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child, Liam Weckstein; many nieces,
nephews, other loving family members,
friends and devoted caregivers.
Mrs. Phillips was the beloved wife of
the late Dr. Irwin Phillips; the sister of the
late Charles Cohen.
Interment was held at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions can be made to the Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network or to
the Hillel Student Center at Michigan
State University. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

ETHEL RABINOWITZ,
81, of Southfield, died
Jan. 23, 2017.
She is survived by her
brother-in-law, Joseph
Pearlman; nieces and
nephews, Marlene
Chess, Ron and Phyllis
Rabinowitz
Chess, Florence and
Patrick Paterni, Irene
Robbins, Michael and Lauri Robbins,
Carol and Jim Garrett, Erwin Pearlman,
Mark and Susan Pearlman, Barry and
Alicia Pearlman; many loving great-niec-
es and great-nephews, great-great-nieces
and great-great-nephews; special friend,
Rabbi Jen Kaluzny; loving caregiver,

Estelle Page-Austin.
Ms. Rabinowitz was the loving sister
and sister-in-law of the late Dorothy
and the late Joe Chess, the late Rebecca
Pearlman, the late Sam and the late
Sherry Robbins; dear aunt of the late
Murray Chess.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Interment was held
at Workmen’s Circle Cemetery, Turover
Section. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

SELMA SILVERMAN,
83, of Detroit, died Feb.
8, 2017.
She is survived by
her daughters and
son-in-law, Gail Cohen,
and Glorianne and Irv
Pearlman; son, David
Silverman
Silverman; grandchil-
dren, Howard Cohen,
Mark Cohen and Jessica Goldberg,
Stacey Cohen and Zack McNulty, Leslie
Pearlman, and Adam and Markie
Silverman; great-grandchildren, Mark,
Abigail and Ava Silverman; sisters, Bernice
Allen and Marilyn Hodgson; brother,

Sam Lahr; brothers-in-law and sister-in-
law, Jerome Zuckerman, and Laura and
Burton Roth; niece, Roslyn Winer; former
son-in-law, Allan Cohen; many nieces,
nephews, cousins and a world of friends
and admirers.
Mrs. Silverman was the beloved wife of
the late Merle Silverman; the dear sister-
in-law of the late Maida Zuckerman.
Interment was at Beth Ahm Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the
Michigan Opera Theater, 1526 Broadway
St., Detroit, MI 48226, www.motopera.
org; Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000
Highway M-137, P.O. Box 199, Interlochen,
MI 49643, www.interlochen.org; Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48202, www.dia.org; or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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moved to Cape Coral. Roz loved cooking
and baking and always had room at the
table for family and friends. She also
enjoyed traveling, cruising and playing
mahjong.
She is survived by her husband, Aaron
(“Butch”); sons, Ronald (Cheryl), Todd
and David. She was the loving bubbie
of Nathan, Samuel and Jonah Stern.
She is also survived by her sister, Flora
(Harold) Cherney; sister-in-law, Darlene
Robson; brother-in-law, Marty (Louise
LeBlanc) Stern; many nephews and
nieces.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Norman Snitz; mother, Sarah
Snitz; and brother, Stanley Snitz.
Interment was held in Florida.
Contributions may be made to Hope
HealthCare Services in Cape Coral, Fla.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ROSALYN “ROZ”
STERN, 73, passed
away Jan. 31, 2017, at
Hope Hospice of Cape
Coral, Fla. She was
born in Detroit in 1943.
Roz and Butch were
married for 54 years;
and after Butch’s retire-
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