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Mrs. Racey was the wife of
the late Stanley Racey; sis-
ter-in-law of the late Lincoln
Racey.
A private service was held
in Palm Harbor, Fla.
c. 2005
GLADYS
SCHIFFMAN,
90, of West
Bloomfield, died
June 21, 2020.
She is survived
by her daughter
and son-in-law,
Bonnie and Bruce Parker;
son, Todd Schiffman; grand-
children, Hillary (Noyes)
and Erin and Ryan; brother,
Morton Wallach; many lov-
ing nieces, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mrs. Schiffman was the
beloved wife of the late Julius
Schiffman; sister of the late
Phyllis Mossman and the late
Robert Wallach.
Interment was held at
Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one’
s
choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
ZINOVY
SOYBEL, 85, of
West Bloomfield,
died July 15,
2020.
He is survived
by his beloved
wife of 56 years, Larisa
Soybel; daughters and sons-
in-law, Isabella and Mark
Kostukovsky, Elina and Tony
Gelfand; grandchildren, Mila
Elkin, Brian Kostukovsky,
Samuel, Jacob and Abigail
Gelfand; great-grandchil-
dren, Eliza, Breanna, Ella
and Zoe.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to Fragile X Association
or to FRAXA Research
Foundation. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
ALAN JAMES
STERNBERG,
76, of Walnut
Creek, Calif.,
died July 5, 2020,
succumbing to
his many health challenges,
passing away from a heart
event. His wife Sandra was at
his side.
A resident of Contra Costa
County since 1969, Alan
was born to Dorothy and
T. George Sternberg in Bay
City in 1944. He received
his undergraduate degree
(1966) and law degree (1969)
from the University of
Michigan. He proudly wore
a Michigan T-shirt whenever
he could, always ready to
greet and acknowledge fellow
Michiganders with a hearty
“Go Blue!”
Alan practiced law in the
Bay Area from 1969 and
later built a large real estate
syndication business. He
was active in the formation
of several East Bay Jewish
community institutions. He
was a founding member of
the Contra Costa JCC and
served on the board of the
Jewish Federation of the
Greater East Bay, organizing
early missions to Israel from
the area. He was also a mem-
ber of the National Young
Leadership Cabinet of the
United Jewish Appeal and
was a longtime member of
Congregation B’
nai Shalom
in Walnut Creek. Later in life,
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