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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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