SHIRLEY (BERGHOFF
KAPLAN) RABIN, 89,
of Aurora, Colo., formerly
of Detroit, died July 21,
2016.
She is survived by her
sons and daughter-in-
law, Joel and Rosalyn
Rabin
Kaplan, and Sheldon
Kaplan; brother, Irwin
Berghoff; sisters-in-
law, Maxine Berghoff and Lois Berghoff;
grandchildren, David (Talia) Kaplan; their
children, Benjamin and Eliana, Jonathan
(Rhianna Dow) Kaplan; Jonathan’s son,
Fletcher. She is also survived by many lov-
ing nieces, nephews, other family members
and friends.
Mrs. Rabin was the wife of the late
Irving Rabin; sister of the late Albert “Jack”
Berghoff and the late Wellington “Billy”
Berghoff. Her parents were Rose (Phillips)
and Charles Berghoff.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (alzfdn.
org) or to the Metropolitan Opera, NYC
(metopera.org). Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

CECIAL SANDRA
ROBY, 89, of Hallandale
Beach, Fla., died July 19,
2016.
She is survived by
her sons and daughters-
in-law, Jeffery and
Sharil Roby, Steven and
Roby
Annemarie Roby, and
Terry Roby; grandchil-
dren, Aimee Roby and
her fiance, Ronald Balfour, Samantha
Roby, Christopher and Tresse Roby,
Anthony and Kirsten Roby, and Natalie
Roby; great-granddaughter, Rose Roby.
Mrs. Roby was the beloved wife of the
late Samuel Roby; the cherished mother of
the late Barbara Carol Roby.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
ASPCA (the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), P.O.
Box 96929, Washington, D.C. 20090-6929,
www.aspca.org; or Michigan Humane
Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220,
Bingham Farms, MI 48025,
michiganhumane.org. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JOYCE SCHON, 64, of
Detroit, died July 19,
2016.
She was a civil rights
attorney associated with
United for Equality and
Affirmative Action Legal
Defense Fund, previously
Schon
with Scheff, Washington
& Driver, where she was
co-counsel of record to
the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
through the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to
Michigan’s constitutional amendment mak-
ing affirmative action illegal.
Ms. Schon was a graduate of Southfield
High School, the University of Michigan
and Wayne State University Law School.
Before returning to Detroit in 2004, she
worked in the AIDS ward of San Francisco
General Hospital for 22 years through the
height of the epidemic; she also served as
union steward, representing coworkers in
contract negotiations and grievances with
management. Previously she organized cleri-
cal workers at the University of Michigan
and drove a truck around Michigan for the
People’s Food Cooperative.
An accomplished pianist and vocalist,
Joyce had a discerning ear for many genres

of music, becoming a grand opera devotee in
recent years.
She is survived by her mother, Florence
Schon of Bloomfield Hills; sister, Laura
(Richard) Schiller of Southfield; brother,
David Schon (Mike Brown) of Washington,
D.C.; nieces, Rachel Schiller (Michael
McWhirter), Emily (Ken) Schapira, Erica
Schiller; great-niece, Maxine McWhirter;
great-nephew, Huxley McWhirter; aunt and
uncle, Norma and Seymour Lankowsky;
beloved friends, including the many students
and civil rights activists she mentored.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to United
for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal
Defense Fund, P.O. Box 24462, Detroit, MI
48224, www.ueaa.net. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

Shapiro

DOROTHY SHAPIRO,
89, of Farmington Hills,
died July 21, 2016.
She survived by her
sons and daughters-
in-law, Harry and
Linda Shapiro, Jack
and Nancy Shapiro,
Mark and Barbara

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