Obituaries FLEXIBILITY Otto Dube L arge chapel. Small chapel. Graveside. Cemetery chapel. We are without limitations in our ability to provide services that meet the exact needs of each family we serve. For nearly 60 years, we have shown flexibility through unsurpassed responsiveness to Detroit's Jewish community. THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL REVA STEIN, 85, of Los Angeles, died Jan. 2. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Krakoff; son and daughter-in- law, Sheldon and Jeannie Stein; grand- children, Nancy Boliard, Rabbi Joseph and Susan Krakoff, Joshua Krakoff, Rachael Krakoff; great-grandchildren, Atara and Micah Krakoff, Nicholas, Matthew and Christopher Boliard; sister, Natalie Kaplan; brother, Bart Spiegelman. Interment in California. Contributions may be made to the Rabbi Joseph Krakoff Discretionary Fund at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. This announcement was placed at the request of the family by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community THE KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CORNER Yad Ezra, Michigan's only Kosher Food Pantry, presents its "Empty Bowls" program, Sun Jan 13, 2002 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Yad Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food pantry, The Food Bank of Oakland Coillity, The Jewish Community Center and The Detroit Jewish News are joining forces to raise awareness about hunger and providing nutritious food to the need in metro Detroit with its "Empty Bowls" program, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Sunday, Jan 13, 2002 at the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum campus of the Jewish Community Center in W. Bloomfield. Area schools and agencies are creating the ornamental bowls for the community to purchase. Buy an empty bowl help fill an empty stomach. For more info call (248) 548-3663 18325 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075. Telephone: 248-569-0020 • Toll Free: 800-325-7105 Please visit us at our web site: www.iralcaufman.com In Memory of a Great Sportscaster, Author, Humanitarian... Our Friend. Dick Schaap 1934-2001 Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation 2002 102 GEORGE STUTZ, 100, former Detroiter of Sarasota, Fla., died Jan. 5. He came to the Detroit area from Russia at age 12. He later graduated from the Detroit College of law and became an assistant prosecutor for Wayne County. Mr. Stutz was in private legal practice from the 1930s until his retirement in 1990. Among his many Detroit commu- nity affiliations, Mr. Stutz was president emeritus of the Old Newsboy's Goodfellow Fund in Detroit; he served as president of the Jewish Family and Children's Service, president of the Hebrew Free Loan Association and pres- ident of the Shapero School of Nursing at Sinai Hospital. He was also a governor of the Detroit Welfare Federation since 1932 and served as its treasurer. In the religious community, Mr. Stutz was a founding member and former president of Temple Israel. In 1975, he received the Fred M. Butzel Award for outstanding leadership and service to the Detroit Jewish community He was also a Mason; and in Sarasota, he was a member of Temple Sinai and a supporter of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish federa- tion. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Mitchell Novit of Indiana, Ellen and Gerald Kaplan of West Bloomfield, Carol and Dr. Steven Lash of Bloomfield Hills; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. David Stutz and Karen Jones of Florida; grandchildren, David and Cathy Novit, Amy Novit and Scott Kehoe, Steven and Megan Kaplan, Susan and Michael Weingarden, Joe and Stacey Lash, Dr. Rebecca and Dr. Adam Rubin, Matthew Lash, Aaron Stutz and fiancee Liv Nilsson, Deborah Stutz and great-grandchildren, Nichole Novit, 0 0 Brenton Novit, Maya Novit, Abigail Novit-Kehoe, Sidney Kaplan and Cara ash. Mr. Stutz was the beloved husband of the late Mary Stutz. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. WILMA MEYERS WECHSLER, 89, of Southfield, died Jan. 1. She was a member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Hadassah and a board member of the Fresh Air Society. As a founding member of Sinai Hospital Women's Guild and she helped establish Babies Alumni. She was also a member of the National Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. Wechsler is survived by her daugh- ter and son-in-law, Wilma Harriet and Robert Wechsler Dunsky of Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren, Andrew Dunsky and Daniel and Jennifer Dunsky. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Maurice P. Meyers and the late Philip Wechsler. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Fresh Air Society or Yad Ezra. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SADE R. WEINHOUS, 97, of Schaumburg, Ill., died Jan. 4. She is survived by her daughter, Eve Nelms of Schaumburg; grandchildren, Michelle and Glen Riedl, Jeffrey Lipson, Julie and Travis Tresnit, Dana and George -Kalomiris; great-grandchildren, Mason, Jilian, Lauren, Ellis and Zoe. She was the beloved wife of the late Jack Weinhous; mother-in-law of the Sade late Charles Nelms. Weinhous Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice. Services and interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ARVE S. WILLIAMS, 73, of Southfield, died Jan. 7. He is survived by his daughter, Yahketta Williams of Southfield; sons and daughter-in-law, Andre and Carol Dooley, Shalomah Williams of Oak Park, Calif, Zahcharaya Williams. Graveside services were held at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Chabad House in Oak Park. Arrangements by the Dorfman Chapel. Corrections The obituary for Nathan Nager (Jan. 4) should have indicated that he was the beloved husband of the late Ida Nager.