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SHELDON LYNN LEIB,
71, of Southfield, died
Nov. 1, 2014.
He will be remembered
for his tireless commit-
ment to his clients/friends
during his 40-plus years
accounting practice. He
Leib
was a man on whom his
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family, friends and clients
could rely unconditional-
ly. His political enthusiasm took him to many
fine events of which he was very proud. Mr.
Leib was an active member of ZOA, acting as
the accountant for ZOA for many years.
The Leib family feels blessed to have had
such a wonderful brother and uncle in their
lives.
He was cherished by his brother and
sister-in-law, Dr. Joel and Barbara Leib; by
his twin brother, Maxwell Leib, and Max's
partner, Linda Bellinger; nieces and neph-
ews, Cheryl and Ronald Stern, Lisa Knoll
(fiance, Daniel Klein), Eric and Jodi Leib;
dear family, Bernice and Anthony Trogan;
great-nieces and great-nephews; loyal friend,
Howard Whittenberg.
Mr. Leib was the devoted son of the late
Clara Kapetansky Leib and the late Dr.
George Leib; devoted nephew of the late Dr.
Abraham J. Kapetansky.
Contributions can be made to the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, 24359
Northwestern Hwy,. Suite 225 Southfield,
MI 48075; or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment was held at Clover Hill Park in
Birmingham. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
BRUCE RANDY LESNICK, 58, of Irvine,
Calif., died Oct. 29, 2014.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Rodda
Lesnick; his mother, Florence Kliman
Chafetz; brothers, Michael (Mona) Lesnick,
and Howard (Shari) Lesnick; stepmother,
Joan Ann Lesnick; stepbrother, Jimmy
McCarthy; niece, Stacey (Arik) Beyer;
nephews, Marc Lesnick, Maxx Lesnick and
Ben Lesnick; grandniece and grandnephew,
Isabella Beyer and Ethan Beyer; aunts, Rikki
(Mark) Friedman, Sylvia Pearlman, Carol
Kliman, Ann Carron; a multitude of loving
Longtime Pharmacist
D
avid Katz, 92, of Farmington
Hills, died Oct. 29, 2014.
He was born in Detroit on
July 13, 1922. He graduated
from the Detroit College
of Pharmacy in 1943. He
entered the United States
Army a year later at age 21,
serving on a hospital ship
in the European and Asian
theaters. His decorations
and citations included the
European African Middle
Eastern Theater Ribbon,
David Katz
Philippine Liberation Ribbon,
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Ribbon and Bronze Battle Star.
After the war, he returned to Detroit
to raise a family and open a drugstore,
Brady Pharmacy on Hastings Street and
then on Linwood, which he ran for over
20 years.
In midlife, after selling his store and
cousins.
Mr. Lesnick was the son of the late Julius
Lesnick; the nephew of the late Solomon
Kilman, the late Louis Kliman, the late Dr.
S. W Lesnick, the late Dr. Abe Pearlman and
the late Dr. Carl Carron.
EVELYN LEVENSON, 88, of Oak Park, died
Oct 31, 2014.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years,
Hyman Levenson; sons and daughters-in-
law, Alan and Adele Levenson of Farmington
Hills, Arthur and Denise Levenson of
Oak Park; daughter, Sharon Greenblatt of
Huntington Woods; brother and sister-in-
law, Harry and Pauline Schwartz of Florida;
sister, Helen Grubner; brother-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Albert and Lillian Goldberg,
Dorothy Appelbaum; grandchildren, Rebecca
and Noel Rollins, Scott and Emily Korobkin,
Jill Korobkin, Joel Greenblatt, Anna
Greenblatt, Stacy Scott, Daniel Levenson,
Molly Levenson and Dequan Straughter;
great-grandchildren, Oren Korobkin, Mia
BONNIE MICHELSON,
72, of Bloomfield Hills,
died Oct. 28, 2014.
She was a research
director at SMZ
Advertising Agency in
Troy.
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is survived by her husband, James
Michelson; son and daughter-in-law,
Jamie and Beth Michelson of West
Bloomfield; daughters and sons-in-law,
Pam and Paul Renusch of Bloomfield
Hills, Laurie Michelson of Farmington
Hills and Debbie and Pierre Fuger of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Rebecca
Michelson, Brooke Michelson, Connor
Renusch, Payton Renusch, Michael Fuger
and Avery Fuger; brother and sister-in-
law, Bruce and Beth Tubin of New York.
She was the devoted daughter of the
late Harry and the late Doris Tubin.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to LUNGevity Foundation, 218
S. Wabash Ave., Suite 540, Chicago, IL
60604, www.events.lungevity.org; or
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, www.
tbeonline.org . Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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Korobkin, Aiden Scott, Alana Scott, Chana
Levenson, Joseph Levenson, DeQuan
Straughter Jr., Deleah Straughter; many lov-
ing nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Levenson was the loving sister and
sister-in-law of the late David and the late
Ida Schwartz, the late Herman and the late
Esther Schwartz, the late Lillian and the late
Harry Feldman.
Contributions may be made to
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Interment
was held at Oakview Cemetery in Royal
Oak. Services and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
Cheryl Weiss of Farmington Hills,
Ellen Katz and Benjamin Neumann of
Rockville, Md.; sister, Shirley Horowitz of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; grandchildren, Mitchel
and Leslie Katz, Steven Katz, Sarah
and Jason Schoenbrun, Max and Shira
Neumann, Zachary Neumann, Jennifer
Weiss, Rebecca Weiss; great-grandchil-
dren, Eli Katz, Ariella Katz, Aharon
Schoenbrun, Hallel Schoenbrun, Miryam
Schoenbrun.
Mr. Katz was the dear brother and
brother-in-law of the late Benjamin Katz,
the late Albert Katz, the late Samuel
Horowitz; dear father-in-law of the late
Allen Weiss.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322.Interment was held at Nusach
Hari Cemetery in Ferndale. Services
and arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
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after a hiatus from the profession of
pharmacy, Mr. Katz taught himself how
to practice pharmacy in the computer
age and worked in drugstores
throughout the Metropolitan
Detroit area until his retire-
ment at the age of 85.
Mr. Katz was a voracious
reader and a talented artist.
He returned to his passion
for art in retirement and left
a legacy of captivating color
pencil drawings for his fam-
ily.
Mr. Katz recently celebrat-
ed his 70th wedding anniver-
sary with his wife, Ilene, and surrounded
by many of his children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years,
Ilene Katz; son and daughter-in-law,
Lawrence and Karen Katz of West
Bloomfield; daughters and son-in-law,
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