obituaries Obituaries from page 45 SHERRY LYNN VOLK, 54, of Okemos, died Dec. 8, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, JoAnne Ofoli; son, Robert Ofoli Jr.; parents, Kenneth and Anita Volk of West Volk Bloomfield; brother, Howard Volk; nieces, Maia and Ella Volk; uncle, Irving Gold; many other loving relatives and friends. She was the loving aunt of the late Shelly Volk. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to WKAR Public Radio, 404 Wilson Road, Room 212, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48224, www.wkar.org; Gift of Life, 2203 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, www. giftoflifemichigan.org; or a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ELIZABETH WEISS, of Southfield, died Dec. 21, 2013. Mrs. Weiss became a volunteer with Jewish Vocational Services and Hadassah. She is survived by her son and daugh- ter-in-law, Steven and Linda Weiss of West Bloomfield; daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Susan and Rabbi Joseph Schonberger of Youngstown, Ohio, Linda and Richard Wolok of Farmington Hills; daughter-in-law, Avra Weiss; grand- children, David and Deborah Weiss, Jeffrey Weiss and Alice Keim, Michael Weiss and Fruma Taub, Jason and Renee Weiss, Jeremy Weiss, Samuel Schonberger and fiance, Sarah Guttentag, Elianna Schonberger; great-grandchildren, Jake, Rachel, Yonatan, Danielle, Aryeh, Ilan, Rachel, Isabella, Oliver, Samuel, Charles and Jane, Isaac, Sarah, Kinneret, Chana, Tova. She was a special aunt to Aniko Feher and Yigal Ran. Mrs. Weiss was the beloved wife for 57 years of the late Sandor Weiss; loving mother of the late Leslie Weiss; cher- ished sister of the late Zev Rein, the late Yaakov Rein, the late Shimon Rein, the late Chaim Rein, the late Pearl Ferencz; dear grandmother of the late Dovid Schonberger. Contributions may be made to Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; the David Schonberger Memorial Fund at Temple El Emeth, 3970 Logan Way, Youngstown, Ohio; or to a charity of one's choice. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. West EDGAR WEST, 81, of Southfield, died Dec. 22, 2013. He and his wife, Sandra, were the owners of Argo Fire Equipment Company in Detroit. The busi- ness was sold in 2004 to Cintas. The Wests have been longtime mem- bers of Temple Israel. Mr. West is survived by his wife of 54 1 /2 years, Sandra West; sons, Dr. Brandon West of Walled Lake and Dr. Evan West of Novi; brother and sister- in-law, Parker and Jean West; sisters-in- "I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I EXPECT TO BE REVIEWING WEB STATS FROM MY FATHER'S FUNERAL. HAVING SAID THAT, IT IS GRATIFYING TO SEE THE INTEREST FROM SO MANY STATES AND COUNTRIES." Tim IRA THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing "Fogether Family, Faith & Community 18325 W. 9 Mile Rd Southfield, Ml 48075 • 248.569.0020 • I ra Ka ufma n.com 46 January 2 • 2014 Obituaries LAWRENCE ZIETZ, 63, of Plantation, Fla., passed away Nov. 22, 2013. He grew up in Detroit, graduated from Cooley Law School, moved to Florida in 1984 and established his law practice. He is survived by his beloved wife, Darlene Merin-Zietz; children, Jonathan Zietz and Jessica Zietz; brother and sister-in-law, Alan and Naomi Zietz; nephews, Sam and Dave Zietz. Interment was at Star of David Memorial Gardens in North Lauderdale, Fla. Contributions may be made to JARC or National Cancer Institute at N.I.H. UfMAN 1- 16APEi ANCd .. WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE FROM THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. 41_ law and brother-in-law, Joyce and Perry Burns, and Beverly Kavanagh. He was the devoted son of the late Alfred and the late Evelyn West; the lov- ing brother of the late Leslie West and the late Donald West; the dear brother- in-law of the late Carmen West and the late Michael Kavanagh. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, www. cancer.org; or Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.temple-israel.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.