be sorely missed.
Andy was the beloved son
of the late Morton and the late
Marilynn Collins.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to JARC, 6735
Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; or St.
Louis Center, 16195 W
. Old US
Hwy. 12, Chelsea, MI 48118,
stlouiscenter.org. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JEFFREY DAVID
COOPER, formerly
of Detroit and
Southfield, died due
to a heart attack on
June 20, 2023, while
working as a chef in San Diego,
Calif.
Jeffrey attended Southfield
High, graduated from
Bloomfield Hills Andover and
attended Northern Michigan
University before starting his
culinary career. He moved to
Southern California, worked at

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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lanna (Kaufman)
Broder, 76, of
Farmington Hills, died
Sept. 24, 2023, after battling
ovarian cancer for
more than two
years.
Elanna loved
her family, and
she also loved to
dance. She start-
ed taking ballet
classes as a child
and returned to
ballet in her 30s, taking three
classes a week and continuing
even after cancer surgery. She
was also an avid sewer, cre-
ating clothing for herself, her
daughters, her granddaughters
and their dolls; she even made
her own wedding dress.

An only child, Elanna was
born on July 24, 1947, in
Detroit to Lucille (Fischer) and
the late Alexander Kaufman.
She was only 4 when her
mother died of complications
from diabetes, and Elanna was
raised from the age of 5 by her
father and stepmother, Grace
Kaufman, both of whom died
while Elanna was in her 30s.
Elanna was also a devoted and
beloved daughter to her moth-
er- and father-in-law, Frances
and Herman Broder, until
their recent passing.
Elanna graduated from
Wayne State University (B.S.
1969), where she also earned
a Master of Education (M.E.
1975). She taught elementary
school in the Detroit Public
School System until her eldest

child was born. After that, she
prioritized being a mom, shut-
tling her daughters to their
ballet classes, having the best-
stocked pantry in town and
making a homemade dinner
nearly every night. She attend-
ed Hebrew classes to help her
children with their homework
at Hillel Day School, where
she also taught cooking class-
es. As her children grew, she
started a new career in sales,
selling computers to schools
in the 1980s and selling digital
duplicators and copiers in the
1990s.
Through it all she remained
a life partner in every way
to her cherished husband,
Rodney.
Mrs. Broder is survived
by her high school sweet-

heart and husband of 54
years, Rodney Broder; their
two daughters and sons-
in-law, Rochelle Broder-
Singer and Scott Singer, and
Ilyse (Broder) and Lonny
Goldsmith; her adored grand-
daughters, Hannah and Emma
Goldsmith; her darling dog,
Lulu.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Ovarian Cancer Research
Alliance, 14 Pennsylvania
Plaza, Suite 2110, New York,
NY 10122, ocrahope.org; or
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy
Network, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
jewishhospice.org/tribute.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

A Creative Soul

Elanna
Broder