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- Posted August 07, 2013
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OBITUARY

Edward Avadenka
Retired judge Edward Avadenka, 81, former Oakland County 48th District Court judge, died Monday, Aug. 5. The funeral will be held at Ira Kaufman Chapel, 18325 W. Nine Mile Road, in Southfield today at 11 a.m . Rabbi Jonathan Berger will officiate. Interment will be at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Avadenka was an active, committed and loyal member of the Oakland County Bar Association since 1977.
He is survived by wife Beverly Avadenka; children Lynne (Marc Sussman) Avadenka, Beth Avadenka, Eve (Hardy Segall) Avadenka and Liping (Zhengyu) Cai; and grandchildren Max and Eli Sussman, Drew Siebarth, Mitchell, Nathan and Roxanne Segall and Edward Cai.
It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Avadenka may do so by making a contribution to:
B'Nai Israel
5085 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield 48323
248-432-2729
http://www.bnaiisraelwb.org/index.php/donationstributes
or
Michigan Opera Theater
1426 Broadway Street
Detroit, 48226
313-961-3500
http://motopera.org
Further information may be found at: http://www.irakaufman.com.
Published: Wed, Aug 7, 2013
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