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talk all things Tigers. He also 
discussed baseball on air as the 
host of his own radio program 
and served as a panelist for the 
Jewish Historical Society in the 
2016 program, Old Jews Talking 
Baseball. He was a close friend 
of Ernie Harwell.
While Max will be greatly 
remembered for his love of the 
Tigers, he was also a man of 
incredibly quick wit, an ardent 
supporter of Israel, a compas-
sionate family member and a 
trusted friend who could always 
be counted on to do the right 
thing. 
Mr. Lapides is survived by 
Sissi, his loving wife of 62 years. 
He was a wonderful father to 
Leah and Laura (Denise); kind 
grandfather to Jesica; proud 
great-grandfather to Thomas. 
His family is grateful to Mo, 
Breonia, Teri, Vanessa and 
Tonya, who cared for Max with 
great compassion.
He was preceded in death 

by his sister, Helene Hyman 
(Charles). 
Interment was held at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W
. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322; or Hospice of 
Michigan, 989 Spaulding SE, 
Ada, MI 49301. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SYLVIA 
MAISELOFF, 
102, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Jan. 28, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daughter, Debra Levey; 
son and daughter-in-law, 
David and Ellen Maiseloff; 
son-in-law, Ronald Klein; 
grandchildren, Dr. Daniel 
and Jessica Klein, Lisa and 
Ken Feinstein, Rebecca Levey 
and Corey Podolsky, Jessie 
P. Levey and Josh Strauss, 

Jennifer Maiseloff, Stephen 
Maiseloff, and Alyssa and 
Sam Yashinsky; great-grand-
children, Andrew and Abigail 
Klein, Maddie, Olivia and 
Emily Feinstein, Isabel and 
Sophia Podolsky, Silan Strauss 
and Rubin Yashinsky. 
Mrs. Maiseloff was the 
beloved wife of the late Philip 
Maiseloff; the cherished moth-
er of the late Judie Maiseloff 
Klein; the loving sister of the 
late Sara Barris. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Meals on 
Wheels, NCJW, 26400 Lahser 
Road, Suite 306, Southfield, 
MI 48033, ncjwgds.org; 
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org; or Send 
a Kid to Tamarack, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 301, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
tamarackcamps.com/giving/

send-a-kid-to-tamarack. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

BETTY SHEAR, 
95, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Jan. 28, 2020. 
As one of the 
original Rosie the 
Riveters, who built parts for 
planes that her husband-to-
be flew as a decorated pilot 
in WWII, Betty spent her life 
dedicated to educating her-
self and others.
She earned her bachelor’
s 
in education and her master’
s 
in library science, both from 
Wayne State University; she 
then taught elementary in 
the Oak Park school system 
for 35 years. 
Mrs. Shear was a lover of 
books, art, custom-made 
blown glass and continuing 
education. She spent winters 
on Maui.

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