GERALDINE RISSMAN
March 6 1936 - December 14, 1996
ments by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
WILLIAM (BILL) L.
LESTER, 83, formerly of Hunt-
ington Woods of West Palm
Beach, Fla., died Nov. 20. He is
survived by his wife of 35 years,
Lorraine Markey Lester; step-
sons and daughters-in-law, Dr.
Mary Ellen and Dr. Jeffrey
Shipko, Shelley and Robert
Shipko; grandsons, Sam and
Harrison.
Services were held in Palm
Beach.
Jared Adler. Mrs. Posner was
the beloved wife of the late Mor-
ris; loving mother of the late
Seymour.
Contributions may be made
to Jewish Vocational Services,
29699 Southfield Road, South-
field, MI 48076; or to a charity of
one's choice. Services and inter-
ment were held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
RAY ROSENBERG, 84, of
MANUEL PELTZ, 87, of Troy,
died Dec. 9.
He is survived by his wife,
Arm; daughters and sons-in-
law, Naomi and John Pressel-
VanSickle of Troy, Marsha and
Iry Wengrow of Troy; brothers
and sister-in-law, Fred of Lagu-
na Hills, Calif., Jack and
Eleanor of Franklin; grandchil-
dren, Phyllis Monroe, Louis
Pressel, Marissa Wengrow,
Adam Wengrow, Shari Wen-
grow, David VanSickle, Debra
(Martin) Sadow, Terry Van-
Sickle; great-grandchildren,
Holly Monroe, Joseph Sadow.
Services were held at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery Chapel in
Birmingham followed by inter-
ment in the cemetery. Contri-
butions may be made to the
Congregation Shir Tikvah
Building Fund, 3633 W. Big
Beaver, Troy, MI 48084; or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrange-
ments by Dorfman Funeral Di-
rection.
Farmington Hills, died Dec. 4.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Dr.
Michael and Bonnie of Farm-
ington Hills; daughter and son-
in-law, Shirley and Dr.
Lawrence Loewenthal of South-
field; sisters, Bertha Simon of
Southfield, Rosiland Citrin of
Tamarac, Fla., Freda Lipsius of
Ormand Beach, Fla.; grandchil-
dren, Avrohom Loewenthal,
Jeffrey and Bat-Sheva Loewen-
thal, Lisa Loewenthal, Eric and
Jennifer Rosenberg, Matthew
Rosenberg, Julie Rosenberg,
Scott and Jamie Carrick, Todd
and Kelli Carrick, Adam Car-
rick. Mrs. Rosenberg was the
beloved wife of the late Samuel
Morris Rosenberg.
Contributions may be made
to Project Vision, do Loewen-
thal, 23285 Morningside Drive,
Southfield, MI 48034; or to a
charity of one's choice. Services
were held at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel. Interment at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park in Livo-
nia. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
DAVID PENFIL, 89, former
LEO SAMSON, 85, of Laud-
Detroiter of Pembroke Pines,
Fla., died Dec. 7.
He is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Jerry and Joan
of West Bloomfield; grandchil-
dren, Tih Penfil of White Lake
Township, Shari and David
Klein of Oak Park, Jay Penfil of
Oak Park, Helen Penfil of Oak
Park; great-grandchildren,
Noach, Yonah, Yosef, Aryeh and
Levi Klein, Mara and Michael
Penfil. Mr. Penfil was the
beloved husband of the late Ros-
alee; loving father of the late He-
lene.
Contributions may be made
to the Yeshivah Beth Yehudah,
15751 Lincoln, P.O. Box 2044,
Southfield, MI 48037; or to a
charity of one's choice.
erdale Lakes, Fla., died Dec. 10.
Mr. Samson was a carpet store
manager. He played AAA base-
ball for a Pacific Coast league.
Mr. Samson is survived by his
wife, Adele; daughter and son-
in-law, Barbara and Michael
Sitrin of Chicago; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Michael
and Judith Samson of Bloom-
field Hills; grandchildren, Debo-
rah and Elana Sitrin, Robert
and Daniel Samson; sister and
brother-in-law, Tedda and Max
Okun of Lauderdale, Lakes,
Fla.; brothers and sister-in-law,
Ruby and Pauline Samson of
West Bloomfield, Arthur Sam-
son of Bradenton, Fla. He was
the beloved husband of the late
Diana Samson and the dear
brother of the late Sam Samson.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BETTE POSNER, 88, of Novi,
died Dec. 2.
