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Maya. He was moved to write
Maya’
s First Rose, a memoir. He
and illustrator Howard Fridson
published it to local kudos. The
book hit No. 1 on the Free Press
best seller list. Random House
purchased the rights and released
it under their Villard imprint.
Martin appeared on many TV
and radio shows, including Sally
Jessy Raphael, a national talk
show, and was featured in a People
Magazine article.
Mr. Kosins is survived by his
sister and brother-in-law, Laurie
and Sheldon Weintrob; their chil-
dren, Sari (Steven) Rosenberg,
Eric Weintrob; great-niece, Anna
Isabelle; lifelong friends, Morry
and Susan Greener, Mr. Fridson
and his wife, Cathy, Danny
Dallas, Mike and Diana Pintar,
Christine Piereson, Jan Goldstein
Wanetick, Jim and Sue Klunk,
Bob Beskangy and Rebecca
Meisner; Ester Glover and the
amazing staff at Addington Place
in Northville.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Humane Society
of Michigan, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms,
MI 48025, michiganhumane.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
IRVING WILLIAM
“BILLY”
OBERFELDER, 95,
of Birmingham, died
May 29, 2020.
He is survived
by his wife of 70 years, Margie
Oberfelder; daughters and sons-
in-law, Beth Aviv and David
Angerman, Jody Oberfelder and
Juergen Riehm, and Lori and
Dr. Mark Siegel; grandchildren,
Sari Aviv and Chris Strathman,
Rachel Aviv and Alex Proven,
Zachary and Diana Stuart,
Alexandra and Ryan Mollen,
Yana and Melik Riehm, Jasper
and Misha Riehm, Carli and
Sasha Gribov, Alisha Siegel and
Dana Siegel; great-grandchildren,
Rafael and Sonia Proven, Colby
Strathman, Arista and Avi Stuart,
Brody and Liv Mollen, and Asher
and Noa Gribov.
Mr. Oberfelder was the devot-
ed son of the late Irving T. and
the late Susie Oberfelder.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to Hospice of
Michigan, 43097 Woodward
Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302,
hom.org/donations; or Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation,
24359 Northwestern Hwy.,
Suite 125, Southfield, MI 48075,
jdrf.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
DR. HARRY SHECTER, 92, of
Farmington Hills, died June 2,
2020.
He is survived by his children,
Mark (Concepcion) Shecter,
Jacqueline Shecter-Leitson (Marc
Leitson) and Pamela Shecter;
grandchildren, Jessica Trotter
(Justin), Erica Staege (Aron),
Jordan Leitson, Harper Shecter
(Maddie) and Nikki Bowen;
great-grandchidren, Jace, Jet,
Juliet and Finn; many other lov-
ing family members and friends.
Dr. Shecter was the beloved
husband of the late Felice
Shecter; brother of the late
Rosalind Wayne.
Interment was held at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery
in Livonia. Contributions may
be made to the Jewish Hospice
and Chaplaincy Network.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
ELAINE R.
SOLLER, Psy.D., 86,
of West Bloomfield,
died May 30, 2020.
She was born
in Philadelphia in
1934; at a young age, she and
her family moved to Detroit and
built a home on Cherrylawn. As
a teen, she was thrilled to attend
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