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GERALD "BUDDY" SHAPIRO, 90, of
Southfield, died May 6, 2009.
He was the owner of Plymouth
Furniture.
Mr. Shapiro is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Robert E. Shapiro and
Diane Zogut of Southfield; daughters,
Linda Shapiro of California, Cynthia
Chafetz of Southfield; brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Arline Nadler and Herb
Carson; nieces and nephews.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Shirley Shapiro; the dear brother of the
late Loraine Carson.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Adat Shalom Synagogue, Jewish Family
Service or Disabled American Veterans.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DR. O.D. SILVERSTEIN, 77, of Bloomfield

Hills, died May 5, 2009.
Senior staff radiologist at Henry Ford
Hospital, he also played the clarinet and
was a member of the Birmingham Band,
the Palm Beach Gardens Band and was a

member of Temple Shir Shalom.
Dr. Silverstein is survived by his wife of
53 years, Dolores Silverstein of Bloomfield
Hills; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Roger
Silverstein and Dr. Susan Sauber of West
Bloomfield; daughters and sons-in-law,
Julianne and Jeff Vinik of Chicago and
Jenny and Jon Whaley of White Chapel,
N.C.; grandchildren, Max and Claire
Silverstein and Sterling Whaley; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Jody and Perry
Shapiro and Miriam and Don Hutchins;
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joel
and Elizabeth Sloan and David and Kathy
Sloan; other loving relatives and friends.
A special thank you to the doctors and
nurses at Henry Ford Hospital.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Josephine Ford Cancer Center,
1 Ford Place, #5A, Detroit, MI 48202 or
the Chamber Music Society of Detroit,
31731 Northwestern Highway, Suite #168,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, (248) 737-
9980. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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GABRIELLA E. WEISS, 90, of

Farmington Hills, died May 7, 2009.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Avi and Stephanie Weiss of
Marietta, Ga.; daughter, Esther Soffa
of Farmington Hills; grandchildren,
Dr. Jason Soffa and fiance Stacey, Ryan
Soffa, Hannah Weiss, Eliana Weiss.
Mrs. Weiss was the beloved wife of the
late Ignatz Weiss.
Contributions may be made to
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044,
Southfield, MI 48037 or American
Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere
Circle, Chicago, IL 60674. Services and
interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

ALEXANDER ZACKMAN, 89, of

Southfield, died May 11, 2009.
He is survived by his daughter
and son-in-law, Inessa and Norman
Edelstein of Kentwood, Mich.; grand-
children, Jeremy Abramson, Craig
Edelstein, Scott Edelstein; great-grand-

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daughter, Brianna.
Mr. Zackman was the beloved hus-
band of the late Sarah Zackman.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

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