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of the late Virginia and the late Raymond
Sharkey; the devoted daughter of the late
Samuel and the late Gladys Wider; the
dear cousin of the late Betty and the late
Martin Hersch.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Family Service, 6555
W
. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, jfsdetroit.org; Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W
. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
jewishhospice.org; or Jewish Senior Life
of Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W
. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

ROBERT SIPHER, 62, of West
Bloomfield, died April 19, 2019.
He was a resident of Charach House, a
group home in the JARC community. He
will be fondly remembered for his loving
presence, sweet smile, love of Chinese
food and bowling.
Mr. Sipher is survived by his mother,
Ann Sipher; sister and brother-in-law,
Lynn Sipher and Scott Mann; brother

and sister-in-law, Joe and Mary Sipher;
many nieces and nephews.
He was the son of the late Allen
Sipher.
Contributions may be made to
JARC or Vivace at the Birmingham
Temple. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.


GLADYS “PEPI”
SWEET, 90, of
Farmington Hills, died
April 19, 2019.
She is survived by
her son and daughter-
in-law, Paul and Laurie
Sweet; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol
and Ken Holtzman, Linda and Martin
Schonberg; grandchildren, Julie (Paul)
Merryman, Marissa (Nate) Heeren,
Lori (Munk) Andres, Michael (Ammie)
Sweet, Jamie (Conor) McCarthy,
Emily Schonberg (fiancé, Chris Giles);
great-grandchildren, Noah, Olivia,
Emory, Nolan, Emilia, Milo, Delilah and
Theodore; sister, Violet Greenberg; her
devoted caregivers, Theresa Peterson,
April Reynolds; many other loving fami-

ly members and friends.
Mrs. Sweet was the beloved wife of the
late Arthur M. Sweet; the sister of the
late Alice (the late Sam) Bernstein; sister-
in-law of the late Ralph Greenberg.
Interment was held at the Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions
may be made to the Alzheimer’
s
Association. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

c. 1998

HARRIET M.
WALLACE, 88 of West
Bloomfield, died April 21,
2019.
She is survived by
her grandchild, Hillary
Wallace; sisters-in-law,
Dorie Wallace and Renee
Wallace; many other loving family mem-
bers and friends.
Mrs. Wallace was the beloved wife
of the late Arnold Wallace; mother
of the late Michael Wallace, the late
Martin Wallace; grandmother of the late
Zachary Wallace.
Interment took place at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery in Birmingham.

Contributions may be made to Marfan
Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

SHAY CELIA ZIFF, 15 of
Bloomfield Hills, died
April 20, 2019.
She was born in Pontiac
on Jan. 23, 2004. On May
18, 2004, at four months
old, Shay received a heart
transplant, her “
gift of life.
” She was
a freshman at Bloomfield Hills High
School. To know Shay was to love her.
Shay leaves behind her amazing sister,
Brooke; her mom and stepdad, Lisa Ziff
and Karl Krueger, dad and stepmom,
Adam and Nancy Ziff; loving grand-
parents, Lenore and Dr. Stan Dorfman,
Marjie and Steve Ziff, and Barb and Bud
Keller; and a huge following of family
and friends.
Interment was held at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to the Shay Sends a Kid
to Camp Fund at the Friendship Circle.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

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