Obituaries

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BOOMI SILVERMAN, 75, of Marietta,
Ga., died Oct. 22, 2009.
She is survived by her sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Mark and Sherri Waxman of
S. Euclid, Ohio, Adam and Jill Waxman
of Marietta; brother, Rabbi David
Silverman; grandchildren, Sean, Kelley,
Emily, Alex, Justin and Megan Waxman,
Courtney and Jamie Mazalewski; devoted
cousin, Allan (Mary) Silverman, Sol
(Katherine) Sylvan.
Mrs. Silverman was the dear daugh-
ter of the late Meyer and the late Anne
Silverman; sister of the late Sidney
Silverman; sister-in-law of the late
Lorriane Silverman.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may be made to
the Holocaust Memorial Center or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

EVELYN SKUPSKY, 88, of Rochester,
N.Y., formerly of Detroit, died Oct. 20,
2009.
She was the past department presi-

dent of the Jewish War Veterans Ladies
Auxiliary of Michigan.
Mrs. Skupsky is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Stanley and Pnina
Skupsky of Rochester, N.Y., Donald and
Lorraine Skupsky; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Sol and Florence Leider of
West Bloomfield, Hal and Elissa Leider
of Walled Lake; grandchildren, Ron
Skupsky, Judy and Michael Cohen, Yoni
and Hadas Skupsky, Irene Skupsky, Ben
Skupsky, Katherine Skupsky; great-
grandson, Samuel Cohen.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Sam Skupsky.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

ALLEN SMALTZ, 84, of Southfield, died
Oct. 19, 2009.
He was a estimator for Quality Floor
Covering. He was also a member of
Temple Israel and an avid golfer.
Mr. Smaltz is survived by his wife,

Sylvia Smaltz; sons and daughter-in-law,
Greg and Kathie Smaltz of Southfield, Jeff
Smaltz of Linden; sister, Flora Schwartz
Kaufman; nieces, nephews and friends.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

DEVORAH STIEBEL, 57, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Oct. 22, 2009.
She is survived by her husband, Alex
Stiebel; son, David Stiebel of Bloomfield
Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Keren
and Yosef Klein of Chicago, Ill.; brother
and sister-in-law, Avrohom and Shoshana
Guetta of Haifa, Israel; sister, Sarah Dayan
of Israel; grandson, Eliyahu Shmuel Klein;
many loving nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Stiebel was the loving sister-in-
law of the late Yaakov Dayan.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322; Jewish
Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322;

Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit,
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322. Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

WALTER ZEIGER, 56, of Farmington
Hills, died Oct. 19, 2009.
He is survived by his sisters and
brothers-in-law, Maggie Feldman of
Lakeworth, Fla., Carol and Mickey
Heideman of Prospect, Ky., Nancy
Fraiberg of Farmington Hills; brother,
Stuart Zeiger of Pennlyn, Pa.; many lov-
ing nieces, nephews, other family mem-
bers and friends.
Mr. Zeiger was the dear son of the late
Maurice and the late Annette "Honey"
Zeiger.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to the
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or
to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

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