dren, Samuel Kolbert-Hyle and Kate
Kolbert-Hyle.
Mrs. Kolbert was the beloved wife of
the late Melvin Kolbert; the loving sis-
ter of the late Jerome, the late Harold
and the late Kaye Frank.
Interment was held at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HOWARD LAZARUS, 63, of West
Bloomfield, died Dec. 9, 2011.
He is survived by his sister and
brother-in-law, Paula and Louis
Glazier of West Bloomfield; nieces and
nephews, liana Glazier and Dr. Lowell
Schmeltz, Mindy and Dr. Jesse Civan;
great-nieces and great-nephews, Benji,
Ryan and Kobi Schmeltz, Rena and
Aviva Civan; other loving family and
friends.
Mr. Lazarus was the devoted son
of the late Reva and the late Herbert
Lazarus.
Contributions may be made to JCC
Pitt Child Development Fund, 6600
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322 or Gerald Meteyer Foundation
for American Diabetes Association
Camp for Kids, c/o Ron and Barg
Meteyer, 3200 Greentree, Gaylord, MI
49735. Services and interment were
held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery
in Birmingham. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

STEPHEN
MANDELL, 74, of
Southfield, died Dec.
8, 2011.
He is survived
by his beloved wife,
Barbara Mandell;
son, Lee Mandell
Mandell
of Brooklyn;
daughter and son-
in-law, Meredith and Andy Louk of
Farmington Hills; sister and brother-in-
law, Ethel and Gary Rosenblatt of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Alexandra,
Sarah and Jakob; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and a
world of devoted friends.
Contributions may be made to
Friendship Circle, Fragile X or to a
charity of one's choice. Interment took
place at the Adat Shalom Cemetery in
Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

Panter

HAROLD PANTER,
91, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Dec. 10,
2011.
He is survived by
his daughters and
sons-in-law, Marlene
and Bruce Lyons of
Farmington Hills,

Linda and Ron Fayne of Bloomfield
Hills, Gail and Chuck Taylor of West
Bloomfield; son, Larry Panter of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Melissa Lyons, Tracey (Jonathan)
Hott, Scott Lyons, Kimberlee (Mark)
Katz, Adam (Amanda) Fayne, Jennifer
Fayne, Brandon (Julie) Taylor, Brooke
(Danny) Corcia; great-grandchildren,
Zachary, Sydney, Ethan, Alix, Avery,
Dylan, Ari and Sage.
Mr. Panter was the beloved husband
of the late Anne Panter.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association or Seasons
Hospice. Interment took place at the
Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

IDA MILLER
SCHERR, 90, of
Beverly Hills, died
Dec. 6, 2011.
She is survived by
her son, Gary Miller;
daughter, Sharon
Miller; grand-
Scherr
children, Hannah
Miller, Jennifer and Jay Lindsay; great-
granddaughter, Olivia Brooke Lindsey;
nephews and a niece, Ronald Brenner,
Kenneth and Yvonne Brenner, and
Terry Brenner.
Ms. Scherr was the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Chana Golda Nadel
Stanger; the cherished sister of the late
Rebecca Brenner.
Interment was held at Beth
Abraham Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to the American Heart
Association, P.O. Box 15120, Chicago,
IL 60693, www.americanheart.org ;
Kids Kicking Cancer, 645 Griswold
Street, Suite 444, Detroit, MI 48226,
www.kidskickingcancer.net; or a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RABBI AVROHOM MEYER "ABE"
SILVERSTEIN, 89, of Southfield, died
Dec. 2, 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Hannah
Silverstein; sons and daughters-in-law,
Tzvi and Vera Silverstein of Southfield,
Chayim and Goldie Silverstein of
Southfield; daughters and sons-in-law,
Rochelle and Shlomie Holcdorf of
Staten Island, N.Y., Golda and Rabbi
Avi Cohen of Southfield, Miriam and
Yossi Bodenstein of Los Angeles, Calif.;
sister, Mildred Barnet of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; many loving grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to
Kollel Institute, 15230 W. Lincoln,
Oak Park, MI 48237 or Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield,
MI 48037. Interment was in Israel.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

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