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ROBERT A. 
BERLOW
, 73, 
passed away 
peacefully, 
surrounded by his 
devoted family, on 
Sept. 7, 2020, after a formidable 
battle with Parkinson’
s disease.
Bob led his life with kindness 
and positivity. He was an 
accomplished attorney by 
profession and served on 
multiple boards for several 
philanthropic organizations. 
What gave him the most 
pleasure and pride, other than 
his family, was mentoring, 
supporting and advancing 
others in their professional 
and personal goals. Bob 
was a proud U-M alum and 
Wolverine fan. 
Mr. Berlow is survived by 
his adoring wife, Liz Berlow; 
son, Stuart Berlow; daughter 
and son-in-law, Lisa and Bryan 
Engel; brother and sister-in-
law, Steven and Diane Berlow; 
sister and brother-in-law, 
Debbie and Larry Mintzer; 
loving grandchildren, Maryn, 
Sawyer and Neve; devoted 
caregivers, Jackie and Deborah.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Michigan Parkinson’
s 
Foundation. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

JUDITH BOESKY, 
74, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 6, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her husband, 
Robert Boesky; daughters and 
son-in-law, Heather and Amit 
Bhagwan, and Nikki Lambert; 
grandchildren, Phoenix 

Khan and Josh Bhagwan; 
stepchildren, Julie Boesky, 
Aaron and Preity Boesky, 
Steve Boesky, Andy and Mary 
Boesky, and Oak and Bob 
Halliday; stepgrandchildren, 
Blake Boesky, Alice Boesky, 
Alex, Alanna and Zoe Halliday.
Mrs. Boesky was the loving 
sister of the late Gail Siegel; 
the devoted daughter of the 
late Harvey and the late Grace 
Siegel. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to JARC, 
6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
jarc.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

HARRIET 
CHODOROFF, 83, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 5, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her children, Jeffrey and 
Zita Fidler, Lori Fidler, Jamie 
Fried, and Terri and Steven 
Hillenberg; grandchildren, 
Jessica Fidler, Jakob and 
Jeanette Hillenberg, Garrett 
Fried, Jackie Fidler, Shayna 
Hillenberg, Ellis Fried, and 
Annie Hillenberg; great-
grandchild, Eliron Fidler; sister, 
Ruthie Newman; sister-in-law, 
Valerie Chodoroff. 
Mrs. Chodoroff was the 
loving sister of the late George 
Chodoroff; the devoted 
daughter of the late Joseph and 
the late Sally Chodoroff. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish Senior 
Life, Attn. Jo Rosen, 6710 W
. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jslmi.org; 
or COVID-19 Relief Fund, 333 

W
. Fort St., Suite 2010, Detroit, 
MI 48226, cfsem.org/give. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

TOBA CIK, 96, of 
Southfield, died 
Sept. 6, 2020.
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and sons-in-
law, Judy and Jacob Ishakis 
of Southfield, Eva and Irv 
Chesner of Staten Island, 
N.Y., Fay and Ira Geffner 
of Bergenfield, N.J.; many 
grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren, other relatives 
and friends.
Mrs. Cik was the beloved 
wife of the late Moshe Cik; 
cherished sister of the late 
Sybil Blumenfeld, the late 
Frayda Katz, the late Tzvie 
Katz, the late Dovid Katz and 
the late Chaim Wolf Katz. 
Contributions may be made 
to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, 
P.O. Box 2044, Southfield, MI 
48037; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. A graveside service 
was held at Workmen’
s Circle 
Cemetery, Beth Yehudah 
Section. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

SAMUEL 
COLEMAN 
ESSICK, died Aug. 
4, 2020.
He was born 
in Detroit on July 
20, 1920. His parents were 
Benjamin and Rose Assik.
Mr. Essick graduated from 
the University of Michigan 
in 1942 with degrees in both 
metallurgical and chemical 
engineering. After college, he 
immediately went to work at 

Bohn Aluminum in Detroit.
Sam and his wife, Dorothy, 
moved to Los Angeles in 1977, 
where Sam worked as a vice 
president of Bell Industries. 
He and Dorothy were actively 
involved at Leo Baeck Temple 
for more than 40 years. 
At 96, Sam was the oldest 
active tennis and bridge playing 
member at Mulholland Tennis 
Club. He and Dorothy spent 
many wonderful years together 
traveling the world.
Mr. Essick was the beloved 
husband of the late Dorothy 
Lazar Essick (1924-2017). 
Married in 1948, they had four 
children; Robert, Eric, Irma 
(husband Benny) Sommerfeld, 
and Paul. Sam was the dear 
brother of the late Gerty 
(husband Abe) Brodsky and 
the late Irene “Fey” (husband 
Milton) Blavin. 
He is survived by his four 
children; three beloved 
grandchildren, Mara, Naomi 
and Marissa; many other 
relatives in the USA, Israel and 
Argentina.

CECELIA 
SPECTOR 
FELDMAN, 94, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Sept. 8, 2020. 
She was an 
avid reader and read the 
encyclopedia at the age of 4. A 
patron of the arts, she attended 
Wayne State University at the 
age of 42, worked as an art 
dealer with her husband and 
owned an art gallery displaying 
world renowned artists.
Mrs. Feldman loved classical 
music, opera, the theater, art 
museums. She played bridge 
and canasta and loved reading 
the daily newspaper and doing 

