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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