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MURRAY SCHWARTZ, 82, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 20, 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores
Schwartz; daughters and sons-in-
law, Karen and Robert Weisberg of
Bloomfield Hills, Debbie and Henry
Gornbein of Bloomfield Hills; son
and daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert and
Sheri Schwartz; Dolores' children, Dr.
Guy and Gina Saperstein, Dr. Greg
and Lisa Saperstein, Dr. Glenn and
Sheryl Saperstein; grandchildren, Kate
Weisberg, Stephen Weisberg and fiancee,
Diane, Jon Gorbein, Laurie Jerris, P.J.
and Michelle Schwartz, Austin Schwartz,
Stephanie Saperstein, Olivia Saperstein,
Asher Saperstein, Micaela Saperstein,
Samantha Saperstein, Matt Saperstein
and Seth Saperstein; great-grandchil-
dren, Emily and Ben Jerris; brother
and sister-in-law, Harvey and Sandra
Schwartz; brother-in-law and sister-in-
law, Alan and Gina Rothenberg.
Mr. Schwartz was the beloved hus-
band of the late Sandra Schwartz.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Parkinson's Foundation of Michigan,
30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150,
Bingham Farms, MI 48025, www.
parkinsonsmi.org . Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DR. ALLEN SEEL, 73,
of Bloomfield Hills,
died Feb. 27, 2011.
He was a dentist with
a practice in Dearborn
from 1975-1911 and in
Ann Arbor from 1991-
2011, a council mem-
Seel
ber of Alpha Omega
Fraternity and a mem-
ber of Perfection Lodge.
Dr. Seel is survived by his wife, Phyllis
Seel; daughter and son-in-law, Robin

and Jeffrey Sternberg of Bloomfield
Hills; sons and daughters-in-law, Dr.
Brad and Dr. Rachel Seel of Ann Arbor
and Dr. David and Dr. Debbie Seel of
Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren, Joshua,
Rebecca and Matthew Sternberg,
Alexandra, Noah and Jake Seel, Jack,
Madison, Sophia and Lillie Seel. He is
also survived by his loving siblings, Fred
and Lois Band, Beverly and Sheldon
Scharg, Sherry and Michael Surnow,
Louise Band; loving nieces, nephews, a
world of friends and his beloved dental
practice.
Dr. Seel was the loving brother of the
late Jerry Band.
Interment at Nusach Harie. Donations
may be made to Children's Hospital of
Michigan, Melissa Ann Krinsky Fund,
3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201, www.
childrensdmc.org .; Jewish Hospice and
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jewishhospice.org ; or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

SAM SHEPARD, 86, of West Bloomfield,
died Feb. 26, 2011.
He survived by his beloved wife,
Dorothy; daughters and son-in-law,
Cindy and Gordon Krainen of West
Bloomfield, Iris Shepard Elliot of St.
Louis, Mo.; son and daughter-in-law, Dr.
Steven and Abbie Shepard of Southfield;
sister-in-law, Sally Shepard; grand-
children, Brian, Marc and Justin Elliot,
Benjamin Shepard, Sarah and Carly
Krainen.
Mr. Shepard was the brother of the
late Elliott Shepard.
Interment at the B'nai Israel Cemetery
in Novi. Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

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HOWARD J.
STEINMETZ, 78, died
in Boulder, Colo., Nov.
27, 2010.
He was born in the
Bronx, N. Y., to Julius
and Eva (Labensky).
As a teenager he
Steinmetz
moved with his fam-
ily to Detroit. After he
married, he moved to Saginaw, where
for nearly 50 years, owned the Host
Companies.
Mr. Steinmetz was inducted into the
Michigan Promotional Professional's
Hall of Fame for excellence and cre-
ativity in the advertising specialties
industry. A few years ago, the MDEQ
informed him that Dow Chemical had
contaminated his shoreline property by
disposing Dioxin into the Tittabawassee
River. The exposure caused health prob-
lems and the couple moved to Boulder.
While enduring cancer treatments, he
was enriched by passionately immers-
ing himself in the ancestral journey of
genealogy.
He fleshed out the data by telling
stories of individuals he found. In his
words, "They were more than names
and dates carved on tombstones. The
stories are a legacy left for future gen-
erations who would then know how
and where their antecedents lived and
survived. Rather than simply tracing
who begat whom, weave the strands of
information unraveled, add family tales
to make a whole cloth of them; honor-
ing the lives of ancestors; equivalent of
a perpetual yahrtzeit candle'
He was active in the Jewish
Genealogical and Historical Society,
the Jewish community, synagogues,
writers, and senior groups in Michigan
and Colorado. He was honored last fall,
with the Spirit Award by the Jewish

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Mr. Steinmetz will be dearly remem-
bered as a quick-witted punster and a
lover of words, history and story telling.
He courageously endured his condition
with his optimistic jovial spirit.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years,
Barbara (Bandler); daughters, Julie
Shaffer (Bruce) of Boulder, Monica
Sageman (Brad) of Evanston, Ill.; grand-
children, Sierra, Zane, Maya Shaffer,
Asia, Isaac Sageman, Eden Tansman;
sister, Gladys Lyons Sims of California;
brother-in-law, Ephraim Klamka (the
late Ann Bandler. He was predeceased
by 10 months by daughter Ivy (Willy
Tansman).
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Gen, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY
10280, or Jewish Genealogical Society of
Michigan, Holocaust Memorial Center,
2nd Floor, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3738.

MARY TARNOW, 89, of Farmington
Hills, died Feb. 25, 2011.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Rebecca Tarnow and Don
Atha of Detroit; sons and daughters-
in-law, Henry and Cheri Beresh Tarnow
of Farmington Hills, Michael and
Terry Tarnow of Traverse City, Steven
and Janel Tarnow of Las Vegas; grand-
children, Aaron Tarnow (fiancee Amy
Lundstrom), David Tarnow, Michelle
Tarnow; stepgrandchildren, Donald
Joseph Atha III, Ian Monson (fiancee
Ariella Klein), Brett (Lily) Monson;
great-grandchild, Calder William
Tarnow; special niece, Lynn Medow.
Mrs. Tarnow was the beloved wife of
the late William Tarnow.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish Home for the Aged or JARC.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

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