Soul
of blessed memory

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Shaenboen; mother of the late 
Michael Shaenboen and the late 
Marsha Shaenboen; mother-in-
law of the late Theresa Matzura; 
sister-in-law of the late Sol 
Rubin and the late Jane Weiner.
Interment was held at 
Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, 
N.J. Contributions may be made 
to Yad Ezra. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

PATRICIA 
SHANBOM, 81, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
April 9, 2020.
She is sur-
vived by her children, Jeffrey 
Shanbom and Dr. Laura 
Freedman, Dr. Steven and 
Sherry Shanbom, Andrea and 
Dr. David Siegel, and Sam 
and Franci Shanbom; grand-
children, Scott, Zachary and 
Matthew Shanbom, Cory and 
Tyler Shanbom, and Marissa, 
Jake and Josh Siegel; brother 
and sister-in-law, Sandy and 
Cheryl Nicholson; her loving 
caregiver, Faye; many loving 
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Shanbom was the 
beloved wife for 54 years 
of the late Irving Shanbom; 
the loving sister of the late 
Howard and the late Melody 
Nicholson; the dear sister-in-
law of the late Sylvia and the 
late Dr. Morris Greenberg, 
the late Pearl Shanbom, and 
the late Edith and the late 
Milford Keidan. 
Interment was at 
Beth Tefilo Emanuel. 
Contributions may be made 
to Jewish Senior Life of 
Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 
W. Maple Road, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.
org; or, Alzheimer’
s 
Association-Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, 
MI 48033, alz.org/gmc. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

GWEN 
SILVERSTEIN, 72, 
of West Bloomfield, 
died April 6, 2020. 
She was a teach-
er in the Detroit 
Public Schools for more than 
20 years. She had a thirst for 
knowledge and prided herself 
on being a life-long learner.
She also enjoyed many 
extra-curricular activities, 
including bowling through 
Jewish Women International, 
playing mah jongg and doing 
needlework, most recently nee-
dlepointing.
After retirement, she spent 
her days helping friends and 
family who were in need as 
well as giving her time to the 
Alzheimer’
s Association, which 
became a passion after her 
mother passed away from it. 
Those who knew her often 
knew Mrs. Silverstein as the “cat 
woman.” She loved animals, but 
always was the proud owner of 
at least two cats and took inter-
est in anything cat. 
Mrs. Silverstein is survived by 
her children, Karee and Michael 
Strome of West Bloomfield, 
and Stacey Lusky and Fredric 
Lusky of Bloomfield Hills; 
grandchildren, Melissa, Jacob, 
Jordyn and Taylor; brother 
and sister-in-law, Kenneth and 
Vicki Kornheiser; many loving 
cousins.
She was the loving daughter 
of the late Mildred and the late 
Jerome Kornheiser.
Interment was at Workmen’
s 
Circle Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Alzheimer’
s 
Association Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 
48033; the American Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty 
to Animals (ASPCA), P.O. Box 
96929, Washington, DC 20090-
6929; a local Michigan Humane 
Society; or to Jewish Women 
International (JWI), 1129 20th 
St. NW
, Suite 801, Washington, 
DC 20036. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

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