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ETHEL STEINMAN, 97, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Jan. 7, 2010.
She attended Northern High School
and Wayne State University and was a
longtime assistant to Benjamin Pelham,
Detroit politician and newspaper pub-
lisher. She was also a former regional
manager for Greater Detroit Chapter-
Hadassah, transcriber for Braille/
Michigan, member of the Heart Core
of friends for over 80 years and a co-
founder with her husband, David, of the
Sol Needleman Foundation.
Mrs. Steinman is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Howard Steinman
and Barbara Birshtein of New York, Ken
and Fran Steinman of Birmingham;
grandchildren, Rachel, Susan, Joshua and
Amy Steinman; brother, violist, David
Schwartz.
She was the beloved wife of the late
David Steinman, founder of Walker
International; loving sister of the late
Lillian Schwartz Gold and the late
Rosalee Scott.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Beth El, Sisterhood Braille Fund, 7400
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48301, www.tbeonline.org; JARC,
30301 Northwestern Highway, Suite
100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.
jarc.org; or Hadassah-Greater Detroit
Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.detroit.
hadassah.org . Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
DR. JERRY A. TAYLOR,
70, of Bloomfield Hills,
died Jan. 12, 2010.
He is survived by
his beloved wife, Laura
Taylor; daughters and
sons-in-law, Megan
and Barry Janovsky of
Taylor
Chicago, Ill., Erin and
Cass Casucci of Bloomfield Hills; sister
and brother-in-law, Marcia and Bernie
Shapiro of Clarkston; grandchildren,
Hannah, Alex, Drew, Charlotte and Will;
many loving nieces, nephews, other fam-
ily members and friends.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may be made to
the Botsford Hospital Foundation or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
SALLY WEINTRAUB,
91, of West Bloomfield,
died Jan. 12, 2010.
She was the winner of
the Jesse Ketchum Award
presented by the Public
Schools of Buffalo, N.Y.,
for scholastic achieve-
Weintraub
ment.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Wayne Weintraub and
Teri Fogelman, Dr. Bruce and Maureen
Weintraub; grandchildren, Michael, Carly,
David, Anne and Niall; great-grandchil-
dren, Dillon and Cailin; sisters-in-law,
Edna Norman and Ruth Norman.
Mrs. Weintraub was the beloved wife
of the late Emanuel "Manny" Weintraub;
sister of the late Philip Norman, the late
Will Norman, the late Dr. Nate (the late
Jeanette) Norman.
Contributions may be made to a hospice
organization or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
BERNICE WILSON, 89, of Commerce
Twp., died Jan. 13, 2010.
She is survived by her daughters and
sons-in-law, Nancy and Frank Komorowski
of Palm Beach, Fla.,
Carole and Richard
Walker of Commerce and
Andrea Craig; stepmoth-
er of Arlene Prey, Edward
Wilson, and Carole
Rutter; grandchildren,
Howard Weiner, Melanie
Wilson
Weiner, Denise (Michael)
Lafferty, Michelle (Dr. Edward) Peres, Sheri
Yates, Jacqueline (Matthew) Marks, Gabriel
Craig, Sean Craig, Scott Wilson, Mark
Wilson, Stacy Wilson, Mark Prey, Todd
Prey; great-grandchildren, Spenser Lafferty,
Lauren Lafferty, Cameron Peres, Kyle
Peres, Jack Yates, Rebecca Yates; sister and
brother-in-law, Delores "Dee and Milton
Fishman of West Bloomfield; former hus-
band, Dr. Robert Ross; many loving cousins,
nieces, nephews and a world of friends.
Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late
Henrietta and the late Arthur Barit; former
wife of the late Samuel Wilson; sister of
the late Irving Barit; sister-in-law of the
late Nita Barit.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish War Veterans, to Temple Israel or to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Doi finan Chapel.
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