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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