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feeling,” said Alana, “a feeling 
of love, family, compassion, 
excitement, togetherness, 
strength, bravery and 
unstoppable energy. She 
never slowed down.”
Florine Mark is survived 
by her children, Sheri (Dr. 
Abe Slaim) Mark, David 
Mark, Jeffrey (Linda Barnett) 
Mark, Dr. Richard (Krista 
Berman/Chris Mark) Mark, 
Lisa (Hannan) Lis, Jandy 
(Rob) Spiegelman and Lee 
(Lisa) Ross; grandchildren, 
Renee (Dan) Ruiz, Kevin 
(Eed) Dorn, Dr. Daniel (Dr. 
Nottasorn Plipat) Slaim, 
Melissa (Andy) Dyer, Ilyse 
Mark, Alexandra (fiancé, 
Isaac Polichio) Mark, 
Brianna (Noah) Stauss, Ilana 
(Jason) Fisher, Carly Mark, 
Paige (Michael) Colman, 
Ariella (Tzvi) Raviv, Liat 
(Kyle McGonegle) Lis, 
Mataan (Yael) Lis, Aviv Lis, 

Maxwell Spiegelman, Zoey 
(Kyle) Hernden, Dr. Ishai 
(Elinor) Ross, Jamila (Beau 
Brown) Ross-Brown and 
Chaira (Jens Helwig) Ross; 
great-grandchildren, Sophie, 
Elinor, Peace, Happy, Miya, 
Naphtali, Alicia, Gavin, 
Sawyer, Georgia Lee, Coco, 
Sebastian, Hadassa, Yehudit, 
Harel, Michelle, Danielle, 
Emma, Abby and Ezra; sister, 
Dr. Micki Berg; nieces and 
nephews, Adam (Vanessa 
Pita) Berg, Joshua (Tisha) 
Berg, Jeremy (Jennifer) Berg, 
Seth (Lorelei) Berg, Rachel 
Berg, and Elizabeth (David 
Vogler) Berg; and dedicated 
staff members, Connie, 
Maya, Denise, Lottie, Hunter, 
George, Ardit, David, 
Dennis, Sheryl, Margaret, 
Carrie, Carlos and Karla.
Florine was also the 
devoted sister of the late 
Sondra Berlin; the dear 
daughter of the late Charles 
and Ruth Grossberg, the 
beloved wife of the late 
Irving Mark and the late 
Dr. Bill Ross and the loving 
companion of the late 
Donald Benyas. 
Interment was at 
Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Contributions honoring the 
memory of Florine Mark 
may be made to North Star 
Reach, 1200 University 
Camp Drive, Pinckney, 
MI, 48169, (734) 647-0448, 
http://northstarreach.org; 
Friends of the IDF, Michigan 
Chapter, P.O. Box 999, 
Walled Lake, MI, 48390, 
(248) 926-4110, 
www.fidf.org/donate or 
a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by the Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

ABOVE: Daughter 
Sheri Mark and Florine 
Mark when she won 
the Women Who Make 
a Difference award 
from the International 
Women’s Forum. 
RIGHT: Florine Mark 
became known as a 
fashionista.