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. You can honor the memory of a loved one in a most meaningful way by sponsoring a day of Torah learning at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. During the coming week, Kaddish will be said for these departed souls during the daily minyan at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. Your support of the Torah learning of our children and our Kollel’s Torah Scholars brings immeasurable heavenly merit. Please call us at 248-557-6750 for more information. Some days seem to last forever… We’re offering one that actually will. School for Boys Beth Jacob School for Girls Bais Yehudah Preschool Weiss Family Partners Detroit Kollel Bais Yehudah Maalot Detroit P .O. Box 2044 248-557-6750 www.YBY.org 1 Sivan May 24, 2020 Jennie Bolker Ethel Cash Solomon B. Cohen Max Erstein Helen Farczadi Samuel Kaner Gizella Klein Yetta Rosenberg Rose Schwartz Jake Sherman John Zarkin 2 Sivan May 25, 2020 Ethel Allen Emma J. Berg Jeanette Bloch Moshe Cohen Harry Samuel Gottlieb Samuel Pomerantz Bertha Roth Morris Stern Minnie Suchman Chaya Tzipa Chesluk Abraham Isaac Davidson Taube (Tillie) Dresner Jack Holzman Michael Malter Harry S. Markowitz Daniel Richard Rollins Jean Wander Gertrude Wolfe 4 Sivan May 27, 2020 Max Feuerman Elsie R. Greene Harry Greenstein Lenore Katkin Lena Levine Jack Lipton Rachel Ross Etta Schultz Lana Soloveichik Gary A. Zieger 5 Sivan May 28, 2020 Nathan Beitner Jay S. Bodzin Israel Eisenshtadt Esther Fidler Teresa Glancz Max Glassman Fanny Kaplan Yetta Ketchen Louis Lesonsky Beatrice Levitt David Margulies Sol Nusbaum Sam Solomon 6 Sivan May 29, 2020 Max Borkin Asher Gershman Babel Gershman Bezalel Gershman Malka Gershman Menia Gershman Zelda Gershman Sarah Leah Kaplowitz Wolf Lakritz Hyman Mervis Ellen Ruth Rabinowitz Jacob Stein Samuel H. Weingarden Abraham Zweig Rochel Zweig Sarah Averbuch Rebecca Butensky Rebecca Greenberg Ida Kohn Jenni Lazarovitch Sarah Levin Morris Ommerman Shema Leah Orechkin Bertha Schaap Ralph Soble Samuel Stern Sima Leah Stern Abraham Wachtenheim Wolfe Wrotslavsky “Same Location Over 80 Y ears” Monuments and Markers Bronze Markers Memorial Duplicating Cemetery Lettering & Cleaning www.MonumentCenterMichigan.com Monument Center Inc. Call 248-351-5129 Or email sales@thejewishnews.com Advertise Here!