40 | AUGUST 6 • 2020
Soul
of blessed memory
ELLA BAKER,
95, of West
Bloomfield, died
July 29, 2020.
Ella was
a very keen
gardener for most of her
life and particularly loved
flowers (never fake, always
real and seasonal). She was
instrumental in creating
the garden at Hechtman
Apartments.
Ella had a very inquisitive
mind and was well-informed
as to what was happening
in the world. She never
shied away from expressing
with conviction her points
of view. She was always
thinking of ways to improve
the lives of those she knew
and she made a positive
impact on everyone she met.
She will be dearly missed.
Mrs. Baker is survived
by her daughter and son-
in-law, Esther Salamon and
David Stephenson. She will
be lovingly remembered by
many friends.
She was the beloved wife
of the late Willard G. Baker.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Heart to Heart Hospice,
30800 Telegraph Road, Suite
1850, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, hearttohearthospice.
com; or Jewish Senior Life
of Metropolitan Detroit,
6710 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.
org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
SHARON JOY
BROWN, 71, of
Los Angeles,
Calif., formerly of
Chicago, Ill., and
Bloomfield Hills,
died July 25, 2020.
Sheri brightened the
lives of all those who
knew her and will forever
be remembered in their
hearts. Her zest for life was
eclipsed only by her love of
her family. She embodied
unconditional love and set
an example of what it means
to be a mother and caring
soul. She was an avid skier,
lover of the arts, teacher,
chef, entertainer, traveler
and devoted friend who
loved sharing her joy and
memories of a life well lived.
She was the beloved
mother of Justin (Robin)
Brown, Michael (Courtney)
Brown, Eric (Alexandra)
Brown, Allison (Zach)
Weisman; stepmother of
Aaron (Maud) Brown; loving
sister of Susan (Stuart)
Kaufman and David (Craig
Trompeter) Rice; cherished
grandmother of Benjamin,
Jonathan and Peter Brown,
Harper, Parker and Samantha
Brown, Emi Brown, Liv and
Noah Weisman; loving aunt
of Scott Kaufman, Robin
(Lee) Trepeck, Adria (Andy
Kryshak) Rice, Jordan (Greg
Schweizer) Rice, Jamie and
Andy Trepeck; cousin of Dr.
Sandy and Joan Weitzbuch;
other caring relatives and
many wonderful friends.
Mrs. Brown was the
daughter of the late Faye and
the late Howard Rice; sister-
in-law of the late Nancy
Weisman Rice.
To keep everyone safe
and healthy, the graveside
service was for the family
only. Funeral services and
interment were held at
Shalom Memorial Park,
Arlington Heights, Ill.
To honor the memory of
Sheri Rice Brown and to
support her passion for
Jewish camping, scholarship
and the arts, consider a
contribution to: Tamarack
Camps, tamarackcamps.com/
tributes.Arrangements by
Chicago Jewish Funerals-
Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847-
229-0822, cjfinfo.com. Local
arrangements by Kaufman
Chapel.
DOROTHY
DISKIN, 88, of
Farmington Hills,
died July 28,
2020.
She was a warm
and loving wife, mother and
grandmother whose greatest
joy was taking care of her
family and others.
Mrs. Diskin is survived
by her beloved husband
of 69 years, Marty; sons,
Jeffrey (Sharon), Stuart
(Carol) and Robert (Hillary);
grandchildren, Daniel,
Rachel, Jodi, Joshua,
Ryan and Tyler; great-
grandchildren, Isaiah and
Coreyon; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Jewish
National Fund or to a
charity of one’
s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
c. 1982
ALLEN M.
GREENSTEIN
passed away
peacefully in
Miami, Fla., on
July 9, 2020.
He had
resided at nursing homes
in Broward and Miami
Dade counties for the last
eight years after suffering a
stroke; throughout his life,
he had taken up residences
in the Metro Detroit area,
Miami and Longwood, Fla.,
Houston area and Boca
Raton, Fla.
He was born in Ann Arbor
on April 30, 1945, to Sidney
Greenstein (born in Kherson,
Ukraine, on April 22, 1910,
and passed in Houston,
Texas, on Jan. 6, 2000) and
Ethel (Green) (born in Bay
City, Mich., on Dec. 11,
1911, and passed on Oct. 4,
2005, in Houston). He grew
up on Cherrylawn in Detroit
and attended Mumford High
School class of 1963.
Allen married his first
wife, Donna Rader, daughter
of Herman and Rose Rader,
in 1965; they divorced in
1988.
Mr. Greenstein is survived
by seven children: Robert
Rader of Santa Monica,
Calif., State Sen. Kevin
(Rabbi Amy) Rader of Delray
Beach, Fla., Dr. Kerry (Rabbi
David) Bar-Cohn (better
known as Rebbetzin Tap)
of Ramat Beit Shemesh,
Israel, and from his second
marriage, Drew, Jordan,
Paige and Drake Greenstein;
10 grandchildren, Dashiel
and Zora Rader, Caleb, Ruby,
Yael and Ezra Rader, and
Daniel, Ilan, Ben Tzion and
Yeshaya Bar-Cohn; an older
sister, Barbara (Dr. Martin)
Schwartz of Nashua, N.H.
Funeral arrangements
were handled by Beth Israel
Chapel of Delray Beach; he
was laid to rest at Eternal
Light Memorial Gardens in
Boynton Beach, Fla.