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A: In funeral language, a Memorial Service
MARY "MANIA" RAIBER, 78, of
West Bloomfield, died Sept. 21, 2004.
She was a survivor of Auschwitz.
: I noticed in the Detroit News/Free Press
Sunday edition, two death notices with Jewish
stars (not your Chapel) that referred to a
"Memorial Service." How is a Memorial Service
different from a funeral service?
refers to a service in memory of someone who
has died, without the body present. There are
times when a Memorial Service is held in this
community, when a fitneral and burial have
taken place in another city. More often than not,
a Memorial Service is held when no burial is
taking place.
to be honored for vision
of recognizing individuals'
need to give back to community,
and her own local volunteer
efforts.
"An Evening with
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A non-profit organization,
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Tickets start at $50/ person.
All welcome.
For tickets,
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contact Joan Bodnar,
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Mrs. Raiber is survived by her hus-
band of 57 years, Henry Raiber; dau gh-
ters and sons-in-law, Frieda and Kalman
Igol of Farmington Hills, Lili and Les
Gold of Bloomfield Hills, Esther and
Frank Rosner of Bloomfield Township;
brother and sisters-in-law, Jacob and
Linda Mitchel of West Bloomfield,
Bernard and Helen Rayber of
Jacksonville, Fla., Faye Grauman of
Southfield; grandchildren, Nicole Gold,
Ashley and Jordan Broad, Seth Gold,
Jeremy Rosner, Arielle Rosner.
Contributions may be made to
American Heart Association, Memorial
and Tribute Program, Dept. 77-3968,
Chicago, IL 60678; the Wellness Center
at Temple Shir Shalom; the American
Heart Association; or to a charity of
one's choice. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
DR IVAN C. SCHATTEN, 76, for-
merly of Southfield, of Palo Alto, Calif,
died Sept. 14, 2004. He was born in
Pennsylvania and practiced medicine in
the Detroit area.
He is survived by his children,
Deborah Schatten of San Francisco,
Greg and Jill Schatten of Portland, Ore.,
Jenifer and Alex Swirnoff of Harrison,
N.Y.; grandchildren, David Schatten,
Nathan and Joel Swirnoff; sister and
brother-in-law, Beverly and Alex Kweller
of San Antonio, Texas.
Interment in California. A memorial
service will take place at a later date.
Contributions may be made to the
National Yiddish Book Center, Congre-
gation Kol. Emeth in Palo Alto, Jewish
War Veterans of America or the North-
ern Conference on Ethiopian Jewry.
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TRUDY SHERMAN, 86, of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, died Sept. 21, 2004.
She is survived by daughters and sons-
in-law, Sharon Sherman and Steven
Zibelman of Oregon, Suzanne Sherman-
Rose and Michael Rose; grandchildren,
Michael and Jocelyn. She was the
beloved wife of the late Michael
Sherman; devoted sister of the late Sara
Chousky, the late Percy Hertz and the
late Norman Hertz.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Ceme-
tery. Contributions may be made to the
Trudy Sherman Memorial Fund, do
Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2C3.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
RUTH SHUSTERMAN, 76, of
Farmington Hills, died Sept. 27, 2004.
She was a school
teacher.
Ms. Shusterman
is survived by her
nieces, Elaine
Shusterman of
Idaho, Nancy
Shusterman of
Wisconsin; great-
niece and great-
Shusterman
nephew, Sarah
Chin, David Chin;
cousins, Eileen Raphael and Wally Wise.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3,
at Kaufman Chapel with interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
RUTH STETTNER, 87, of
Huntington Woods, died Sept. 22,
2004. She was a member of Temple
Emanu-El and its
sisterhood, was hon-
ored as Miss Hospi-
tality of Huntington
Woods and Senior
Citizen of the Year
and the president of
the Huntington
Wood Library.
Mrs. Stettner is
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survived by her sons
and daughters-in-
law, Joel and Judy Stettner of California,
Dr. Daniel and Susan Stettner of
Huntington Woods; grandchildren, Ted
Stettner and Alison Auberbach, Jeff
Stettner and Jennifer Jacobs, Ethan and
Joanna Stettner, Elyse and Robert
Cohen; great-grandchildren, Gabriel
Stettner, Jeremy Stettner; sister, Helen
Rogoff of New Jersey. She was the
beloved wife of the late Maxwell
Stettner; dear sister of the late Nathan
Kaufman and the late Joseph Kaufman.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Emanu-El Education Funds, 1440 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237 or COTS,
26 Peterboro, Detroit, MI 48201.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.