She is survived by her son,
Harold of Royal Oak; daughters
and son-in-law, Mollie and
Harold Adler of West Bloom-
field; Vivian Posner of Oak
Park; sister, Ada Krieger of Bur-
bank, Calif.; grandchildren, Bar-
ry and Lynn Adler, Sandra
Adler, Janice and Steven Trai-
son; great-grandchildren, Eliza-
beth Traison, Rebecca Traison,
EMANUEL "MANNIE"
SHAPIRO, 88, of West Bloom-
field, died Dec. 7. Mr. Shapiro
was a produce merchandiser
and a frozen foods buyer for Big
Bear Supermarkets. He was a
member of the National Super-
market Institute and very ac-
tive in the produce division.
Mr. Shapiro is survived by
his daughter and son-in-law,
Barbara and Douglas Bloom of
Birmingham; grandchildren,
Matthew Zuckerberg, Andrew
and Denise Zuckerberg, David
and Boksook Bloom; great-
grandchildren, Ashley Zucker-
berg, Rachel Bloom; brother,
Bernard of Wisconsin. He was
the beloved husband of the late
Sophie Shapiro and the loving
father of the late Ruth Ann
Shapiro.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to the Fleishman Jew-
ish Home for Aged, 6710 West
Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322; or the Jewish Voca-
tional Services, 29699 South-
field Road, Southfield, MI
48076. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
HARRY SHEAR, 94, of South-
field, died Dec. 3.
He is survived by his wife,
Julia; son, Stewart of South-
field; daughters and sons-in-
1,.. w, Elaine Friedman of West
Bloomfield, Deborah and Alvin
Linn of Phoenix, Arizona, Phyl-
lis and Bernard Grossman; sis-
ters and brother-in-law, Rose
and Sarri Oslik of Margate, Fla.,
Ruth Leibowitz of West Bloom-
field; grandchildren, Marc and
Linda Daneman, Robert and
Sheryl Daneman, Gwen and
Dr. Maurice Budow, Gregg and
Melanie Linn, Michael and
Laura Linn, Sheryl and Jerald
Shreck, Stuart and Cindy Shiff-
man, Lori and Mark Epstein;
great-grandchildren, Burke,.
Benjamin and Tyler Daneman,
Rami, Jonah and Elianna Bu-
dow, Danielle and Lance Linn,
Zachary and Jordan Shiffman,
Steven Epstein. Mr. Shear was
the beloved husband of the late
Sophie Shear.
Contributions may be made
to Gilda's Club, 31000 North-
western Highway, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334; or Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Mid-
cllebelt Road, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334.
Services were held at He-
brew Memorial Chapel. Inter-
ment held at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by He-
brew Memorial Chapel.
MURIEL SIMONS, 65, of Oak
Park, died Dec. 8.
She is survived by her sister
and brother-in-law, Roslyn and
Jack Leve of Oak Park; nieces
and nephews, Samuel (Wendy)
Levi, Karla (Brian) Pohl.
Contributions may be made
to the American Lung Associa-
tion, 18860 W. 10 Mile Road,
Southfield, MI 48075; or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrafige-
ments by Dorfman Funeral Di-
rection.
She was a lover of life, a giver of joy: an advocate for
all living things.
She was a tough task-master and a shining role model:
the link that kept so many lives entwined.
She was our leader, our inspiration, our beloved wife, mother,
grandmother and friend—always there, especially when
you needed her.
Gerry was the epitome of the eternal optimist, forever
energetic and generous, giving selflessly to others, both of
her time and resources.
She was our Florence Nightingale, our Pearl Mesta, our
Lucille Ball and our Mrs. Clean.
Her presence enriched our lives. Memories of her will always
make us smile, even through the tears.
Geraldine was the best: our Oscar, our Tony, our Gold Medal.
We loved her dearly and will miss her forever.
HER LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS
In Loving Memory of
ISADORE H.
KOLODNEY
December 15, 1985
We miss you so much.
Your love and our memories
will stay with us forever.
Your devoted wife Edith,
your children
Reva and Larry, and Thelma and Don,
and six grandchildren
and twelve great-grandchildren.
In Loving Memory of
LILLIAN "LIBBIE"
RUBENSTEIN
December 20, 1994
will always be remembered by her children
Erwin and Judy, Harvey and Sharon
and by her grandchildren Larry, Andy,
Felicia and Mark, Nicole, Alyssa, Nora and Chris
In Beloved Memory
of
RALPH
SPARAGE
December 15, 1985
Medical miracles
start with research
In Loving Memory of
NATHAN
WOLOK
Who passed away
December 18, 1993
Sadly missed and
always remembered by
loving wife Esther, sons
William and Sanford,
daughter Darlene,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.