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died Oct. 3. Ms. Seigle was a teacher
for Detroit Public School System.
She is survived by her nephews and
nieces, Robert Seigle of West
Bloomfield, Jack and Margaret Seigle
of Alexandria, Va., David and Ruth
Seigle of Tustin, Calif., Daniel Seigle
of New York, N.Y., Harold and Betty
Seigle of Laurel, Md., David J. Seigle
of Port Huron, Beverly and Melvin
Beckham of Houston.
TILLIE SHERMAN, 82, of
Southfield, died Oct. 6. Mrs. Sherman
was a financial secretary for the
Northwest Child Rescue Women.
She is survived by her son, Steven
Sherman of Southfield; daughter,
Linda Sherman of Grand Rapids; sis-
ters and brother-in-law, Betty and Abe
Weinstein of Sarasota, Fla., Bessie
Tyner of West Bloomfield, Sarah
Deitch of West Bloomfield; brother
and sister-in-law, Julius and Pearl
Bello of West Bloomfield; sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Charles and Belle
Sherman of West Bloomfield. Mrs.
Sherman was the beloved wife of the
late Hyman Sherman.
Contributions may be made to the
Northwest Child Rescue Women,
6910 Pebble Creek Woods Drive,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
SHIRLEY SPECTRE, died Oct. 1.
Mrs. Spectre is survived by her sons
and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Efry
Spectre, Rabbi Philip and Barbara
Spectre; daughter, Ruth Spectre;
grandchildren, Levi and Galia Spectre,
Michal and Guy Liberman, Dovid
Spectre; great-grandchild, Omri
Spectre. She was the beloved wife of_
the late Abraham Spectre.
Contributions may be directed to
the Masorti Foundation, 6525 Belcrest
Road, Suite 305, Hyattsville, MD
20782, or Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334.
ELAYNE R. SWIMMER, 63, of Oak
Park, died Oct. 1.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Steve and Catherine
Swimmer of Berkley, Joel and Diane
Swimmer of West Bloomfield, Daniel
and Deborah Swimmer of Berkley,
David and Janet Swimmer of West
Bloomfield; daughters and sons-in-
law, Ellen and Dale Stigberg of
Merritt, Fla.; Julie and Eugene
Sherizen of Huntington Woods;
grandchildren, Michael, Joshua, Drew,
Benjamin, Allison, Noah, Eliezer,
Ilana, Riley.
Contributions may be made to the
Elayne Swimmer Memorial Fund at
JARC, 28366 Franklin Road,
Southfield, MI 48034, or Yad Ezra,
26641 Harding, Oak Park, MI 4823
ESTHER WECKSTEIN, 90, of
Park, died Oct. 7.
She is survived by her daughter at
son-in-law, Marcia and Joseph
Liebowitz of Farmington Hills, MI;
grandchildren, Shelley Liebowitz, To '
and Dr. Corey Rodnick, Jamie and
Jacalyn Liebowitz; great-grandchil-
dren, Adam Rodnick, Neil Rodnick,
Alexander Rodnick, Paul Rodnick,
Sara Rodnick, Alyssa Liebowitz.
Mrs. Weckstein was the beloved
wife of the late Abraham Weckstein.
Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 17100 W(
Ten Mile Road, Suite 110, Southfiel
MI 48076, or to a Jewish charity of
one's choice.
BESSIE YAFFE, 87, of Farmington
Hills, died Oct. 1.
She is survived by her daughters
and sons-in-law, Libby and Archer
Ben-Moche of Farmington Hills,
Donna and Jim Fife of Cleveland,
Ohio; sister, Anna Kogan of
Southfield; grandchildren, Joy Fife,
Melissa Fife, Joel and Marci Ben-
Moche, Aimee and Richard Simtob
great-grandchildren, Erin Samanth
Ben-Moche, Kyle James Roark. Mrs
Yaffe was the beloved wife of the lat'
Solomon (Solly) Yaffe.
Contributions may be made to
Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, 5075
West Maple Road, West Bloomfield
MI 48322; Jewish Theological
Seminary of America.
BETTY ZAFT, 84, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 4.
Mrs. Zaft is survived by her dauE
tern and sons-in-law, Arline and Dai l
Bittker of Orchard Lake, Madelon
Terry Yarows of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
Wilma and Dr. Arnold Fellman of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Al
and Sandy Bittker, Jodi and Dr. Kei
Tobin, Ronald and Caryn Bittker,
Rick Danuloff, Jeff Danuloff; great,
grandchildren, Danny, Jeremy and
Bradley Bittker, Rayna-Brooke Tobi
and Ryan Geary; step-grandchildrer
Lainie and Peter Geary. She was the
beloved wife of the late Henry Zaft.1
Interment at B'nai Israel Cemetery
Novi.
Contributions may be directed t(
Fleishman-Jewish Home for Aged
6710 West Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322.