obituaries Obituaries from page 141 HERMAN "HY" ANCHILL, 95, of Farmington Hills, died May 17, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Beatrice Anchill; daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Anchill Richard Siegel of Illinois; son and daughter-in-law; Neil and Jane Anchill of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, David and Julie Siegel, Jamie and Chuck Xenakis, Shira and Aaron Herskovic, and Benjamin Anchill; great-grandchildren, Aaron Siegel, Katie Siegel, Lila Xenakis, Mia Xenakis, Olivia Herskovic and Gideon Herskovic; sister-in-law, Ethel Last. Mr. Anchill was devoted son of the late Jacob and the late Eva Anchill; the loving brother of the late Louis Anchill, the late Benjamin Anchill, the late Mary Anchill and the late Charles Anchill; the dear brother-in-law of the late Dorothy Anchill, the late Evelyn Anchill and the late Sam Last. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www. adatshalom.org; Jewish National Fund, 60 Revere Drive, Suite 960, Northbrook, IL 60062, www.jnf. org; Michigan Humane Society, Development Department, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4507, www. michiganhumane.org; or Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001, www.alzfdn. org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. II Yesh Yes i iv v a min, rya na,v, GERALDINE BINDER, 83, of Southfield, died May 12, 2014. She is survived by her sons, Dr. Steven Binder of Farmington Hills and Richard Binder of Oak Park; daughter, Binder Susan Binder Kleiman c. 1956 of Southfield; grand- children, Jamie, Bryan, Morgan, Sarah and Nathan Binder; daugh- ters-in-law, Lisa Binder and Alexa Stanard; brother and sisters-in-law, Bernard and Tobey Baskin, Jeanne Binder. Mrs. Binder was the beloved wife of the late Melvin Binder; the dear mother-in-law of the late Dr. Michael Kleiman; the dear sister-in-law of the late Burton Binder and the late Robert Binder. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BASYA CHERNYAK, 82, of Southfield, died May 13, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Abram Chernyak; sons and daughters-in-law, Zinoviy and Marina Chernyak of Farmington Hills, Michael and Angela Chernyak of West Bloomfield; sisters and brothers-in-law, Fayga and Ernest Guttman, Sima and Shlomo Stolper; grandchildren, Inna and Boris Rosenzweig, Ella Chernyak, Alexander Chernyak, Adam Chernyak, Gabriella Chernyak, Sofia Chernyak; great-grand- daughter, Anna. Mrs. Chernyak was the loving sister and sister-in-law of the late Tatyana and the During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. 25 lyar May 25, 2014 27 lyar May 27, 2014 Chaim Alter Corman Abraham Fine Minnie Hacker Jacob Holtzman Meyer C. Manela Paul Newman Ethylle Optner William Raskin Joseph Ross Jacob Joseph Simon Ann Shindler Wolk Evelyn Abrams Bessie B. Beckman Lillian Kominars Harry Penfil Raymond Rosenberg Zavel Silber Louis Zeff 26 lyar May 26, 2014 Max Cohen Adolph E. Fell Braindle Gittelman Jeanette Marie Goldberg Albert Leo Jaslove Sara Kaner Avram Mally Morton Harry Newman Ben Nosanchuck Sylvia Rabinovitz Michele Evis Root Aaron Rosen Robert L. Siegel Dr. Karl Stillwater Samuel Wohl 28 lyar May 28, 2014 Hyman Fenkel Sarah !ger Louis Kazdan Bessie Landgarten Laura Nusbaum Ruth Ratner Abraham Sachs Philip Schlussel Chaja Rachel Siwek Tillie Snyder Dorothy Terebelo Etta (Pascal) Waldman 29 lyar May 29, 2014 Florence S. Dann Adolph Gastman Sam Kleiman Charles Lesser Regina Levi Janette Noler Boris Joseph Sheawitz Morris Sklar Eva Stein Eva Wexler 1 Sivan May 30, 2014 Jennie Bolker Ethel Cash Solomon B. Cohen Max Erstein Helen Farczadi Samuel Kaner Gizella Klein Yetta Rosenberg Rose Schwartz Jake Sherman John Zarkin 2 Sivan May 31, 2014 Ethel Allen Emma J. Berg Jeanette Bloch Moshe Cohen Harry Samuel Gottlieb Samuel Pomerantz Bertha Roth Morris Stern Minnie Suchman Send a tribute in memory of a loved one - Visit www.DetroitYeshiva.org/JNtributes. YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH • School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center Weiss Family Partners in Torah Program Kollel Bais Yehudah • Bnos Bais Yehudah-Maalot Detroit 15751 West Lincoln Drive • Southfield, Ml 48076 • 248-557-6750 • Fax 248-557-6838 • www.DetroitYeshiva.org 142 May 22 • 2014 Obituaries 1891170 late Herman Kapito. Contributions may be made to any Israeli charity. