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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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