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and approaching his next victim to 
perform a coin trick. In 1943, during 
WWII, he joined the Army at age 19 
and was in active duty for more than 
two years. One of his favorite stories 
was about riding in an elevator with 
General MacArthur. He was present 
during D-Day and V-J Day. He met 
many people from Europe and the 
Pacific and kept in touch through-
out the years. Anyone he met was a 
friend for life.
When Ben returned from the war, 
a family friend stopped by to intro-
duce his fiancee, Janet. Ben came 
to the top of the stairs in his boxer 
shorts and hat to greet them. Janet 
went home that day and told her 
mom she met the man she was going 
to marry. They got married soon 
after and bought their first home in 
Oak Park. They built a beautiful life 
together with four children: Elaine, 
Marlene, Robert and Howard; they 
recently celebrated their 70th anni-

versary.
During this year’s Michigan/
MSU football game, Ben was to be 
honored as the Hero of the Game. 
But the reality is that he has always 
been the family’s hero. He was sweet, 
gentle and kind. He treated every-
one with respect and always viewed 
the world with a sense of grateful-
ness. When driving, he would look 
around and comment how beautiful 
Michigan was. He appreciated nature 
and regularly took the family fishing 
into White River, Canada, to enjoy 
a simpler way of life. He would 
comment that he felt so lucky that 
all his kids got along and that they 
married wonderful, caring people, 
saying that overall he did pretty good 
with his life. His grandchildren and 
great-grandchildren gave him so 
much nachas.
His entire family feels blessed to 
have had this exceptional man in 
their lives and he will be missed 

beyond words. He was loved dearly. 
May his memory be for a blessing.
Ben is survived by his wife Janet; 
children, Elaine and Victor Levin, 
Marlene and David Wolf, Robert, 
and Howard and Susan Korn; grand-
children Daniel and Mackenzie 
Levin, Adam Wolf, Jamie and Jordan 
Cutler, Erin and Kyle Warren, 
Jennifer and Chris Gradone, Tracy 
and Sam Mallory, and Julia Korn; 
great-grandchildren Travis, Megan, 
Hazel, Nora, Ari, Maddie, Liv and 
Owen; sisters- and brothers-in-law, 
Rita and Bernie Castleman; many 
nieces, nephews and cousins; special 
friend, Irv Friedman; compassion-
ate angels, Amanda and DeAngelo 
Damphie. 
He was the brother-in-law of the 
late Marilyn and Marty Glovinsky. 
Interment was held at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to the 
American Friends of Magen David 

Adom, the Zekelman Holocaust 
Center, the Foundation for Fighting 
Blindness or to the Jewish National 
Fund. Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

LORRAINE “KITTY” 
LIPIN, 87, of West Palm 
Beach, Fla., died peace-
fully on Nov. 8, 2024. 
Born and raised in 
Detroit, Kitty was a con-
noisseur of fine jewelry and collect-
ables. She enjoyed giving to others 
and was known for her big personali-
ty and beautiful smile. 
She was the beloved wife of the 
late Max Lipin; She is survived by 
her children, Leslie Lipin, Randi 
(Rob) Valerious, Don (Paula) Lipin, 
Bob (Beth) Lipin; grandchildren, 
Sam and Jorie Kachergius, Max and 
Carly Valerious, Courtney (Kenny) 
Kendal and Sara (Cedric) Gamble, 
Sunny (Jimmy) Paramo, Hallie (Jed) 

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