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SHIRELY LABELL, 87, of Houston,
Texas, died Jan. 15, 2015.
She is survived by her son and
daughters-in-law, Paul and Frances
LaBell of New Jersey and Cecile
LaBell; daughter, Susan Levine;
grandchildren, Sophie LaBell, Ilene
LaBell, Melissa LaBell, Danielle and
Mark Haynes, Robert Levine, Philip
Levine and Ethan Levine; brother-in-
law, Carl Hoff.
Mrs. LaBell was the beloved wife
of the late Harold LaBell; the devoted
mother of the late Sherwin LaBell;
cherished sister of the late Sam
Mellin, late Jake Mellin and the late
Mary Hoff.
Interment was at Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
Shriners' Hospitals for Children,
2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa,
FL 33607. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
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HYMAN "CHAIM"
NEEDELMAN, 97,
of West Bloomfield,
died Jan. 15, 2015,
from kidney dis-
ease.
He was born in
Russia in 1917 and
spent his child-
hood and young
adult years in the
Cincinnati area.
Upon marrying his beloved wife,
Freda, in 1951, he moved to the
Detroit area, where he spent the rest
of his life with his growing family.
He had a number of business oppor-
tunities over the years such as own-
ing an appliance repair shop, a driv-
ing school, as well as his industrial
supply tool business. With a panel
truck, he sold tools to most of the
machine shops and manufacturing
plants throughout the Metropolitan
Detroit area. He retired from his
business at age 95, after 40 success-
ful years.
Mr. Needelman is survived by a
daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis
Needelman and Stephen Kutler of
Carmichael, Calif.; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Leonard Needelman of
Parkland, Fla., and Paul Needelman
and Amy Krause of Solana, Calif.;
grandchildren, Jeremy Needelman,
Alex Needelman, Sophie Needelman,
Dana Needelman, Seth Kutler, Josh
and Hannah Kutler; loving nieces
and nephews.
Mr. Needelman was the
beloved husband of the late Freda
Needelman; the cherished father-in-
law of the late Lesley Needelman.
Interment was at Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
Jewish National Fund, 24100
Chagrin Blvd., Suite 100, Cleveland,
OH 44122; or National Council of
Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser Road,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48034.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
ESTELLE
ROBINSON, 98, of
Southfield, died
Jan. 13, 2015.
She was born in
St. Louis, Mo., on
Aug. 8, 1916. Estelle
graduated from
Robinson
the University of
Illinois before relo-
cating to Detroit in
1946. She then moved to Kansas City
in 1983 and returned to Detroit to
live with her daughter and son-in-
law, Jerry and Carol Frank.
Estelle was very active in the com-
munity. She was a life member of the
Council of Jewish Women, a member
of Brandeis Women's Committee
Regional Board and served as presi-
dent and regional board member of
Jewish Woman International Detroit
Chapter. She was also very active in
serving as book sale chairman for
many years at the Brandeis Book
Sale.
Mrs. Robinson was a member of
Temple Beth El for 60 years. She and
her husband, Dr. Harold Robinson,
owned the Bedford Villa Nursing
home.
She was the cherished mother of
James Robinson; mother-in-law of
Jerome Frank; loving grandmother
of Jay A. (Lisa) Homburger, Richard
(Heather) Homburger, Whitney
Robinson, Hunter Robinson; ador-
ing great-grandmother of Hayden
Homburger, Hudson Homburger
and Charles Robinson Homburger;
dear aunt of Dorothy Hack, Ellen
Robinson, Ronald Robinson,
Jo-Anne Schimmelpfennig and
Nancy Meisler. She is also survived
by her devoted caregivers, Sonia
Sumling and Shannon Nelson.
She was the beloved wife of the
late Dr. Harold Robinson; mother of
the late Carol Frank.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to Tamarack Camps, 6735
Telegraph Road, #380, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301, www.tamarack-
camps.com . Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.