Florence Hoffman, 96

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Florence Rubinstein Hoffman, formerly of Huntington Woods, Michigan, died March 15. She was the loving wife of the late Dr. Louis Hoffman for 66 years. She is survived by her four children: Andrew, his wife Wes Brown and their children Samantha, Jacob and Zachary; Karen and her daughter Natalie; Judy, her husband Alan Baumgarten and children Nathan (Ivana) and Alexandra (fiancée Sam Cates); Anne, her husband Evan Cohen and their children Sarah, Laura and Dana; and her great-grandchildren Oskar and Maks Baumgarten. She was pre-deceased by her brother David.

She was born in Detroit to Benjamin and Sarah Rubinstein. She attended Central High and received BA and MA degrees from Wayne State University. She taught English at Northern High School for three years and then stopped to raise her family. She later returned to Wayne to obtain a Master’s in Social Work, and she subsequently worked for many years at the Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit.

After Louis died, she moved to Providence to be close to her daughter Anne. There, she was lovingly cared for at Wingate Assisted Living on the East Side by her devoted caregivers: Lori Dias, Cindy Francois, Tolu Oladele and Funke Williams.

She loved poetry, political discussions, cooking and Yiddishkeit.

Funeral services and internment were at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham, Michigan. Contributions can be made to the Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit jfsdetroit.org.

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