Joel Franklin Garfield, a resident of Farmington Hills, Michigan, died on September 18th, 2026 at the age of 82. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

The Dorfman Chapel- main chapel (map to our Chapel)

Date of Service:

Tuesday September 22nd, 2026

Time of Service:

10:00 AM  

Broadcast of Service:

A live stream of the service will be broadcasted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Please check back at that time.

Interment at:

Beth El Memorial, 28120 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI

Officiant:

Rabbi Joseph Krakoff  

Shiva Information:

The family will be sitting through Thursday evening at the residence of Lauren and Wesley Herrin, 7407 Cathedral Dr. Bloomfield Hills MI 48301 Phone: (773) 505-5695.

Religious services will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:00PM.

Shiva Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00PM until 8:00PM.  
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Charitable contributions:

The Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network
6555 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
248-592-2687

or to NAMI
4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-524-7600
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or to Mom's Demand Action
P.O. Box 4184
New York, NY 10163
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Family Members:

Beloved husband of Linda Garfield for 57 years. Dear father of Jennifer (Brian) Rootberg, Marla (Josh Banks) Garfield, Stephanie (Josh) Dobbins and Lauren (Wesley) Herrin. Loving grandfather of Lila Rootberg, Stefen Banks, Alex Dobbins, Jordan Dobbins, Olivia Herrin and Nathan Herrin. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends.  

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