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. STEVEN FENKELL, 65, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 12, 2014. He is survived by his daughter and son-in- law, Jane and Matthew Kushner of New York; son, Alexander Fenkell of Bloomfield Hills; Fenkell mother, Sybil Fenkell; grandson, Maxwell Kushner; sister, Lisa Fenkell; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Ellen Fenkell; nieces and nephews, Aaron F. Belen, Bradley Belen, Elizabeth Belen, Joel Fenkell, Michael Fenkell, Jeffrey Fenkell and his best friend, Darryl Grant. Mr. Fenkell was the devoted son of the late Morris Fenkell. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.friendshipcircle.org ; or Multiple Sclerosis Society of Michigan, 21311 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, www. nationalmssociety.org . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. STELLA GOLDSMITH, 94, of Coconut Creek, Fla., formerly of Oak Park, died May 12, 2014. She is survived by her son and daughter-in- law, Glenn Greenfield and Mona Chapman; daughter and son-in- law, Linda and Ronald Klempner; grand- children, Jason Binyamin and Chaya Klempner, Seth Klempner, Sara Greenfield, David Greenfield and Andrew Chapman; great-grandchildren, Rachel, Baruch, Sorah, Sasha and Levi Yitzchak Klempner, and Rai Chapman. Mrs. Goldsmith was the beloved wife of the late David Goldsmith and the late Benjamin Greenfield; the cherished sister of the late Saul Auslander, the late Max Auslander, the late William Auslander and the late Pearl Rosenbaum. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Jewish Vocational Services, Benjamin Greenfield Scholarship Fund, 29699 Southfield Rd., Southfield, MI 48076, www.jvsdet.org . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FRANCES LAFER, 84, of West Bloomfield, died May 12, 2014, with her family at her bedside. She attended fin- ishing school in New Jersey. Then, she mar- Lafer ried Jack Lafer, the pharmacist who worked at the corner drugstore. She and her husband made sure that all of their three children finished school- ing all the way through college and beyond. Her grandchildren continued the tradition and all graduated from university. Her daughter Marlene says that her mother was forever young and forever kind. Frances maintained friendships with people of all ages through her lively spirit and animated personality. She brightened any activity or conver- sation of which she was a part. But it was the goodness of her heart that was most exceptional. She was the ultimate optimist and viewed everything and everyone in the best possible light. She overlooked flaws and instead focused on virtue and righteousness. She taught her family integrity and morality by example. Mrs. Lafer is survived by her daugh- ter, Marlene Lafer and son-in-law Gary Sherman of West Bloomfield; son, Kerry Lafer (Kimmie Kitahara) of Farmington Hills; daughter, Dr. Leslie Lafer of Bloomfield Hills; other loving family members, Barb Elson of Farmington Hills, Larry Smith of Birmingham; niece, Susan Goldberg Garson (Gary) of Miami Beach, Fla.; Vickie Abramson (Terry) of Chicago, Ill.; brother-in-law, Sidney Lafer; grandchildren, Jesse Lafer (Melissa Lynn Lafer) of West Bloomfield, Ari Smith (Jaclyn Kula Smith) of Los Angeles, Calif., Brian Lafer of Chicago, Lindsey Smith Ascher (Toby Ascher) of Los Angeles, Jackson Lafer Sherman of West Bloomfield; caretakers, Ann Smith and Kim Green; many loving friends. Mrs. Lafer was the beloved wife of the late Jack Lafer; daughter of the late Dave and the late Betty Knopman; the significant other of the late Maxwell Handelman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693, www. americanheart.org ; or Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, 910 17th. St. NW, Suite 1190, Washington, DC 20006, www.ovariancancer.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.