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