of blessed memory

DR. ALLEN PLATT, 60,
of West Bloomfield, died
Jan. 8, 2019.
He is survived by his
daughters, Dr. Danielle
Platt, Hallie Platt; sis-
ters and brothers-in-
law, Sherrill Platt, Phyllis and Bunny
Jesselson, Nomi and Dr. Ben Hoffman,
Anna and Robbie Citron, Ruthie Platt;
his partner, Dr. Jessica Gaul. He is also
survived by Arleen Platt, many nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews,
cousins, a world of friends and his
faithful companion, Romey.
Dr. Platt was the loving son of the
late Michelle and the late Harold Platt;
dear brother of the late Murray Platt.
Contributions may be made to
Wounded Warrior Project, 4899
Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville,
Fl 32256; Brothers for Life, 270 S.
Hanford St., Suite 207, Seattle, WA
98134. Interment was held at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

RUTH RICHARDSON,
97, of West Bloomfield,
died Jan. 9, 2019.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-
law, Susan and (Ron)
Spaniol of Farmington
Hills, Judy (Dr. Michael) Lipson of
Royal Oak, Sheryl (Dr. Shay) Rosenfeld
of Farmington Hills; grandchildren,
Erin (Steve Shparber) Spaniol, Sean
(Natalie) Spaniol, Bryan (Sloane) Lipson,
Jennifer Lipson (fiancee, Robyn Stern),
Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Megan Rosenfeld;
great-grandson, Henry Lipson.
Mrs. Richardson was the beloved
wife for 49 years of the late Wilfred
Richardson; dear sister and sister-in-law
of the late Herbert and the late Gertrude
Rosen.
Contributions may be made to Yad
Ezra, 2850 W
. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI
48072; Alzheimer’
s Association, 25200
Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield,
MI 48033. Interment was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

HAROLD TISCHLER,
97, of Southfield, born
in Toronto, Canada,
died Jan. 4, 2019.
He is survived by
daughters and sons-in-
law, Gaye Tischler and
Frank Castronova, and Laurie and
Robert Beals; grandchildren, Wendy
and Michael Nielsen, Elizabeth and
Brett Van Dusen, and Lauren Beals;
great-grandchildren, Kaela Newman
and Olivia Hanneman; sister, Merle
Tischler; nephews and niece, Gary
Kober of Montreal, Canada, Andrea
Kober of Victoria, British Columbia,
and Anthony Tischler of the U.K.;
many loving and loved furry family
members.
He was the beloved husband for
75 years of the late Pauline Tischler;
the loving brother and brother-in-
law of the late Sam and the late Hetty
Tischler, the late Ruth and the late
Walter Kober.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123

Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334, holocaustcenter.org;
or Michigan Humane Society, 30300
Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane.
org/tributes. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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