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retirement in Florida for the past 26
years.
Mr. Lax is survived by his beloved
wife, Margaret Lax; daughter and
son-law, Sandra Lax and Stan
Meretsky; son, Alan Lax; brother and
sister-in-law, Fred and Dolly Lax;
three grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Jean Lax.
Donations may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice.
A local gathering for family and
friends will be held at a later date.

DEANNA "SIS" REIN LECHTNER,

71, of Erie, Pa., died Aug. 27, 2009.

She was born Jan. 17, 1938, in
Detroit, the daughter of the late Sydney
and the late Saretta Goren Rein.
Sis graduated from Mumford High
School and Wayne State University
in Detroit.
She is survived by husband,
Larry Lechtner; daughters, Lisa
Chinsky and husband Kenneth of
Erie, Barbie Erlich and husband
Scott of Great Neck, NY; son Joey
Lechtner and wife Cindy of Ann
Arbor; nine grandchildren, Andrew,
Daniel and Sara Chinsky, all of Erie;
Jacob, David and Allison Erlich, all
of Great Neck, Jimmy, Ryan and
Steven Lechtner, all of Ann Arbor;
brothers, Allan Rein and wife Arline
of West Bloomfield, Paul Rein of
Williamsburg, Va.; several nieces
and nephews; friend, Bobbi Pollock.
Arrangements by Burton Funeral
Home, 602 West 10th Street, Erie,
Pa. Send condolences at www.
Burtonfuneralhome.com .

HERMAN L. LOEB, 91, of

Lawrenceville,111., died Aug. 25,
2009.
He was the founder and owner of
Loeb Oil Company.
Mr. Loeb is survived by his wife,
Marian Ginsberg Loeb; daughters
and sons-in-law, Diane and David
Lebovitz of Illinois, Laura Loeb and
Howard Morse of Maryland; son and
daughter-in-law, Ed and Jan Loeb
of Illinois; grandchildren, Andy
and Michelle Lebovitz, Betsy, Ben,
Max and Harry Loeb, Elizabeth and
Marni Morse; great-grandchildren,
Ashley and Sarah Lebowitz; Marian
Ginsberg Loeb's daughter, Susan
Ginsberg, and her late daughter Fay
Korn's husband and children, Andy
Korn, Adam and Marjorie Korn.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Betty Loeb.

Judaism promotes simplicity and
equality in death. Therefore a
simple white shroud, (which is
included in our charges) is used
rather than regular clothing.

Interment at Aaron Moshe
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Jewish War Veterans of
the U.S.A., 1811 R. Street NW,
Washington, DC 20009 www.jwv.
org, or American Stroke Association
National Center, 7272 Greenville
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, WWW.
donate.americanheart.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

SEYMOUR OKUN,

88, of Southfield,
died Aug. 27, 2009.
He is survived
by his daughters
and sons-in-law,
Joanne and Jerry
Manfredi of Los
Okun
Angeles, Calif.,
Diane Okun and Richard Braudo of
West Bloomfield, Suzanne Okun of
Southfield, Kathy Okun and Jeffrey
Lehman of New York, NY, Ruthanne
Okun of Huntington Woods; son
and daughter-in-law, Maury Okun
and Tina Topalian of Novi; grand-
children, Monica Ager, Julia Ager,
Brittany Braudo, Daniel Okun and
Joshua Short; brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Joseph and Phyllis
Garlock.
Seymour was the beloved husband
of the late Faye Okun.
Interment was held at Beth
El Memorial Park in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to
the Faye and Seymour Okun Fund
at the Community Foundation of
Southeast Michigan or to the Faye
and Seymour Okun Fund at the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

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ERIC SCHWARTZ, 33, of

Farmington Hills, died Aug. 30, 2009.
He is survived by his father,
Sheldon Schwartz; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Hope and Christopher
Bocker of Farmington Hills; niece
and nephews, Joshua Bocker, Joseph
Bocker, Jessica Bocker; loving JARC
family and New Gateways.
Mr. Schwartz was the loving son of
the late Estelle Schwartz; dear broth-
er of the late Jeffrey Philip Schwartz.
Contributions may be made to
JARC, 30301 Northwestern Highway,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, or New
Gateways, 7100 Lindenmere Dr.,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. Services
and interment were held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
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