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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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