Park, Lynn Raub of Oak Park, Stewart
Shencopp of Oak Park, Scott Shencopp
of Oak Park; sister, Mollie Stoffer; grand-
children, Devin and Marissa Shencopp,
Alexa Shencopp, Zach Shencopp, Aaron
Schencopp; great-grandson, Jackson
Shencopp.
Mrs. Shencopp was the beloved wife of
the late Oscar Shencopp; dear sister and
sister-in-law of the late Marvin Faber,
the late William Stoffer, the late June
and the late Max Rubin, the late Maxine
Beckerman.
Contributions may be made to Hebrew
Benevolent Society, 26640 Greenfield,
Oak Park, MI 48237; or Jewish War
Veterans, c/o Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48301. Interment was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
LAURENCE
SHERMAN, died Dec.
Sherman
26, 2012, of lung can-
cer.
Born in Everett,
Mass., he later attended
Boston University. As
a consultant to urban
planning, he was a noted civil rights and
housing activist, developing Boston's
Rent Control law, a model for other cit-
ies.
After moving to Michigan in 1985,
he worked at American Income Life
Insurance and Union Labor Life
Insurance. He remained active in politi-
cal issues, serving as president of the
AFL-CIO's Union Label Committee for
Macomb, Wayne and Oakland counties.
He also served as mentor for Beaumont's
Kidney Transplant Program.
He will always be kept in our hearts.
Mr. Sherman is survived by his wife,
Linda; son, Scott, studying piano at MSU
Music College; sister and brother-in-law,
Barbara and Arnold Barron of Canton,
Mass.; sister-in-law and brother-in law,
Gayle and Jonathan Armytage of Aspen,
Colo., and Syndey, Australia; his niece,
Meredith Barron of Boston.
A memorial service will be held at
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township
on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at 2 p.m.
Contributions may be made to the
National Kidney Foundation or Jewish
Hospice & Chaplaincy Network of
Michigan.
CHARLES "CHUCK"
THAV, 68, of West
Bloomfield, died Dec.
27, 2012.
Mr. Thav is survived
by his wife of 44 years,
Marlene Thav; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Thav
Andrew and Terri
Thav of Bloomfield Hills, and Jeffrey
and Gennifer Thav of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Rachel, Keira and Lucas
Thav, and Ian and Ryan Roth; sisters-
in-law and brother-in-law, Phyllis Thav,
and Gail and Henry Sandweiss; mother-
in-law, Eleanor Schwartz; many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
He was the loving brother of the late
Jack Thav; the devoted son of the late
Harry and the late Florence Esther Thav;
the dear son-in-law of the late William
Schwartz.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to ALS of Michigan, 24359 Northwestern
Hwy., Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48075,
www.alsofmi.org ; or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
See a related story on page 46.
ESTHER WEISS, 101,
of West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 28, 2012.
She is survived by
her daughters and
son-in-law, Barbara
and Leslie Terner of
West Bloomfield, Judy
Corey of Misson Viejo,
Calif.; sons and daughters-in-law, Bob
and Sandie Weiss of West Bloomfield,
David and Barbara Weiss of West
Bloomfield, Jerry and Joyce Weiss of
West Bloomfield; 14 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Weiss was the beloved wife of the
late Charles Weiss; the sister of the late
Yetta Kay and the late Jack Grant.
Contributions may be made to the
Henry Ford Hospice, Jewish Senior Life
or a charity of one's choice. Interment
took place at the Oakview Cemetery in
Royal Oak. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
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