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SONJA BALBES, 87, of
Farmington Hills, died
May 30, 2017.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, Stephen (Davita)
Balbes, Jonathan (Bari)
Balbes; daughter and
Balbes
son-in-law, Cindy (Reid)
Kavieff; grandchildren,
Ashley (Craig) Lipson, Alexandra Kavieff,
Jesse Kavieff, Mara Kavieff, David Balbes,
Sean Seid ( fiancee, Laura), Brad (Michelle)
Seid; great-grandchildren, Jack, Emma
and Ruby; sisters, Lillian Jacobs, Delores
Cohen; brother, Simon Warshawsky;
her soul sister, Ruth Singer; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family members
and friends.
Mrs. Balbes was the beloved wife of
the late Montague Balbes; sister of the
late Edith Weiss; sister-in-law of the late
Richard Jacobs, the late Geri Warshawsky
and the late Arthur Cohen.
Interment took place at B’nai Israel
Cemetery in Novi. Contributions may
be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

MILTON BELL, 100, of
West Bloomfield, died at
home surrounded by his
family on June 3, 2017.
He was a World War II
veteran.
Mr. Bell is survived
by his beloved wife of
77 years, Mae Bell; son
Bell
and daughter-in-law,
Dr. Barry and Terry Bell;
daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and
Dennis Herman, Nicole and Paul Kallush,
and Hilary and John Vallone; grandchil-
dren, Heather (Steve) Jones, Corbin Bell,
Tracy (Greg) Duda, Ben Herman, Brooke
Vallone, Vicky Vallone, Tina (Andy)
Captain; great-grandchildren, Spencer,
Maddie, Sophie, Tyler, Tony, Spencer and
Sofie; many loving nieces, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mr. Bell was the dear brother of the late
Leo Belinsky and the late Alice Rosenberg.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish War Veterans, the Holocaust
Memorial Center or to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

PAULA BLAIR, 81, of
West Bloomfield, died
May 28, 2017.
She is survived by her
beloved husband, Karl
Blair; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Steven and
Debbie Blair, Stuart and
Lisa Blair; daughter
Blair
and son-in-law, Marcia
“Cindy” and Barry
Fagan; grandchildren, Danielle Blair,

Stephanie (Zach) Leve, Jeffrey (Nicole)
Fagan, Matthew Fagan, Cameron Blair,
Logan Blair and Sloan Blair; sister,
Barbara Barron; brother, Fred Layne;
many loving nieces, nephews, other fam-
ily members and friends.
Mrs. Blair was the sister-in-law of the
late Leonard Barron.
Interment took place at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to the
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

PATRICIA
WOLRAUCH DAVIS,
89, of West Bloomfield,
died May 26, 2017.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-
law, Lauren and Alan
Koenigsberg, Heidi
Davis
and Cary Makrouer,
and Leslye Wolrauch;
son-in-law, Harold Etkin; grandchildren,
Alexandra Osten, Melissa Koenigsberg
and Billy Lee, Meredith and Jason
Hillman, Stacey and Bryan Budd, Nicole
Etkin, Jessica and Will Monyelle, and
Allison and Phil Berens; great-grandchil-
dren, Caitlin Hillman, Morgan Hillman,
Devin Hillman, Cooper Lee, Maren Lee,
Spencer Lee, Cailee Budd, Mason Budd
and Juliet Monyelle.
Mrs. Davis was the beloved wife of the
late Frank Davis; the cherished mother
of the late Judy Etkin and the late Cindy
Efrate; the loving sister of the late Elliot
“Skip” Weber.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network,
6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, www.jewishhospice.org; or Jewish
Senior Life-Hechtman Apartments,
Hechtman Quality of Life Fund, 6700 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
jslmi.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

ETHEL FINE, 81, of
West Bloomfield, died
June 1, 2017.
She is survived by her
husband of 62 years,
Nathan Fine; daughter,
Carolyn Fine; son and
daughter-in-law, Steven
Fine
and Elyse Fine; grand-
children, Samantha
Fine and Hannah Fine; sister and
brother-in-law, Fran and Mark Klinger.
She was the adored aunt, great-aunt,
and great-great-aunt to many nieces and
nephews and a wonderful friend to all
who knew her.
Mrs. Fine was the devoted daughter of
the late Harry and the late Frieda Goldie
Adler; beloved sister of the late Anne and

the late Frank Summers.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Women International,
2000 M St. NW, Suite 720, Washington,
DC 20036, www.jwi.org; or Congregation
B’nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.bnaimoshe.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

