DJN January 20, 2022

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OBITUARIES

OF BLESSED MEMORY

KLARA ABAYEV, 91, of Oak Park, died Jan. 6, 2022. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Larisa Abayev of Commerce Township; grandchildren, Regina Abayev, Marina Abayev; great-grandchildren, Ashton, Lior. Mrs. Abayev was the beloved wife of the late Abram Abayev; dear sister of the late Jenya Shkolnik, the late Bella Halfin. Contributions may be made to any charity dealing with assisting first responders for COVID-19. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. GILBERTINA MARY BALLANTYNE (RENA) AMIT, 83, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away on Jan. 8, 2022. Rena was born on Feb. 28, 1938, in Ayrshire, Scotland, to Gilbert and Jean (Watson) Watt. She spent a lifetime teaching several generations of children through early education at Kibbutz Barkai in Israel, Workman’s Circle and Gan Shalom in Oak Park. In 1965, she married Avraham Amit in Cyprus while living in Israel. They raised two sons, Gil and Natan, and one daughter, Alit. Rena had a passion for

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