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NATHAN PEISS, 85, of
Oak Park, died Jan. 28,
2019.
He owned Speciality
Printing company.
Active with the Pinsker
Organization, he was
also an AEP fraternity alumnus.
Mr. Peiss was a former member of
Oak Park School Board for 16 years
and was also active with the Oak Park
Zoning Commission.
Mr. Peiss is survived by his wife
of 63 years, Marilyn Peiss; daughters
and sons-in-law, Beverly and David
Price of Huntington Woods, Marla
and Bob Lopater of Johns Creek, Ga.;
grandchildren, Elana Price, Matthew
Lopater, Zachary Lopater; his brother
and his family; nieces, nephews, cous-
ins, brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Ruth and Donald Goldberg.
Contributions may be made to Yad
Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley,
MI 48072; Friendship Circle, 6892
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322l or to a charity of one’
s
choice. Interment was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park, Pinsker Section.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
HERMINA “MINA
”
CLARISSE SHUGOL,
95, of Bradenton, Fla.,
formerly of Detroit, died
Jan. 28, 2019.
She was born on May
28, 1923, in Jamestown,
N.Y., to Benjamin and Bessie Rose.
The family moved around frequently
during her youth and eventually set-
tled in Detroit, where Mina graduated
from Central High School. At the end
of World War II, Mina married Joseph
and they settled in Trenton, Mich.,
where they raised their family.
After her youngest child was born,
Mina joined the family business,
Chelsea Clothes; and along with her
husband, and brother and sister-in-law,
Gib and Arlene Rose, built it into a
very successful clothing business.
Mina and Joe were also instrumental
in developing the Downriver Jewish
community and were founding mem-
bers of the Beth Isaac Synagogue in
Trenton.
Mina was extremely skilled at
knitting and sewing and could knit a
sweater in a week while watching tele-
vision.
After Mina and Joe retired, they set-
tled in Bradenton, Fla., and had many
pleasurable years there. She enjoyed
her volunteer work at Mote Marine in
Sarasota.
She is survived by her children,
David (Leya) of Myakka, Fla., Wendy
of Bealeton, Va., Melinda (Russell)
Adams of the Villages, Fla., Debi
(Tom) Ankney of Grand Rapids; five
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
her dear sister, Barbara Bensman;
brother, Gib (Arlene) Rose.
Mrs. Shugol was preceded in death
by her husband, Joseph; her parents;
and her sister, Eloise.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Mote Marine Laboratory
and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson
Pkwy., Sarasota, FL 34236, mote.org;
or Hillel International, 800 Eighth St.
NW, Washington, DC, 20001, hillel.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
GARY WEXLER, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died
Jan. 30, 2019.
He is survived by his
beloved wife, Helen
Wexler; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Sanford and
Karen Wexler, Jeff Wexler; brother and
sister-in-law, Bob and May Wexler;
grandchildren, Brendan, Ryan and
Rachael Wexler; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions
may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation or to Yad Ezra.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.