BETTY JANE FISHER,
96, of West Bloomfield,
died June 3, 2017.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-
in-law, Leonard and
Carolyn Fisher, Milton
and Myrna Fisher, and
Fisher
David Fisher; daughter
and son-in-law, Mary
Ann and Lawrence Grant; grandchildren,
Samuel, Daniel, Leah and Molly Fisher,
Jessica and Jayme Barouch, Edward and
Ranelle Grant, Andrew and Amanda
Grant, and Melanie and Nicholas
Shawen; great-granddaughter, Kaylee
Grant.
Mrs. Fisher was the beloved wife of the
late Avery H. Fisher; the loving sister of
the late Meyer Rothenberg and the late
Bernard Rothenberg.
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
Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road,
Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, www.
heart.org/HEARTORG; or Seasons
Hospice and Palliative Care, 27355 John
R, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48077,
www.seasons.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

MARILYN SCHWARTZ
GILES, 83, of
Bloomfield Hills, died
May 29, 2017.
She is survived by
her loving partner of
35 years, Mike Bender;
sons and daughters-
Giles
in-law, Keith Giles and
Christine Skolnik, Kevin
and Barbra Giles, Brian and Lauren Giles;
daughter, Suzanne Speer; grandchildren,
Aaron Giles, Samuel Giles, Matthew
Skolnik, Alexander Speer, Amanda Speer,
Seth Giles, Ryan Giles, Celia Giles and
Levi Giles; great-grandson, Isaiah Giles;
brother and sister-in-law, Alan E. and
Marianne Schwartz; many loving nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Giles was the devoted daughter of
the late Maurice H. Schwartz and the late
Sophia Schwartz; the loving sister of the
late Cyril “Chris” Schwartz.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to

Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6710 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.jslmi.org; or
C Diff Foundation, 6931 Ian Court, #14,
New Port Richey, FL 34653,
cdifffoundation.org/donate.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SHELDON GIRSH, 90,
of Farmington Hills,
died June 4, 2017.
He was a previous
member of B’nai B’rith
and a World War II
Army veteran, who
served in Germany and
Girsh
Belgium.
Mr. Girsh is survived
by his beloved wife of 61 years, Elaine
Girsh of Farmington Hills; children, Lorie
Girsh and Joel Eisenberg of North Hills,
Calif., Julie and Peter Borish of New York,
Carol and Bill Pidto of West Hartford,
Conn.; grandchildren, Isabel Borish,
Harley Borish, Eliza Borish, Maggie Pidto
and Sylvie Pidto; sister, Sylvia Ashby.
He was the dear son of the late Lena
and the late Joseph Girsh; cherished
brother and brother-in-law of the late
Leonard Girsh and the late Cliff Ashby;
treasured son-in-law of the late Sylvia
and the late Morris Binder.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be directed
to Send a Kid to Camp, Fresh Air Society,
(248) 647-1100, www.tamarackcamps.
com/tributes; or Jewish Child Care
Association, 120 Wall St., Floor 20,
New York City, NY 10005, www.jccany.
org/donate. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

HARVEY GOLDBERG,
87, of West Bloomfield,
died June 4, 2017.
He was the CEO of
Mr. Mat Rental Service,
a company he founded
more than 40 years ago.
Mr. Goldberg is sur-
Goldberg
vived by his daughter,
Maxine “Mikki” Stein;
son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and
Julie Goldberg; grandchildren, Michael
(Renee) Stein, Jacalyn “Jakki” Stein,
Rachel Goldberg and Stacie (Loren)
Weiss; great-grandchildren, Alexis Ellie
Stein and Lucas Storm Stein; sisters,
Ilene Lashbrook and Sandra Ackerman;
sister-in-law, Fran Goldberg.
He was married to Barbara Goldberg
for 52 years before her passing in 2003.
He was the brother of the late Fred
Goldberg and the late Gloria Bauman.
Interment was held at B’nai
Israel Memorial Gardens in Novi.
Contributions can be made to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

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