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FELICIA SHLOSS, 93,
died June 23, 2016, in
Ft. Worth, Texas.
She was a long-
time resident of West
Bloomfield. She was
born in Lodz, Poland,
and survived the
Shloss
Holocaust along with
c. 1996
her sister. She was
an active volunteer
and speaker for the
Holocaust Memorial
Center.
Mrs. Shloss is sur-
vived by her daughters,
Loretta (Alan) Feinberg
and Marla Shloss; sis-
ter, Sophie Klisman;
grandchildren, Sam (Christine) Stone,
Robert (Reena) Stone and Elizabeth
Flannery; great-grandchildren, Gary,
Neil, Romee and Reed Stone.
She was preceded in death by her hus-
band of 56 years, Roman.
Services were held out of state.
Contributions may be made to the
Holocaust Memorial Center of Michigan.

SHIRLEY
FINKELSTEIN
SILVER, 85, of
Farmington Hills, died
July 9, 2016.
She is survived by her
husband, Joseph Silver;
children, Andrea and
Silver
Jay Levin of Farmington
Hills, Howard Silver of
Chicago and Neil Silver
of Troy; grandchildren, Rachel and Adam
Kellert, Lindsay and Aaron Tlumak, Eric
Steingold, Ari Levin, Shelby Levin, Shana
Silver; great-grandchild, Jackson Tlumak;
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Terry
and Gene Waulet Greenberg; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Silver was the sister and sister-
in-law of the late Anne and the late Abe
Milgrom, and the late Eve and the late
Carl Kligman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association, 25200
Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield,
MI 48033, www.alz.org; JARC, 30301
Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills,
MI 48334-3233, www.jarc.org; or Hospice
of Michigan, 989 Spaulding SE, Ada, MI
49301, www.hom.org. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Smith

RONALD SMITH, 80,
of West Bloomfield,
died July 5, 2016.
He loved Mumford
High, the Schvitz, a
good meal, photog-
raphy, listening to
music, watching good
TV shows and movies,
Detroit sports, kibitz-
ing, telling stories and

cracking jokes.
Mr. Smith is survived by his children,
Randall and Pamela Smith, Dr. Ronna
Smith-Craig and Dr. Steve Craig, Jodi
Smith, Marney and Randy Schoenfeld;
grandchildren, Alexandra, Amanda and
Garrett Smith, Cameron and Jeremy
Craig, and Sydney Schoenfeld; sister,
Shirley Friedman; many other loving
relatives and friends.
He was the adored son of the late
Albert and the late Rose Smith.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jslmi.org; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MELVERN J. WILNER, 85, of Sylvania,
Ohio, passed away July 4, 2016, in his
home.
He was born in Detroit on Sept. 25,
1930, to Louis and Sophia Wilner. He
had been a resident of Sylvania since
1985.
Mr. Wilner was a 50-year-plus sales-
man with J. Levin & Sons Co. and subse-
quently the E.J. Thomas Co. of Toledo.
He served in the Marine Corps during
the Korean War and was a member of
Temple Shomer Emunim.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years,
Lorraine N. Myers; his children, Brian
(Beth) Wilner and Cara Loomus; sister,
Gwendolyn Taffel; grandchildren, Joseph
and Michael Loomus.
Services and interment were held
at historic Woodlawn Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
Temple Shomer Emunim or Hospice
of Northwest Ohio. Arrangements by
Robert H. Wick/Wisniewski Funeral
Home in Toledo, (419) 535-5840.

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