obituaries
Community Leader
And Philanthropist
S
ally Lou Nosanchuk,
enjoyed whitewater rafting on the
78, of Boca Raton, Fla.,
Colorado River and herded long-
formerly of Farmington
horn cattle on horseback in the
Hills, died Feb. 21, 2014.
Rocky Mountains on "city slicker"
Sally Lou was a home econom-
cattle drives. She sailed the Great
ics teacher at Frost Junior High
Lakes in her cabin cruiser, the
School in Oak Park.
Sally Lou. She trav-
She was the Ski Club
eled throughout
faculty adviser and
North America,
chaperoned student
Africa, Asia and
ski trips and many
Europe.
other school events.
She was a mem-
At her husband's
ber of the Aircraft
request, she left her
Owners & Pilots
teaching career to
Association,
join the family busi-
Knollwood
ness. For 33 years,
Country Club,
she was the gen-
Detroit Athletic
eral manager/chief
Club, Inverrary
Sally Lou Nosanchuk
financial officer of
Country Club and
Knox Construction
the Broken Sound
Company in
Club. She served
Farmington Hills.
as a volunteer and
She was a community leader
a committee chairman for many
and philanthropist. She and
golf tournaments including the
her husband, Harry, were
Ryder Cup, U.S. Men's Amateur,
awarded the 2001 Justice Louis
U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open
D. Brandeis Award, the Zionist
and the Allianz Championship.
Organization of America's high-
Sally Lou was a former treasur-
est merit citation. She was a
er of the Jewish Home for Aged
member of the Israel Bond
Auxiliary and a life member of
Prime Minister's Club, the Lion
the Sinai Hospital Guild. She was
of Judah, the Jewish Federation
a member of the Michigan State
Quarter Century Club and a
University Alumni Association
trustee of the Michigan Opera
and Wayne State University
Theatre.
Alumni Association.
The Sally and Harry Nosanchuk
Sally Lou Nosanchuk is sur-
Community Caring Fund pays for vived by her husband of 60 years,
the cost of programs benefiting
Harry Nosanchuk; daughters
senior citizens. For many years,
and sons-in-law, Carol and Jon
the fund provided free annual
Birnkrant of Orchard Lake and
senior concerts, featuring the
Dr. Linda and Dr. Scott Sircus of
Michigan Opera Theatre, which
Franklin; grandchildren, Michael
entertained 1,500-1,800 persons
Birnkrant, Jaclyn Birnkrant,
at each performance. Each con-
Eric Sircus and Hilary Sircus;
cert was featured several hundred brothers-in-law and sisters-
times on cable television broad-
in-law, Dr. Jerry and Sherry
casts in both Michigan and Ohio.
Nosanchuk and Joel and Marilyn
The fund also videotaped High
Nosanchuk; nieces, nephews, rel-
Holy Day and Shabbat services
atives, friends; caregivers, Gwen
that were distributed to nursing
Hawthorne and Carlene Elliott.
homes, assisted living facilities
She was the devoted daughter
and hospitals throughout the
of the late Fred and the late Lois
United States and Canada.
Ettinger; and the loving daugh-
In her youth, Sally Lou was a
ter-in-law of the late Max and the
championship ballroom dancer
late May Nosanchuk.
as well as a licensed aircraft pilot,
Interment was at Beth El
who flew her Piper Comanche
Memorial Park. Contributions
to many destinations in the
may made to a charity of one's
United States and Canada. She
choice. Arrangements by Ira
was an accomplished skier,
Kaufman Chapel. ❑
e
The Staff at the
Detroit Jewish News
offers their condolences to
Craig and Michelle Phipps
and family on the loss of
Craig's mother;
Ann Malinowski Phipps
July 5, 1926 to February 20, 2014
F. Kevin Browett
Hazel Bender
Keri Guten Cohen
Keith Farber
Wendy Flusty
Jackie Headapohl
Zena Hosley
Annette Kizy
Ilene Lubin
Sy Manello
Rick Nessel
Craig Phipps
Danny Raskin
David Sachs
Deborah Schultz
Robert Sklar
Pam Turner
Melissa Wolf-Litvin
Lisa Wren
Gail Zimmerman
Farrago & Associates
Peter Farrago
Scott Drzewiecki
Amy Pollard
Michelle Sheridan
Pam Sherevan
Susan Walker
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