40 | JULY 2 • 2020

Soul
of blessed memory

DR. SEYMOUR
DONALD
BERMAN, 95, of
Novi, died June
25, 2020.
He is survived
by his wife of 70 years, Rose
Berman; daughter and son-
in-law, Laura Berman and
Brian Dickerson; son and
daughter-in-law, Paul Berman
and Linda Shayne; daughter
and son-in-law, Joyce Berman
and Dan Carol; grandchildren,
Lina Berman, Robin Carol
and Jack Carol; brother-in-law,
Marvin (the late Elaine) Green
and the late David (Mary)
Mendelson.
A private family grave-
side service was held.
Contributions may be made
to American Technion
Society, the Morris and
Esther Mendelson Fund, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite 304,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
ats.org; or to ORT America
Michigan Region, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite 375,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
ortamerica.org. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

c. 1992

LAINIE WINE
COUREY, 75, of
Farmington Hills,
died June 25,
2020.
She is survived
by her beloved
husband, Richard Courey; son,
Jason Wine; brothers, Jerry
Bobroff and Norman Bobroff;
second mother, Beatrice “Bea”
Vinokour; nieces and neph-
ews, Andi (Mark) Rottenberg,
Karen Drasin; many longtime
devoted friends.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made

to the Michigan Humane
Society or the National Kidney
Foundation. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

DR. CHARLES
H. FEINMAN, 84,
of Franklin, died
June 21, 2020.
He is survived
by his beloved
wife, Florence Feinman; sons,
Jason Feinman and Dr. Ross
Feinman; dear brother-in-law,
Michael (Janice) Nash; many
loving nieces, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mr. Feinman was the broth-
er of the late Arlene (the late
Gary) Gurin; son-in-law of the
late William and the late Hilda
Nash.
Interment took place
at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham.
Contributions may be made
to the Amyloidosis Research
Consortium or to a charity of
one’
s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

c. 1981

BOB “SONNY”
FREEDMAN, 87,
of Florida, died
June 17, 2020.
He was born in
Detroit Sept. 28,
1932, to Simon
and Bertha Freedman. Bob
owned a men’
s clothing store
in Detroit, Sam’
s Quality
Clothes.
Bob and Marilyn, high
school sweethearts, married in
1952 and had four children.
Sonny retired in 1973 and
moved to Florida. He threw
himself into his new home of
Ormond Beach and was very
active in the Jewish commu-
nity. He was also an accom-
plished artist of multiple
mediums. Sonny loved fishing

A Notable Entertainer
M

ichael Jacobson of
West Bloomfield
died peacefully at
his home on Sunday, June 14,
2020, at the age of 76.
Michael grew up in and
around the entertainment
industry as his family owned
many theaters in the Detroit
area. Michael
graduated from
Detroit’
s Mumford
High School in
1961; and, at age 17,
he signed a record-
ing contract with
20th Century Fox
Records and moved
to New York City.
Under the
stage name Mike
Sheldon, he record-
ed his debut single, “Oh You
Beautiful Doll,
” with producer
Ray Ellis. He went on to share
the stage with entertainers
including Tony Bennett, Jerry
Lewis, and Mr. Ed (the talking
horse).
In 1965, Michael returned
to Michigan and married his
childhood sweetheart, Harriet,
who grew up just a couple
blocks away from Michael
on York Road in Huntington
Woods. As legend would have
it, the first time Michael saw
Harriet, he was looking out
his bedroom window when
she walked by; he announced,
“That’
s the girl I’
m going to
marry!”
Michael and Harriet were
married for 54 years. They
settled in West Bloomfield
and raised their son, Matthew.
As a child, Matthew followed
in his father’
s entertainment
footsteps as a magician and,
like his dad, moved to New
York at 17 to attend university.
With Matthew out of the
house and calls still coming in

for a magician, Michael picked
up his son’
s tricks and spent
the next 30 years performing
thousands of magic shows for
children, adults, private par-
ties and corporate events.
Michael’
s magic shows
entertained audiences in tem-
ples, synagogues and Jewish
organizations, including ORT,
Hadassah, National
Council of Jewish
Women, Chabad
House, JET Theater
and the Jewish
Community Center.
Notably, Michael
was a longstanding
member of Britain’
s
Magic Circle, the
Society of American
Magicians and
the International
Brotherhood of Magicians.
He was also a substance
abuse prevention specialist
and would incorporate that
background into his magic
shows at schools, camps and
community centers. Michael
received the Governor’
s Award
from the Michigan Senate for
his achievements as an enter-
tainer.
Anyone who knew Michael
personally was aware of his
love for animals of every kind.
A vegetarian since the late
’
70s, Michael would go out
of his way to protect animals,
and he rescued hundreds
of cats and other creatures
throughout his lifetime.
Michael Jacobson is sur-
vived by his wife, Harriet; son
and daughter-in-law, Matthew
Jacobson and Leigh Jurecka;
grandson Levi.
The funeral was held at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery. To
support feral and unwanted
cats in Michael’
s memory, visit
Cat Tails Acres.

Michael Jacobson