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He is survived by his loving
wife of 35 years, Nancy
(Kurland) Simpson; sons,
John, Chris and Matthew;
seven grandchildren.
Memorial contributions are
suggested to humanitarian or
legal causes of your choice.
IRIS SMITH, 95, of
Southfield, died April 1, 2020.
She spent her life in the
Detroit area.
She loved her family and
is survived by her children,
Todd (and Roberta), Andrew
(and Donna); grandchildren,
Eric, Micah (and Espie),
Alexander; and the newest
love of her life, great-
granddaughter, Maitea.
Her engaging spirit will be
missed.
Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
BERTRAM
STAHL, 82, of
Bloomfield Hills,
died May 9, 2020.
He is survived
by his daughter,
Dori Weiss; son, Evan Stahl;
grandchildren, Jaiden, Jillian
and Rachel Weiss.
Mr. Stahl was the beloved
husband of the late Lynn
Stahl; the loving brother of
the late Freddie Stahl.
Interment was at
Hebrew Memorial Park.
Contributions may be
made to Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org; or Parkinson’
s
Foundation of
Michigan, 30400
Telegraph Road, Suite
150, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, parkinsonsmi.
org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
c. 1960
GENE
TENDLER, 94,
active in the Adlai
Stevenson
presidential
campaign in 1952
and longtime San
Diego area resident, died in
Carlsbad, Calif., on April 27,
2020, due to natural causes.
Born January 1926 in
Detroit, Gene Shettler
Cochran attended the
prestigious Leelanau School
in Glen Arbor. Gene
graduated from Wayne State
University (’
52) with a B.A.
in education and received her
teaching certificate (’
69) the
University of Detroit.
A longtime educator in
both Detroit and San Diego,
she retired with the San
Diego County Office of
Education. Gene was the first
woman to hold the position
of personnel director for the
Michigan State Fair (summers
1953 to 1962).
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