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October 5 • 2017 57 jn Dorfman's "Tree of Life" w w w. t h e d o r f m a n c h a p e l . c o m 3 0 4 4 0 Tw e l v e M i l e R o a d s Fa r m i n g t o n H i l l s s M I 4 8 3 3 4 s 2 4 8 . 4 0 6 . 6 0 0 0 T O L L F R E E 1 - 8 6 6 - 4 0 6 - 6 0 0 3 l i c e n s e d f u n e r a l d i r e c t o r s : a l a n d o r f m a n , j o n a t h a n d o r f m a n Tending to funeral arrangements is an emotional process. Choosing the right professionals to handle the details can help alleviate the stress. That is why people turn to Alan and Jonathan Dorfman Arrangements can be made from anywhere in the country. Trust, Compassion and Understanding. 2174980 continued on page 58 Blauer BARRY ALLEN BLAUER, 68, of Huntington Woods, died Sept. 26, 2017. He was active in the commu- nity as a Berkley School Board member, in the Huntington Woods Men's Club, the Royal Oak Optimists Club and the Berkley Rotary Club. He also walked to raise money for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Relay for Life and March of Dimes Walk America. Mr. Blauer loved to golf, bowl, play bridge, sail and work in the yard. He approached the diagnosis and symptoms of ALS with grace and gratitude, con- tinuing to walk to the library every day to choose books, as well as spend time enjoying his children and grandchildren. Mr. Blauer is survived by his wife, Ellen Blauer ; children, Matthew Jacob Blauer and his fiancee, Amber Button, Jennifer Rachel and Toby Kmet, Heather Elizabeth Blauer and her part- ner, Benjamin Roxberry, and James Andrew Blauer ; grand- children, Claire Minette Blauer, Jackson James Blauer, Lazarus James Kmet and Dexter Allen Kmet; siblings, Sandra and Robert Blattberg, Paul Blauer and Sally Meitz, Avra and Blair Williams; aunt, Bryna Broder ; former daughter-in-law, Mandy Lynn Tefft; Amber's son, Chase James Button; many loving and loved nieces, nephews and cousins; his second family at the Susan G. Komen 3-Day. Contributions may be made to ALS of Michigan, 24359 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48075, www.alsofmi.org; the ALS Association-Michigan Chapter, 675 Big Beaver Road, Suite 207, Troy, MI 48083, www. alsa-michigan.org; or Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk, the3day.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.