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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.