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Soul
of blessed memory

JANICE SCHWARTZ
BILLMEYER, 66, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Nov.
27, 2019.
Mrs. Billmeyer is survived
by her husband of 37 years,
Christopher Billmeyer; sons
and daughters-in-law, Drew
and Renee Billmeyer, and
Jake and Rachel Billmeyer;
grandchildren, Emma,
Allie and Taylor Billmeyer;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Alan and Sandy Schwartz,
and Gary and Cindy
Schwartz; sister and brother-
in-law, Gail Schwartz and
Alan Sugar. She is also
survived by her caregivers,
Mercy Onosode and Kehinde
Apresal.
Mrs. Billmeyer was the
devoted daughter of the late
Barney and the late Shirley
Schwartz.
Contributions may be
directed to Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334,
holocaustcenter.org; or
Planned Parenthood, 3100
Professional Drive, P.O.
Box 3673, Ann Arbor, MI
48104, plannedparenthood.
org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

LEON “LEE”
BLEIFELD, 93,
of Berkley, died
Nov. 24, 2019.
He is survived
by his wife, Renee
Bleifeld; son and daughter-
in-law, Martin and Sharon
Bleifeld; grandchildren,
Ariel and Melinda Bleifeld,
David Jacobs and Bradley
Glass; great-granddaughter,
Molly Bleifeld; niece and
nephew, Vicki Howard and

Devlin Burton; great-niece
and great-nephew, Scott
and Summer Howard; their
children, London and Harper.
Mr. Bleifeld was the
cherished father of the late
Robin Glass; the loving
brother of the late Ruth
Cohen.
Interment was at
Workmen’
s Circle Cemetery.
Contributions may be to any
Jewish charity. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ALLEN
CHARNES, 83, of
Commerce, died
Nov. 22, 2019.
He is survived
by his wife,
Margie Charnes; daughters
and sons-in-law, Ellen
Charnes, Marilyn and
Jerry Engel, and Sandy
Simmons and Steve Rymal;
grandchildren, Samantha
and Daniel Edgar, Sydney
Simmons, Alex Engel and
Michelle Engel; brothers-
in-law, Jerry Glassman and
Howard Ellias; nieces and
nephews, Lenore and Alan
Deutch Singer, George and
Sherri Glassman, Judith G.
Etkin; many loving great-
nieces and great-nephews. He
was also loved by Chloe and
Lucy; also survived by Zona
and Richard Ribiat, Norman
and Barbara Herbst, and Alan
and Elaine Herbst.
Mr. Charnes was the
cherished brother of the late
Debbie Glassman; the dear
brother-in-law of the late
Phillip Ellias, the late Stanley
Ellias and the late Naomi
Dallen; the devoted son of the
late Saul and the late Martha
Charnes; the loving uncle of
the late Harvey Deutch.

Interment was at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be
made to Congregation
B’
nai Moshe, 6800 Drake
Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, bnaimoshe.org;
Michigan Animal Rescue
League, 790 Featherstone,
Pontiac, MI 48342,
michigananimalrescueleague.
org; or Leader Dogs For
the Blind, P.O. Box 5000,
Rochester, MI 48308-5000,
leaderdog.org. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MICHAEL J.
CHERRIN, 79, of
West Bloomfield,
died Nov. 26,
2019.
Mr. Cherrin
is survived by his wife of
32 years, Rhonda Cherrin;
sons and daughter-in-law,
Scott Cherrin, and Daniel
and Marni Cherrin; daughter
and son-in-law, Jennifer and
Adam Stewart; grandchildren,
Emma Cherrin, Brianna
Cherrin, Spencer Cherrin,
Dahlia Stewart and Annabella
Stewart; brother and sister-
in-law, Marvin and Helene
Cherrin.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be
directed to Multiple Sclerosis
Society of MI, 21311 Civic
Center Drive, Southfield, MI
48076, nationalmssociety.org/
mig; Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt Road, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334, hillelday.org;
or Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile
Road, Berkley, MI 48072,
yadezra.org. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DR. JEROME
EDWARD
FELDSTEIN, 79,
of Southfield,
died peacefully in
his home
surrounded by family and
loving caregivers Nov. 26,
2019. His death ended a
decade long, valiantly fought,
battle with Lewy Body
Disease.
Beloved husband of the
late Linda Rodgers; Jerry
will be remembered by his
son and daughter-in-law,
Jason and Nancy Feldstein;
daughter and son-in-law,
Rabbi Tamara and Isaac
Kolton; grandchildren, Lior
Kolton, Maya Kolton, Justin
Feldstein and Jared Feldstein.
He is also survived by his
former wife and mother of
his children, Anita Green;
many other loving family
members and friends; loving
and appreciated caregivers,
Gina, Annie, Caroline,
Lanice and Natasha.
He was the brother of the
late Janet Newman; devoted
son of the late Ben and the
late Violet Feldstein.
“Oh, I have slipped the
surly bonds of Earth. And
danced the skies on laughter-
silvered wings; Sunward
I’
ve climbed and joined the
tumbling mirth of sun-split
clouds … Put out my hand
and touched the face of
God,” writes John Gillespie
in “High Flight,” a poem
cherished by Dr. Jerome E
Feldstein.
Jerry was born in Detroit
to Ben and Violet Feldstein.
He, along with his sister
Janet, grew up in a very large
close-knit family. With over
15 aunts and uncles living

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