soul

of blessed memory

MICHAEL NAPHTALI 
BOWDRE, 45, of Detroit, died 
Aug. 13, 2019. 
He is survived by his wife of 19 
years, Chante Bowdre; children, 
Michael Bowdre, Isaiah Bowdre, 
Kaleb Bowdre and Elise Bowdre; 
mother, Lana; brothers and sis-
ter-in-law, William “Shmaryahu” 
and Jacqelina Bowdre, Charl 
Bowdre; many other loving rela-
tives and friends. 
Mr. Bowdrie was the dear son 
of the late William Bowdre; 
cherished brother of the late 
Tamara M. Peterson. 
Interment was at Hebrew 
Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

PAUL J. DIZIK, 79, 
of Lathrup Village, 
died Aug. 12, 2019. 
He is survived 
by his son and 
daughter-in-law, 
Mark and Elizabeth 
Dizik; sister-in-law, Marilyn 
Dizik. 
Mr. Dizik was the beloved 
husband of the late Kathie E. 
Dizik; the devoted son of the 
late Joseph and the late Miriam 
Dizik; and the loving brother of 
the late Edward J. “Ted” Dizik.
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Temple Beth El, 
Dizik Family Memorial Fund, 
7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, tbeonline.org/
donate. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

DR. NATHAN 
FIRESTONE, 85, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Aug. 17, 2019. 
He is survived by 
his daughter, Keri 
Firestone; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Merrick and 
Monica Firestone, and Gregory and 
Felice Firestone; grandchildren, 
Taylor Workman, Ethan Firestone, 
Emma Firestone, Dillan Firestone, 
Camille and Evan Greenberg, 
Mallory Firestone, David Firestone, 
Laurali Firestone, Karli Firestone, 
Shannon Firestone and Jackie 
Firestone; sister, Mickey Gold. He 
is also survived by Gabrielle Taylor 
and her children, Quest Taylor and 
Oceana Taylor. 
Dr. Firestone was the beloved hus-
band for 62 years of the late Ardell 
Firestone; the cherished father of 
the late David Firestone and the late 
Joshua Scot Firestone; the devoted 
son of the late Saul Firestone and the 
late Sonia Firestone. 
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Beaumont Health 
Foundation, David and Joshua 
Firestone Pediatric Fund #76629, 
P
.O. Box 5802, Troy, MI 48007-9627, 
beaumont.org/giving. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

FRANCENE 
“FRANKIE” FISH, 
85, of West 
Bloomfield, died Aug. 
12, 2019.
She was an avid and 
passionate golfer. 
Mrs. Fish is survived by her chil-
dren, Mitchell and June Fish; grand-
children, Alexandra Fish, Amelia 
Fish, Zachary Fish, Brian Fish and 

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velyn Kanat Burton, 97, of West 
Bloomfield, died Aug. 16, 2019. 
She was born Evelyn Constance 
Kanat on Aug. 6, 1922. Her middle name 
captures much of who she was: constant in 
her compassion for others; constant in her 
generosity; constant in her striving for a 
better society; constant in her friendships, 
and, perhaps most of all, constant in her 
devotion to family.
Evelyn was the quieter one 
alongside her more loquacious 
and spirited husband, but she was 
the constant stalwart presence 
that handled the household day in 
and day out. With six children in 
the family, only a very confident 
mother would install white 
carpeting in the living room and 
only a strong one could have kept 
it clean, which she did.
Throughout much of Evelyn’
s 
adult life she gave of her time 
and energy in many ways to the 
community. For her civic work 
in Huntington Woods, she was 
named the city’
s first Person of the Year. 
The Berkley School District honored her 
in a commendation that read in part, 
“
Although you have avoided the limelight, 
your impact has been tremendous.
” 
She was honored by the Multiple 
Sclerosis Society and the Weizmann 
Institute for her valuable contributions. She 
also volunteered for Hadassah of Detroit 
and the Oakland County court system, 
where she supervised visitations between 
parents and children. 
On Sept. 10, 1998, the U.S. Congress 
entered into the public record a tribute 
introduced by Rep. Sander Levin 
“congratulating Evelyn and Lester Burton, 

two private people who have untiringly 
promoted public welfare.
” 
As a mother, Evelyn did not wear her 
heart on her sleeve, but she showed her love 
by raising her children in the right way, 
immersing them in a life of enrichment and 
strong values. Ask any one of the children 
and you will hear, “We are all the better for 
it.
”
Mrs. Burton was the beloved wife for 
nearly 60 years of the late 
Lester Sidney Burton; 
cherished mother of Eric 
(Lois Maharg) Burton, Lee 
(Roberta Shaw-Reeves) 
Burton, Tony (Jane) 
Burton, Peter (Sandi) 
Burton, Jody (Joe) Slowins 
and the late Tim Burton. 
She is also survived by 
her daughter-in-law, 
Carol Burton. She was the 
loving grandmother of 
Zoe (Aaron Bustamante) 
Burton, Owen Burton 
and Chris Burton; adored 
great-grandmother of Mateo Cruz Burton 
Bustamante; proud sister of Walter Kanat, 
the late Oscar Kanat, the late Marian 
Raskin, and the late Philip Kanat; devoted 
daughter of the late Peretz and the late Yetta 
Kanat. 
Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made to National 
Multiple Sclerosis Society, P
.O. Box 4527, 
New York, NY 10163, nationalmssociety.
org/Donate; or Wayne State University, 
Lester and Evelyn Burton Endowed 
Scholarship Fund, 5475 Woodward Ave., 
Detroit, MI 48202, cardinal.wayne.edu/
wsugiving/give.cfm. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. ■

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