Obituaries

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EILEEN SILVERMAN, 86, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 24, 2006.
She is survived by her daughters and
sons-in-law, Leslie and Dr. Jeffrey London
of West Bloomfield, Judi and Brad Lang
of Huntington Woods; brothers and
sister-in-law, Jay and Evelyn Gerber
of Farmington Hills, Harold Gerber of
Leonard, Mich.; grandchildren, Adina
(Gregg) Kanner, Daniel (fiancee, Lisa
Pohlman) London, Jonathan London,
Sarah (Aaron Saul) Lang and Megan
Lang; great-grandson, Noah Drew
Kanner; sister-in-law, Gladys Kay; many
other loving family members and friends.
She was the beloved wife of the late
David Silverman; sister-in-law of the late
Louis Kay.
Interment at the Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Jewish Apartments and
Services, the Beaumont Hospice Fund or
to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

HARRY WITUS, 89, of Southfield, died
Jan. 22, 2007.
He is survived by his stepson, Steven
Simon; many loving grandchildren,
nephews, other family members and
friends. He was the beloved husband of
the late Shirley Goldman Witus; stepfa-
ther of the late Wendy Simon Schaeffer
and the late Robert Simon.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the
Temple Beth El Endowment Fund.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

Zeidman

EVELYN ZEIDMAN,
83, of Southfield, died
Jan. 22, 2007.
She was a retired ele-
mentary school teacher
with St. Clair Shores
Public School System. A
Human Rights activist,
she was a strong mem-
ber of the Democratic
Party.

Miss Zeidman was involved with the
Ferndale Library Board for 10 years
and with Citizens for Better Schools for
more then 20 years. She was also active
with Michigan Coalition to Study Health
Care and was a member of Sane Freeze,
Ferndale Area Peace Group and the
Ferndale Area Democratic Club. Miss
Zeidman was awarded the Pedersen
Geary Award in 1992. She remained
active with politics and became involved
with the Grey Panthers and continued
to work on numerous campaigns, most
recently for state Supreme Court Justice
Marilyn Kelly.
She is survived by her sister, Bessie
Sobel of South Nyack, N.Y.; sister-in-
law, Judy Zeidman; nieces and nephews,
Marc and Maggie Sobel, Judy Toonkel,
Eric Sobel, Murray and Gail Zeidman,
Joel and Donnell Zeidman; great-nieces
and nephews, Erin, Alex, Max and Aidan
Zeidman.
She was the beloved sister of the late
Irving Zeidman; cherished sister-in-law

of the late Stanford Sobel; devoted aunt
of the late Wayne Toonkel; loving daugh-
ter of the late Minnie and the late Joe
Zeidman.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

HERBERT J. ZEME, 83, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 26, 2007.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Reva
Zeme; daughters and sons-in-law, Andrea
and Randy Gold of Novi, Nancy and Mark
Goryl of West Bloomfield; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Dr. Mark and Susan Zeme of
Oakland, Calif.; sister and brother-in-
law, Elise and Rabbi Harold Waintrup of
Philadelphia, Pa.; grandchildren, Alyssa,
Emliy, Molly, Jacob and Matthew.
Interment at Temple Israel Gardens
of Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
the Friendship Circle or to JARC.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

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