soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 Shawn BLANCHE SHAWN, 96, of Farmington Hills, died March 11, 2017. She was a member of Women’s American ORT, National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, Jewish Vocational Services, Pinsker Progressive Aid Society and March of Dimes. Mrs. Shawn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Leslie and Doree Shawn of Hollywood, Fla.; daughters and sons- in-law, Suzanne Shawn and Marshall Solomon of Farmington Hills, Phyllis and Bill Jarvis of West Bloomfield; sister, Beverly Bennett of West Bloomfield; sis- ter-in-law, Freda Shawn; grandchildren, Brandon and Gabby Jarvis, Justin Jarvis, Courtney and Ari Klein, Michael Shawn and fiancee, Alexis Kanarek, Daniel and Noella Solomon, Michael Solomon; great- grandchildren; Morgan Jarvis, Zachary Jarvis, Mason Klein, Taylor Klein; other loving family members and friends; care- givers, Christine Singleton and Cassie Scales. Mrs. Shawn was the beloved wife for 60 March 16 • 2017 jn 62 years of the late Robert Shawn; dear sister-in-law of the late Earl Bennett and the late Paul Shawn. Contributions may be made to a char- ity of one’s choice. Services and inter- ment were held at Hebrew Memorial Park, Pinsker Section. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. EDWARD SHERMAN, 97, of Southfield, died March 5, 2017. He was a beloved husband, father, grand- father and friend who lived a life devoted to family and a passion Sherman for the arts: painting, opera, symphony as well as travel. Mr. Sherman was born in Detroit on Oct. 17, 1919, to Latvian immigrant Abraham Sherman and Lithuanian immigrant Ida Schneider. They were part of the close-knit Hastings Street Jewish neighborhood He attended Cass Technical High School’s arts program, and then Pratt Institute in New York. World War II inter- rupted his career as a comic book illus- trator, drawing the “Ted Paris” series for Harvey Comics in New York. He was drafted into the Army Air Corps and stationed in England, where he supported B-26 bombing raids on the German-occupied French coast. Following World War II, he used the GI Bill to fund his art and painting studies in Paris, where he developed his Cubist style in the studios of Metzinger, Gleizes, Leger and Lhote; he later painted in Florence. Mr. Sherman returned to the States, where he founded a silk screen print- ing company and continued to paint. He married his wife, Helen, in 1960 and became a loving and supportive father to her three daughters, Linda, Julie and Cathy, and later, a devoted father to daughter Amy. He will always be remembered for his gentle nature, beautiful smile and spar- kling eyes, for all the many questions he always asked, his love of politics and so many funny stories. Mr. Sherman is survived by his daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Linda and Charles Soberman, Julie Blair, Cathy and Kenneth Shiovitz; grandchildren, Lisa Glazer, Tracey Jackier and Scott Gilden, David and Jennifer Soberman, Stephanie Blair and Jason Gurzell, Michael and Jennifer Blair, Dr. Stacey and Seth Cohen, Daniel Shiovitz and Hannah Lidman; great- grandchildren, Lilah Glazer, Hannah Glazer, Kaiya Jackier, Asher Gilden, Jonah Soberman, Drew Soberman, Ezra Shiovitz and Elias Shiovitz. He was the beloved husband of the late Professor Helen Sylvia Sherman; the devoted father of the late Amy Phyllis Sherman; the loving brother of the late Dr. Phillip Sherman; the dear father-in- law of the late Sheldon Blair. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Friends of the Southfield Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076, www. southfieldlibrary.org; or Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www. jewishhospice.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. • CORRECTION The obituary for Greta Lipson (March 2) should have indicated that she is survived by her sister-in-law, Rosalyn Barclay.