DOROTHY
SCHECHTER
HOYT, 92, of

West Bloomfield,
formerly of
Boynton Beach,
Fla., died Sept.
11, 2014.
Hoyt
Before retiring,
she was the manager of the con-
struction and maintenance divi-
sion of Borman Foods and presi-
dent of its credit union. She was
also a longtime volunteer at Sinai
Hospital and for the last four years
the "Pearl Mesta" of Hechtman
Apartments.
Mrs. Hoyt is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-law,
Suzanne and Stewart Levin, Hope
and Gene Silverman, Lynn and Ed
Kirwin, and Francine and George
Smiley; son and daughter-in-law,
Larry and Kim Schechter; grand-
children, Jordan Lowy, Todd and
Taal Hasak-Lowy, Adam Lowy and
Shira Rutman, Marla and Travis
Stills, Denise Silverman, Mary
Reed, Sean and Vera Smiley, Jeff
Pine, Ruth Smiley and Jon-Paul
Salonen, Jeremy Smiley and Linda
Malima, Carla Schechter, Noah
Schechter and Joey Schechter;
great-grandchildren, Ariel Hasak-
Lowy, Noam Hasak-Lowy, Irit
Rutman-Lowy, Micah Rutman-
Lowy, Hayden Stills, Ava Stills,
Evan Silverman, Sean Reed,
Elizabeth Reed, Collin Reed,
Hanna Reed, James Pine, Dallas
Pine, Malte Salonen, Rya Salonen,
Dylan Smiley and Jade Smiley;
nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends. She will also be missed
by Ivan's children, Harvey and
Jan Hoyt, Roger and Sandy Hoyt,
Joleen and Scott Karson; their chil-
dren and grandchildren.
For 51 1 /2 years, Mrs. Hoyt was
the beloved wife of the late Joseph
Schechter; for 11 years, the adored
wife and traveling companion of
the late Ivan Hoyt; the cherished
daughter of the late Frank and the
late Clara Birnbaum; the loving
sister of the late Laura Gray and the
late Loyd Birnbaum; the devoted
grandmother of the late Tara Pine.
Contributions may be made to
Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6710 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.jslmi.
org; or Henry Ford Hospice, 1 Ford
Place, #5A, Detroit, MI 48202-9941,
www.henryford.com/hospice.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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