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BLANCHE ENGEL, 93,
of Oak Park, died June
25, 2019.
She is survived by
her daughters, Bonnie
Engel, Naomi (Dr.
Blake) Casher, Marlene
(Sheldon) Urnovitz, Debbie Devries;
son-in-law, Dr. Jeffrey Devries; grand-
children, Tamra (Ron) Feldman,
Michael Krefman, Jay (Paula Yevilaf)
Krefman, Jordan (Marissa) Urnovitz,
Haley Urnovitz, Elizabeth Kirshner;
great-grandchildren, Zachary, Jared
and Elliott Feldman, Marvin Krefman,

Ezra Urnovitz and Emanuel Krefman;
her loving caregiver, Ceola.
Mrs. Engel was the beloved wife of
the late Marvin Engel.
Contributions may be made to
Marvin and Blanche Engel Youth
Fund, Young Israel of Oak Park,
15140 W
. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park,
MI 48237; or Kids Kicking Cancer,
27600 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 220,
Southfield, MI 48034. Interment
was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

DR. STEPHEN
GOLDMAN, 60, of
Novi, died June 26,
2019.
After being diag-
nosed with a form
of ALS in 2017, Dr.
Goldman retired from his medical
practice in Novi, where he specialized
in osteopathic manipulative medicine
and sports medicine.
He was the author of many medi-
cal articles and essays, including one
he wrote for the Jewish News for Yom
Kippur 2018 called “With A Terminal
Illness, What Do You Pray for This
Yontef?” In that essay, he wrote that
his disease had “robbed me of my
speech, my ability to swallow, of my
trumpet playing, of blowing shofar at
shul and forced me into early retire-
ment. I see my body slowly withering
away as the disease takes its toll.
”
He began to wonder “how to
approach a holiday centered on
teshuvah, (literally ‘
a turning’
and
often translated as repentance) as
we read a litany of prayers asking for
forgiveness.
“
All the Al Chet prayers are about
behaviors and intentions. Those are
important, but what is not included
is how we take so many things for
granted. Life. Longevity. Family.
Friends. Health,
” Goldman wrote.
“Every year, we pray the same
prayers, never really stopping to
think: ‘
What if this is the last time I
say these words?’
We don’
t take the
time to really think about the impor-
tance of the words we recite and to

ponder their importance or lack of
importance to us.
“Yet, when faced with death, one’
s
focus tends to be on fewer, more
important things,
” he wrote. “Family.
Friends. Making amends with oth-
ers. Reaching out to God for help,
understanding and, yes, forgiveness
for yourself and from others. All of
us should know that our days are
numbered. When you are dying, the
numbers come into greater focus and
the focus shifts. Life becomes about
connections between you and people
important to you and between you
and God. You become acutely aware
that time is finite, that your time is
limited to do things you want to do.
That your time is limited to be fully
alive, to appreciate the world and
universe around you. That you must
open up your heart in ways you have
not, to work toward that elusive heart
of wisdom.
”
Dr. Goldman was the husband of
Deborah Goldman; dear father of
Alyssa (Chase) Kowalski and Erica
(John) Tape.
Interment was at Oakland Hills
Cemetery in Novi. Contributions
may be made to ALS of Michigan,
24359 Northwestern Hwy., Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48075; or ALS
Association of Michigan Chapter,
675 E. Big Beaver, Troy, MI 48083.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
(Goldman’
s essay in its entire-
ty can be read at thejewishnews.
com/2018/09/06/with-a-terminal-
illness-what-do-you-pray-for-this-
yontef.)

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