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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

E

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