online ) JN Digest ter and son-in-law, Dr. Susan Harold and Harold Schreiber of Franklin; grandchil- dren, Reese Schreiber and Nicole Schreiber; sister and brother-in- law, Betty and Meyer Shear of West Harold Bloomfield; sister-in- law of Rose Salter. She was the beloved wife for 61 years of the late Martin Harold; loyal sister of the late Harry Salter, the late Peter Salter and the late Emily Salter Small; dear sister-in-law of the late Ethel Salter and the late Irwin Small. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MILTON HELLER, 90, of Lauderhill, Fla., died Dec. 29, 2003. Prior to retire- ment, he was the former owner of Crown Construction. Mr. Heller is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Suzanne and Eugene Curtis, Nancy Laural Heller; son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Barbara Heller of Florida; grandchildren, Lisa and Larry Kaplan, Robin and Steve Stratton, Jody and Ron Benishay, Tracey and Mitch Grossbach and Matthew Heller; great-grandchildren, Ben and Rachel Kaplan, Samantha and Maxwell Stratton, Carmelle, Elana and Jonathan Benishay, Ethan Grossback; sisters-in- law and brother-in-law, Ruth Ostrow, Vera Heller Schumer and Frank Schumer; companion, Laura Anderson. He was the beloved husband of the late Fannie Heller. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SARAH ISENBERG, 85, of Livonia, died Dec. 28, 2003. She is survived by her sons, Dennis Isenberg of Livonia, Terry Isenberg of Lake Orion; brother, Fred Fishman of Livonia. Mrs. Isenberg was the beloved wife of the late William Morris Isenberg. Contributions may be made to a char- ity of one's choice. Services and inter- ment at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ESTHER KESSLER, 95, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 3, 2004. She taught first grade for 30 years. After retirement from teaching, she gave 30,000 volunteer hours to the Sinai Hospital Guild. Mrs. Kessler is survived by her daugh- ter and son-in-law, Audrey and Mel Goldberg of West Bloomfield; sister-in- law, Sylvia Pick; grandchildren, Dr. James and Viviette Cornfield, Barbara and Bruce Williams, Dr. Mark and Miriam Goldberg, Jaime Goldberg; six great-grandchildren. She was the beloved wife of the late David Kessler; loving sis- ter of the late Bernard Pick and the late Louis Pick. Contributions may be made to Alyn Hospital, do Randee Lipman, 4729 Walnut Creek Dr., West Bloomfield, MI 48322 or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MARGARET LICHTENSTEIN, of Oak Park, died Dec. 31, 2003. • She is survived by her daughter, Esther Lowen of Southfield; grandchildren, Bruce and Carol Lowen, Lisa and Bob Jaffe; great-grandchildren, Erin Lowen, Jonathon Lowen, Lauren Jaffe, Michelle Jaffe. She was the beloved wife of the late Max Lichtenstein. Contributions may be made to a char- ity of one's choice. Services and inter- ment at Clover Hill Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 24123 Greenfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. . MORRIS HYMAN MAYER, 75, of Southfield, died Dec. 29, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Esther Mayer; son and daughter-in-law, Leon and Marci Mayer of Huntington Woods; daughter and son-in-law, Miriam and William Raminick of West Bloomfield; brothers, Harold Mayer of Tecouma, Wash., Gerald Mayer of New York City; grandchildren, Benjamin Mayer, Daniel Mayer, Mindy Raminick. He was the loving brother of the late Faye Goorevitch: Contributions may be made to a char- ity of one's choice. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LILLIAN "LIBBY" MILLER, 82, of Los Angeles, formerly of Detroit, died Dec. 30, 2003. She is survived by her sons and • daughter-in-law, Sheldon and Lana Miller, and Michael Miller, all of Los Angeles; sister and brother-in-law, • Blanche and Ben Klar of Southfield; stepgrandchildren. She was the loving wife of the late Sam Miller; loving sister of the late Ethel (Harry) Salter and the late Sam (Lillian) Dictor. Interment in Los Angeles. Contributions may be made to JARC or a charity of one's choice. DR. MILTON MADGY, 84, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 3, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Madgy; daughters and son-in-law, Karen (Gerald) Soffin of Naples, Fla., Natalie Madgy of Richfield, Minn.; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Milton Madgy Elford of Southfield; grandchildren, Eric (Jenny) Soffin, Jodie Soffin, Jenn Collins and Daniel Cohen; sisters-in-law, Mo4e HERBERT NATHAN, 74, of Oak Berman and Phyllis Madgy. He was the Park, died Dec. 29, 2003. He was a dear brother of the late Marvin and Max retail manager of men's clothing store. Madgy. Mr. Nathan is survived by his wife, Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Audrey Nathan; sons and daughters-in- Park Cemetery. Contributions may be law, David Nathan of Farmington Hills, made to the Hospice by the Sea, 1531 • Smart and Dr. Emily Nathan of West W Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL Bloomfield, Howard and Alyse Nathan 33486. Arrangements by Dorfman of Novi; grandchildren, Haley, Andrew Chapel. and Alexandra Nathan; sister and broth- er-in-law, Margo and Albert Gompertz HYMAN MARGOLIS, 92, of of Florida; sister-in-law, Darlene Maneli. Farmington Hills, died Jan. 2, 2004. For He was the dear brother-in-law of the over 50 years, he was the owner of late Bernard Maneli. Carnival Fair Products. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Mr. Margolis is survived by his daugh- Contributions may be made to the ters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Gary American Cancer Society 18505 W. 12 Rosenblatt of Farmington Hills, Joyce Mile Road, Southfield, MI: 48076 or the and Peter Briante of New York; grand- Holocaust Memorial Center, 660.2 W. children, Brian and Robin Rosenblatt, Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI Lorie and Joey Niskar, Jonathan Briante, 48322. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Lee Briante; great-grandchildren, Chapel. Madeline and Zachary Rosenblatt, Hannah and Jared Niskar. 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