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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