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He served during Mrs. Lederer, 83, died June 22, World War II in the Pacific Theatre 2002, in her home outside of Chicago and in Iwo Jima of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the and Tinian bone marrow. She was diagnosed with Campaigns as a the disease in January. colonel. He The advice columnist was a Jewish became a major mother who felt a strong connection general in 1971 to the Jewish faith. and received two "I am very much aware of my Purple Hearts Jewishness," Mrs. Lederer once said, and a Bronze "I was brought up to be proud of my Star. Maj. Gen. Jewishness. I've always felt I've been Weinstein gradu- Maj. Gen. blessed. ated Wayne State William Weinstein "I'm not devout, but I do light Law School in Sabbath candles every Friday at sun- 1940. He was a down and say a Hebrew prayer. I practicing attorney since -1940 and a haven't missed Yom Kippur, service member of the American Academy of since I was 18. I feel close to my God. Trial Lawyers, by invitation. I am a religious person," she said. Mayor Roman Gribbs proclaimed Twin sisters Esther and Pauline Aug. 12, 1971, as William J. Friedman were born July 4, 1918, in Weinstein Day in the city of Detroit.. Sioux City, Iowa. Their father, who In 1994, he was given the Eleanor was a merchant, immigrated to the Roosevelt Humanitarian Award by United States from Russia in 1908. Israel Bonds and was a member of Pauline followed her older sister as the the Prime Minister's Club. advice columnist "Dear Abby," and He is survived by his wife, Rose after a celebrated rivalry, the sisters Weinstein; children, Patty and tarry eventually reconciled. Shook of West Bloomfield, Michael Mrs. Lederer married Budget Rent- Weinstein of Pompano Beach, Fla., A-Car Corporation founder Jules Dr. Alan and Catty Rothberg of Lederer in a double wedding with her Denver, Colo. and Lee Zeff of San sister. The Lederers moved to Eau Carlos, Calif.; grandchildren, Emily Claire, Wis., in 1939, where she was Shook, David Zeff, Amy Rothberg elected chair of the county's and Marco Garcia, James Zeff, Democratic Party. Lauren Rothberg, Victoria Rothberg, In 1955, Mrs. Lederer was chosen Samantha Rothberg, Adam and Piper the new 'Ann Landers" for a feature Rothberg; great-grandchildren, that already existed at the Chicago Jordana Rothberg, Shaman Garcia Sun-Times. In 1987, she moved to the and Sadie Garcia; sister and brother- Chicago Tribune. in-law, Eleanor and Jack Peltz; sisters- Her acclaimed, no-nonsense advice in-law and brother-in-law, Virginia column — her first, and only, job in and Alan Laffer, Mary Press, Sally journalism — was consistently printed Feinberg. He was the husband of the in 1,200 newspapers and reached up late Evelyn Weinstein. to 90 million readers. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. She once said of her loyal readers, "They Contributions may be made to the don't consider me a stranger. I'm the lady Israel Emergency Fund, c/o Jewish next door, their best friend, the mother they Federation of Metro Detroit, P.O. couldn't communicate with before, but they Box 2030, 6735 Telegraph Road, can now" Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303. Mrs. Lederer is survived by her Arrangements by Ira Kaufman daughter, three grandchildren, four Chapel. great-grandchildren and sister.