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leanor Lehman Sloman was
alumnus, when they were both
a kind and caring member of
undergrads. The couple frequently
her community and, above all, went to dances at the Michigan
a devoted wife, mother, grandmother League, and the two were married in
and great-grandmother
Detroit in 1939.
whose family was the
For almost 60 years,
cornerstone of her
they shared a loving
long and fulfilling life.
partnership, raising
Eleanor, who lived in
two children, Steven
Southfield, died July 13,
and Sally. They traveled
2016, at 104.
to Europe and Asia,
One of the Sloman
collecting antiques
ancestors, Mark
along the way, and
Eleanor Sloman
Sloman, who came to
enjoyed an active social
Detroit in the 1850s,
life that included going
was one of the found-
to the theater and play-
ing members of Temple Beth El. The ing cards with their friends at the
family continued to play an active
former Great Lakes Club.
role in the synagogue throughout
Eleanor was very proud of her
the generations, and today Eleanor’s
family heritage. Her uncles attended
grandchildren are among the seventh Yale University in New Haven, Conn.,
generation of Sloman family mem-
and one was the first Rhodes Scholar
bers to be part of the congregation.
from the United States. Her father’s
Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth uncle was the renowned physicist
El, who officiated the funeral service, Albert Einstein.
remembers Eleanor as a kind, yet
Two of Eleanor’s uncles founded
feisty woman, a good listener and a
summer camps in Maine that she
loyal friend who gave her time to the and her sisters traveled to every year
synagogue and other organizations,
by train from Denver.
such as National Council of Jewish
GENERATIONS OF LOVE
Women. After she turned 100, she
began counting her age in half-years, As Eleanor’s children Steven and
proudly proclaiming her most recent Sally had families of their own, and
the family grew to include seven
milestone of 104½.
grandchildren and one great-grand-
“She filled her 104½ years with
child, the new generation became
determination and friendship and,
another source of pride for Eleanor
above all, with love,” Rabbi Syme
and Bob. Spending time with their
said.
grandchildren was their greatest
WESTERN ROOTS
pleasure, and they were always avail-
Eleanor’s grandparents, the Lehmans, able to babysit, even when it meant
came from Germany and traveled
canceling their own plans.
west in a covered wagon in the
Known affectionately as “Nana,”
mid-1800s to join the California
Eleanor was an excellent sounding
gold rush. Her parents, Samuel and
board, willing to lend a compassion-
Harriet Schwarz, settled in Colorado
ate ear or assist with homework.
and had three daughters: Adele,
As the grandchildren grew older,
Corinne and Eleanor, the youngest,
Eleanor stayed in constant touch with
who was born in Denver in 1912.
all of them, whether local or out of
The family eventually moved to Des
town, eager to hear about their activi-
Moines, Iowa, where Adele attended
ties and share photos and videos.
Grinnell College while Eleanor fol-
“She impacted my life in so many
lowed Corinne to the University of
ways, and I aspire to live a life just as
Michigan.
she did ... with integrity, values and
While earning a degree in English
love,” said Eleanor’s granddaughter
and manning the switchboard in her Julie, a sixth-generation U-M gradu-
dormitory, Mosher Jordan, Eleanor
ate, who spoke at the funeral service.
developed a love for the Wolverines
Eleanor took an interest in the
football team that continued
stock market, a passion she shared
throughout her life. She met Robert
with her son, Steven. She soon
“Bob” Sloman, a fourth-generation
earned a reputation as a savvy, cau-
U-M undergrad and law school
tious and fearless investor, discussing

