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SIDNEY CHAFETZ, 96,
of Southfield, died Aug.
22, 2016.
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law,
Francine and Mark Adler
of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Jaimie,
Chafetz
Michael and Adam
Kurtagh, Zachary and
Karrie Chafetz, Carolyn
and Alli Adler, and Michelle and Bruce
Twersky; great-grandchildren, Benjamin
and Joshua Chafetz, and Chase Twersky.
Mr. Chafetz was the beloved husband
of the late Leona Chafetz; the cherished
father of the late Bobby Chafetz and the late
Richard Chafetz; the loving brother of the
late Cylvia and the late Harold Warren, and
the late Seymour Chafetz.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
www.jewishhospice.org; American
Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive,
Southfield, MI 48076, www.cancer.org; or to
a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DONALD COLE, 86, of
New Port Richey, Fla.,
formerly of Michigan,
died Aug. 20, 2016.
He is survived by
his wife, Elaine Cole;
daughters and sons-in-
law, Nancy Franklin of
Cole
Howell, Tracy and Steve
Silberschein, Lisa and Jim
Oneal; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Scott and Anat Cole of West
Bloomfield and Howard Bialsky; grand-
children, Halle Franklin, Zachary Franklin,
Joey Silberschein, Maxx Silberschein, Ariel
Cole, Lauren Cole, David Cole, Alexander
Oneal; brother-in-law, Marty Figlin.
Mr. Cole is the beloved husband of the
late Bernice Cole; dear brother of the late
Anita Figlin.

Contributions may be made to American
Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive,
Southfield, MI 48076; or Jewish National
Fund, 78 Randall Ave., Rockville Center,
NY 11570. Services and interment were
held at Beth Yehudah section at Workmen’s
Circle Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

GERTRUDE “GITTY” L. DATER, 84, of
Winter Park, Fla., for the past 33 years,
formerly of Hamilton, Ontario, and Detroit,
passed away Aug. 22, 2016, in Delray
Beach, Fla.
She was born in Hamilton, Ontario.
Mrs. Dater is survived by her beloved
husband, Jerome Dater; her loving daugh-
ters, Marcy Weiss and Cheryl Dater; her
cherished grandchildren, Ryan Weiss,
Kevin Weiss, Alexis Katz, Shoshana Katz,
Elizabeth Katz (Zach Kaufman); her devoted
sisters, Sarah Kovalsky, Donna (Arnold)
Isenberg and Ann Gooblar.
Services and interment were held in
Boynton Beach, Fla. For information,
contact Rubin Memorial Chapel, (561) 853-
3000.

JOEL DOLIVECK, 66, of
West Bloomfield, died
Aug. 22, 2016.
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law,
Randi and Justin Lan of
West Bloomfield; son and
daughter-in-law, Jason
Doliveck
and Sara Doliveck of
Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchil-
dren, Kyle, Trevor, Eli and
Summer Lan, Maxwell and Collette Doliveck;
brother and sister-in-law, David and Michele
Doliveck.
Mr. Doliveck was the devoted son of the
late Morton and the late Anne Doliveck.
Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to the
National Brain Tumor Society, 55 Chapel St.,
Suite 200, Newton, MA 02548,
defeatgbm.org; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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BLANCHE FALKAUFF, 94, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 22, 2016.
She is survived by her daughter, Sherrie
Falkauff of Commerce Township; sisters
and brother-in-law, Claire and Dr. Elliott
Gulman of Australia, Helen Cassel of Israel;
grandchildren, Adam J. Falkauff, Karlee
Falkauff and Nicole Falkauff.
Mrs. Falkauff was the beloved wife of
the late Jack Falkauff; loving mother and
mother-in-law of the late Sheldon and the
late Sheree Falkauff; dear sister-in-law of
the late Harold Cassel.
Contributions may be made to Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield,
MI 48037. Services and interment were
held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park
Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

ANNA FREEDMAN, 101, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 27, 2016.
She was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct.
5, 1914. She always celebrated her birthday
on Oct. 25 because that is when her Chelm,
Poland, parents said she was born. When
she got her birth certificate to fly to her first
overseas trip to Israel, she saw that she was
actually born on Oct. 5. From then on, she
celebrated her birthday twice in October.
The house that Anna lived in was divided
into two parts. One part included her par-
ents, her and her grandfather. The other
part is where her aunt, uncle and two cous-
ins lived. Each year, the families exchanged
sides so that one family had the front porch
and the other, the vegetable garden.
Her father, Oscar Banks (originally
Bankierer), was a fur trader in Iowa. When
the family moved to Detroit, he started a
bottle business and then a scrap iron and
metal company.
Anna graduated high school from
Detroit’s Commerce High School with her
diploma in business and she worked in
Downtown Detroit at a large department
store.
After she married Jack Freedman, he
began the Freedman Glove and Cap Co. in
which she joined him as a partner, secretary

and buyer. After retirement, they moved to
Southfield. Anna was a lifelong traveler; she
traveled all over the world, meeting new
and interesting people like herself.
Mrs. Freedman is survived by her two
children, Dolores Dvora (Leslie) Vilcone
of Venice, Fla., and Jerome Freedman, of
Berkeley, Calif.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Services and interment
were held at Oakview Cemetery in Royal
Oak. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

BORIS GREISDORF, 93, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 27, 2016.
He is survived his sister, Rosa Rusonik
of West Bloomfield; devoted nieces and
nephews, Jay (Frieda) Igol, Luba Matison,
Mark (Irene) Igol, Jason (Robin) Greisdorf,
Pamela Fireberg; many loving great-nieces
and great-nephews, great-great-nieces and
great-great-nephews; his special caregiver,
Nancy Keves.
Mr. Greisdorf was the beloved husband of
the late Mary Greisdorf; the brother of the
late Gary Greisdorf and the late Riva Igol.
Interment took place at Hebrew
Memorial Park in Clinton Township.
Contributions may be made to a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

BELMONT
KERSHENBAUM, 95, of
Farmington Hills, died
Aug. 21, 2016.
He is survived by
his wife of 65 years,
Gertrude Kershenbaum;
son and daughter-in-law,
Kershenbaum
James Louis and Marian
Kershenbaum; daughter,
Ellen Kershenbaum;
sister-in-law, Diane Kershenbaum; brother-
in-law, Al Edwards.
Mr. Kershenbaum was the beloved
brother of the late Anna Murray, the
late Abe Kershenbaum, the late Meyer
Kershenbaum, the late Jack Kershenbaum,

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