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Q:
What is one of the biggest changes
you have seen during your career as a
funeral director?
A: When I came to work with my father,
of blessed memory, it was rare for someone
to die at home. Even if a death took place
there, an individual would often be taken to
a hospital to be pronounced dead. With
Hospice playing a leading role in end of life
today, more than 50 percent of deaths take
place at home among the family.
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"Beads, Bags, & Baubles"
sponsored by The Auxiliary for
Jewish Home & Aging Services,
7:00 pm, Thurs, May 13
"Beads, Bags, & Baubles"
features award-winning artist
Pat Wiley, beaded jewelry &
bags; Marlene Goldberg &
Ruth Newman, beading with
scarves, belts, and shawls;
Rosalyn Slater, Swarovski crystal;
Jill Stone, beaded bag collection;
Kathy Mamat, beaded bag kits;
and Terry Rossman, cuffs &
amulets.
Treats and Sweets will be offered.
Call for location and admission
information.
Complimentary admission for
current members; new members
or one-time attendees should call
The Auxiliary for Jewish Home
& Aging Services.
The community is welcome.
For more information,
contact The Auxiliary for Jewish
Home & Aging Services office
at (248) 661-2969.
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Kaufman Chapel.
EVA R. SHAW, 89, of Scottsdale,
Ariz., died April 29, 2004.
She is survived by her daughter
and son-in-law Phyllis and Herbert
Waze of Scottsdale; son and daugh-
ter-in-law Jerome and Riki Shaw of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren:
Nechemia (Devorah) Blavin, Paul
(Amy) Blavin, Victoria (Luc)
Faucheaux, Monet (Matt) Mindell;
great-grandchildren, Leo, Lilly,
Jullian, Camille, Yisroel, Shana and
Aaron. She was the beloved wife of
the late Louis Shaw.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a
hospice organization or to a charity
of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
ROSE STEWART, 86, of
Farmington Hills, died April 28,
2004.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Dr. William and
Sharon Stewart, Lawrence and
Cheryl Stewart; daughters and sons-
in-law, Francine and Aaron Higer,
Eileen and Sidney Bradley; brother,
Saul Brodie; sister, Bernice Roth;
grandchildren, Michael and Roberta
Higer, Ronald Renee Higer, Pamela
and Mark Polani, Dr. Mark and Dr.
Stacey Wittenberg, Alan and Lisa
Wittenberg, Zachary Stewart, Alana
Stewart, Scott Stewart; great-grand-
children, Samantha, Adam, Codie,
Ariel, Lior, Dylan, Max, Elle, Sam.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Sam Stewart; loving sister of the late
Adelle Levine.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
LESTER TAUBMAN, 84, of Delray
Beach, Fla., died April 28, 2004. He
was born in Pontiac and was a cus-
tom homebuilder and developer in
the Detroit area for over 40 years.
Mr. Taubman was a veteran of
World War II, having served in the
intelligence division.
He is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Andrew and Sandy
Taubman of Chevy Chase, Md.;
daughters and son-in-law, Suzan
Perlstein of Atlanta, Ga., Sharon and
Robert Feldman of Waterford;
grandchildren, Alexandra Taubman,
Kenny (Kelly) Perlstein, Michael
Perlstein, Brian (Karen) Feldman,
Lisa (Nick) Braude; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Samuel (Lola) Taubman
of Longwood, Fla., A. Alfred (Judy)
Taubman of Bloomfield Hills; also
survived by other family members,
Temmer (Kim) Daragen, Abra and
Eden Daragen, Mort (Carol)
Zumberg, Natalie (Lester) Geisman.
He was the dear husband of the late
Shirley Taubman; brother of the late
Goldie (Al) Nelson; son of the late
Fannie and Philip Taubman.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the_
Seeds of Peace, 370 Lexington Ave.,
Suite 401, New York, NY 10017 or
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
FLOSSIE COHEN USSERY, 78, of
Birmingham, died May 1, 2004.
She is survived by her husband,
Huling Ussery; daughter and son-in-
law, Xilla and Daniel Jorgensen of
Madison, Conn., grandchildren,
Jakob and Caitlin.
Interment in Carlsbad, N.M.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
PEARL VENEFSKY, 81, of
Farmington Hills, died May 2, 2004.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Jeremy Vanness of
California, Robert and Miriam
Vanness of Royal Oak; daughter,
Judy Palett of. Farmington Hills;
brother and sister-in-law, Donald
and Joan Weintraub of Delray
Beach, Fla.; sister, Ann Onickel of
Southfield; grandchildren, Lauren
Vanness, Alex Vanness, Sarah
Vanness, Caroline Vanness, Justin
Palett, Jessica Palett. She was the
beloved wife of the late Joseph
Venefsky; loving mother of the late
Steven Venefsky.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
Correction
• The obituary for Gilmore Rubin
(April 30) should have indicated
that he is survived by his son-in-
law Chuck Ellis; sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Esther and Eddie
Sherman of Franklin.