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Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer’s Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter, 25200
Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI
48033, www.alz.org/gmc. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
She Espoused Education
L
eonore Blumenthal
school teaching career at Burton
Bernstein, 95, of West
Elementary in Huntington
Bloomfield, died June
Woods. She was an avid golfer
9, 2016.
and enjoyed the camaraderie of
She mentored hundreds
her friends and family on the
of her students while teach-
links.
ing elementary and middle
Mrs. Blumenthal Bernstein is
school gym and ancient
survived by her children, Susan
history in the Huntington
Merrick, Merrick and Elizabeth
Leonore Blumenthal
Woods and the Berkley
Blumenthal, Lee and Jerry
Bernstein
school districts. She retired
Frank; grandchildren, Marissa
with 15 years of teaching at
and Michael Blumenthal; sister-
the district.
in-law, Judy Berman. She is also survived
After meeting her second husband, Dr.
by the wonderful and caring staff and
Irving Bernstein, she had a wonderful life
friends at Fleischman Residence in West
traveling the world and finally having a
Bloomfield.
chance to visit the ancient sites and ruins
Mrs. Blumenthal Bernstein was
of Rome and Greece, which she had taught the beloved wife of the late Seymour
in her history classes. Her students became Blumenthal and the late Dr. Irving
world-recognized economists, doctors,
Bernstein; the loving sister of the late
educators, entrepreneurs and business-
Seymour and the late Mollye Berman, and
men and women under her tutelage. Her
the late Dr. Leonard Berman.
emphasis on higher education and athletics
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
motivated her children and grandchildren
Contributions may be made to Jewish
to become excellent students and ath-
Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, 6710
letes themselves while earning advanced
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
degrees.
48322, www.jslmi.org; National Kidney
Mrs. Bernstein was a trailblazer for
Foundation of Michigan, 1169 Oak Valley
women’s rights and education, gaining her
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, www.nkfm.
degree in social work from Wayne State
org; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
University in 1946, when women rarely
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105,
attended college. She added her teaching
www.stjude.org; or a charity of one’s
degree in the 1960s, and she taught Sunday choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
school at Temple Israel and Young Israel
Chapel.
Nursery School. She started her public
SYLVIA CLARFELT,
89, of Pontiac, died June
10, 2016.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, Larry and Margo
Clarfelt, Steven and
Yana Clarfelt; grandchil-
Clarfelt
dren, Joshua Clarfelt,
Daniel Clarfelt and his
fiancee, Lauren Saunders, Jordan Clarfelt,
and Alex Vlasenko.
Mrs. Clarfelt was the beloved wife of
the late Avery Clarfelt.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to Hospice of Michigan, 400 Mack
Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, www.hom.org/
donations; or Dementia Association
of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown,
PA 18901, www.dementiasociety.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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Baronick
dren, Hannah and Samuel Peters, Sarah
Cooke and Rebecca Cooke; sister-in-law,
Cathy Kanners.
Mr. Baronick was the cherished brother
of the late Michelle Baronick; devoted
son of the late Anna and the late Julius
Baronick; loving brother-in-law of the
late Earle Kanners; the dear son-in-law
of the late Jack and the late Florence
Kanners.
JERRY BARONICK, 87,
of Farmington Hills,
died June 8, 2016.
He is survived by his
wife, Arlene Baronick;
daughters and son-
in-law, Julie Peters of
Farmington, Rochelle
and David Cooke of
Ann Arbor; grandchil-
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WILLIAM JAMES
PITLER, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died June
12, 2016.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Sandra Pitler; daugh-
ter and son-in-law,
Pitler
Linda (Michael Farrer)
Howard-Farrer; sons
and daughter-in-law, Randall Pitler,
Bradley (Sheri) Pitler; daughter-in-law,
Lori Pitler; grandchildren, Colin, Evan,
Ryan, Madeline, Jacob, Stacey, Rachel and
Nolan; great-grandchildren, Blade and
Teslyn; many other loving family mem-
bers and friends.
Interment was held at the Beth El
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Shir Shalom, to Yad Ezra or to the
Friendship Circle. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
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MITCHELL KENT, 100, of West
Bloomfield, died June 12, 2016.
He is survived by his daughters and
son-in-law, Sheila and Steven Hoff,
Corrine Kent (the late Dr. Michael Kent);
daughter-in-law, Marilyn Kent; grand-
children, Matthew Kent and Missy Kent;
his loving caregiver, Dorcas; many other
devoted family members and friends.
Interment was held at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
ROBERT LEVY, 82, of
Waterford, died June 6,
2016.
He is survived by his
children, David and
Patrina Levy, Kenneth
Levy and Melanie
Altman, Bethann Levy
Levy
and Jared Bailey; grand-
children, Paul, Joshua,
Rachael and Arielle Levy; sister and
brother-in-law, Sandra and Fred Layne;
sister-in-law, Florence Levy.
Mr. Levy was the loving brother of the
late Ira Levy.
Interment was at Great Lakes National
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to American Diabetes Association, 30300
Telegraph, Suite 105, Bingham Farms,
MI 48025, www.diabetes.org; Wounded
Warriors, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS
66675, www.woundedwarriorproject.org;
or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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