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The Detroit Jewish News, 2020-05-21

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Soul
of blessed memory

42 | MAY 21 • 2020

continued from page 41

RUTH (WISPE)
SHAFER, 94, of
Commerce
Township, died
of natural causes
on the morning
of May 14, 2020.
She was the beloved wife
of David B. Shafer for nearly
75 years; dear mother of
Hilary (Barry) Spolan and
Bradley (Susan) Shafer;
loving grandmother of
Lindsay (Daniel) Pinchuk,
Zachary Spolan, Andrea
Shafer and David Shafer;
proud “GG” of Jordyn and
Lila Pinchuk; loving aunt
of Linda (Dennis) Kayes,
Beverly (Linda Walker)
Shafer, Harry Shafer and
Steven Shafer, and Sharon
Crafton and Elana Victor;
devoted cousin of Ronald
(Carolyn) Sherr, Leonard
Wispe and Diane Karp. She
is also survived by special
friends, Art and Julie Rott.
Mrs. Shafer was the
daughter of the late David
and the late Frances Wispe;
sister of the late Lawrence
Wispe.
Interment was held at
Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mt. Clemens.
Contributions may be made
to Yad Ezra. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

ELAINE
GITTLEMAN
SIEGLER, 87, of
Farmington
Hills, died May
13, 2020.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-law,
Marc and Linda Siegler,
Steven and Kimberly Siegler
of Trenton; daughter and
son-in-law, Vickie and Neal
Levey of West Bloomfield;

sister, Cindy; sister-in-law,
Anna; grandchildren, Aaron,
Jori, Jaime and Matt, Ashley
and Eric, Meredith and
Dave, Elizabeth and Michael;
great-grandchildren, Shane,
Max, Benjamin, Hope,
Poppy, Preston, Aidan,
Nandarani, Mira; many
loving nieces, nephews and
cousins
Mrs. Siegler was the
beloved wife of the late
Walter Siegler; dear sister
and sister-in-law of the late
Monty and the late Evelyn,
the late Roz and the late Sid,
the late Larry; loving great-
grandmother of the late Jade.
Contributions may be
made to breast cancer
research or to a charity
of one’
s choice. Graveside
service was held at
Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

SAMUEL LEE SIMPSON,
86, died on March 5, 2020.
Sam was in the Air Force
during the Korean War;
later he began working as an
elementary school teacher,
summering as a Tamarack
camp counselor and then an
attorney for 50 years.
He was chief administrator
at the Wayne County
Juvenile Court and then
a member of the law firm
Charfoos and Christensen
for more than 20 years.
Mr. Simpson was a strong,
independent-minded
man; he always carried
himself with dignity and
distinguished style. He
will be missed dearly by
his family, many, many
dear friends and the legal
community he served with
dignity and staunch ethics.

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