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Soffin; daughters and sons-in-law, Joann
Duran, Marci Duran, Alicia Prentice, Sandy
and Phil Horowitz, Joan and Michael
Lieberman, Karen Gold, Julie and Jack
Gardner; daughter-in-law, Lynn Shapiro;
sister, Mildred Patler; grandchildren,
Lawrence Shapiro, Steven Shapiro, Stacy
(Louis) Terhlen, Stephanie (Josh) Hawks,
Kelly (Nick) Wahrmann, Vicki (Jeff) Putnik,
Lori (Mike) Lees, Kevin Shapiro, Sandor
(Erin) Duran, Samantha Duran, Austin
Heath, Sara Jo (Hugh) Hamilton, Marcelino
(Jamie) Duran, Rachael, Michael, Jessica
and Amanda Prentice, Joel (Heather) Ross,
Beth (Mike) Iatrou, Peter (Liza) Lieberman,
Stacey Lieberman, Jason (Julia) Gold, Joshua
(Magie) Gardner, Jake (Cathy) Gardner,
Danny, Kyle and Trever Soffin; great-
grandchildren, Layla, Milana, Chase, Cole,
Lawson, Colin, Jaxson, Noah, Avery, Neva,
Juda, Hayden, Meah, Haley, Olivia, Katie, Ali,
Jamie, Jake, Emily, Baily, Eli, Eliah, Amelie,
Luke, William, Emma, Aubrey, Zoey, Danny,
Kyle and Trever; many other loving family
members and friends.
Mrs. Shapiro was the beloved wife of the
late Sandor Shapiro and the late Bernard
Soffin; the mother of the late Charles
Shapiro; sister-in-law of the late Norman
Patler; grandmother of the late Robin
Shapiro.

Contributions may be made to the
Robin Shapiro Scholarship Fund at Legacy
Scholarship. Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

DALE V. SILVERBERG,
of Hollywood, Fla., origi-
nally of West Bloomfield,
died July 17, 2016, in his
Hollywood Hills home
surrounded by his loving
children and family.
Mr. Silverberg was a
Silverberg
pioneer in the Detroit
advertising industry, serv-
ing as a senior vice presi-
dent and creative voice at Doner Advertising
in Southfield for 44 years. He won many
local and national awards for his imagina-
tive and impactful work, including “Best of
Show” by the Creative Advertising Club of
Detroit, the Andy Award by the Advertising
Club of New York; he was also nominated for
a CLIO award for one of his national televi-
sion ad campaigns.
Mr. Silverberg’s passing was deeply felt by
many friends and colleagues in the Detroit
Metropolitan area, with overwhelming
responses and comments such as: “Dale was
my first mentor — truly a kind, clever hall-

of-fame ad man, proud parent, unrepentant
punster and animal lover.” “He was kind,
gentle, loving and a giant among men. A
brilliant writer who mentored countless oth-
ers who became excellent writers because of
him.”
As a passionate advocate for animals, Mr.
Silverberg volunteered for the Detroit chapter
of the National Humane Society for 10 years.
He was the father of Margo Mintz, Alan
(Beth) Silverberg, and the late Karen (Gary)
Silverberg Courval; grandfather of Nia
Courval and Max Courval; son of Ethel
Opperman and Harris Silverberg; brother
of the late Lois Silverberg Seltzer; uncle to
Murray, Steven, and Harris Seltzer; brother-
in-law of Lloyd Seltzer; former husband of
Lynne Master of Huntington Woods.
A memorial donation to the Humane
Society may be made by going to www.
humanesociety.org. Local assistance by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

Solomon

SHELIA JOYCE
SOLOMON, 84, of West
Bloomfield, died July 19,
2016.
She is survived by
her son and daughter-
in-law, Daniel Solomon
and Laura Dove of

Alexandria, Va.; grandchildren, Abigail
and Jacob Solomon; brother, Marvin
Cohen; nieces and nephews, Samantha,
Bradley, Debbie and Ronald; sisters-in-law,
Barbara Cohen and Karen Cohen Tessler;
loving caregivers and friends, Stacy Foley
and Ilene Adler.
Mrs. Solomon was the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Samuel and the late Gertie
Cohen; the loving sister of the late Allen
Cohen.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be directed 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.

MARK YELLEN, March
7, 1969-July 8, 2016.
The Yellen family
wants to thank everyone
for their support during
this difficult time.

Yellen

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