MERLE LESERMAN,
83, of West Bloomfield,
died April 29, 2017.
She is survived by
her daughters and
son-in-law, Rhonda
and Michael Piper, and
Carol Fitzerman; sister
Leserman
and brother-in-law,
Pauline and Werner
Seiferheld; sister-in-law, Rose Weiner;
grandchildren, Marc (Emily) Piper,
Pamela (Ian) Cohen, Bradley Fitzerman;
great-grandchildren, Leo, Owen, Julian,
Blake and Jordan; many nieces, neph-
ews, other loving family members and
friends.
Mrs. Leserman was the beloved wife
of the late Louis Leserman; the sister of
the late Clara Gold and the late Hyman
Weiner.
Interment was held at the Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions
may be made to Yad Ezra, the
Environmental Defense Fund or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

ALLEN MIRSKY, 87, of
West Bloomfield, died
April 26, 2017.
He is survived by his
beloved wife, Frances
Mirsky; daughters and
sons-in-law, Elissa
(Charles) Soares, Shelly
Rubinstein, Karen and
Mirsky
James Abram, Debra
Mirsky and partner,
Jeffrey Stevens; sister and brother-
in-law, Marsha and David Karpeles;
brother-in-law, Rodney Herman; grand-
children, Jeanette Valdivieso, Marsha
(Michael) Bycraft, James (Micki Lynn)
Rubinstein, Kristina (William) Burke,
Laura and Emily Abram; great-grand-
children, Morgan, Ryan, Jack, Ruby,
Lindsay and Logan; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Mr. Mirsky was the father-in-law of
the late Paul Rubinstein; brother of the
late Lorraine Herman.
Interment was held at the Beth
El Memorial Park Cemetery in
Livonia. Contributions may be made
to the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

RUTH NELSON, of
Wayland, Mass., for-
merly of Farmington
Hills, died April 26,
2017.
She is survived by
her son and daughter-
in-law, Jerry and Cindy
Nelson
Nelson; daughter and
son-in-law, Rochelle
Nelson Mikels and
Jack Mikels; grandchildren, Eric and
Lisa S. Nelson, Jennifer Nelson and her
fiance, Zach Rubin, Lisa M. Nelson,
Adam Nelson, Drew Mikels, Marisa
Mikels, Jennifer Mikels and Amy Mikels
Leshinsky; two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Nelson was the beloved wife of
the late Frank Nelson.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
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.

SCOTT R.
SCHUBINER, 51, of
Huntington Woods,
died April 23, 2017.
He was the beloved
husband of Dr. Shelley
VanDyke Zolman;
loving father of Ryan
Schubiner
Schubiner; caring
stepfather of Evan
Zolman, Lucas Zolman and Amelia
Zolman; devoted son of Sheldon and
the late Barbara Schubiner; cherished
brother of Steven (Elizabeth) Schubiner,
Bruce Schubiner, the late Marc (Victoria
Waite) Schubiner; dear son-in-law of
Joanne Van Dyke and the late Steven
B. Van Dyke; treasured brother-in-law
of Aime Brown; proud uncle of Andrea
Schubiner, Julie Schubiner and fiance,
Dave, Elyse Schubiner, Brian Schubiner,
Robert Schubiner, Spencer Brown and
Connor Brown. He is also survived by
many other loving family members and
friends, and his beloved dogs, Violet and
Rosie.
Contributions may be made to the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
21311 Civic Center Drive, Southfield,
MI 48076; Jewish Federation of

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