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Weberman; grandchildren, 
Rachel, Nathan (Nicole) and 
Leah, Daniel (Carly), Max and 
Alex; great-grandchildren, 
Eliana, Isabel and Lilah. 
She was the beloved wife of 
the late Edward Kahn.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Rabbi’
s Discretionary 
Fund at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

ELLIN S. ARDEN 
LAWSON, 93, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died Sept. 4, 2020.
She was born on 
April 5, 1927, and 
raised in the Detroit area, the 
beloved daughter of Selma and 
Manuel E. Arden.
She graduated from 
Highland Park High School 
and attended the University 
of Michigan, where she met 
her beloved future husband, 
Harold (Hal) Lawson. Prior to 
his passing, they were married 
for 57 years and had two 
beloved sons, John and Bill 
Lawson.
Ellin was a lover of the arts 
and enjoyed entertaining in 
her home with her family and 
friends. She, with her husband, 
established at Temple Beth 
El the Manuel E. and Selma 
E. Arden and Rabbi Richard 
C. Hertz Lecture Fund for 
18 years. When Rabbi Hertz 
passed away, they created the 
Ellin and Harold Lawson Youth 
Institute, which continued for 
22 years.
Ellin leaves a rich legacy 
of family narratives and 
stories, with related pictures 
and records in the Franklin-
Beth El Archives; she served 

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A Bright, Brilliant Life
D

r. Michael Stone, 51, 
of Huntington Woods, 
died Sept. 7, 2020.
Mike was so much to so 
many as the embod-
iment of work hard, 
play hard; he was 
a man of many 
strengths and powers. 
Dr. Stone was the 
center of everyone’
s 
circle, holding court 
with his fearless sense 
of humor. His motto 
was, “There’
s a risk in 
humor, but it’
s a risk 
ya gotta take.
” He took those 
risks every day. He let it all 
hang out, frequently modeling 
his sizeable Speedo collection. 
He was surrounded by an 
extensive network of adoring 
family and friends. 
Michael Edward Stone was 
born Aug. 20, 1969, while his 
father Allen was serving in 
Vietnam. He met his dad when 
Michael was 9 months old.
A graduate of Cranbrook 
School, cum laude, he was cap-
tain of the Cranbrook baseball 
team and a member of the 
prestigious Spanish National 
Honor Society. Many will 
remember he was also a final-
ist in the senior talent show, 
wowing his classmates with 
an animal call juggling act. 
He attended the University of 
Michigan and graduated with 
high distinction.
Following in his father’
s 
footsteps, he wanted to 
help others, so he attended 
the University of Michigan 
Medical School, where he 
excelled. He liked to joke that 
he wasn’
t in Alpha Omega 
Alpha (Honor Medical 

Society). “I’
m not AOA, but 
I’
m A-OK”
.
His specialty was otolaryn-
gology. After a residency in 
Cincinnati, he became 
a partner with Ear, 
Nose and Throat 
Consultants, where 
he saved countless 
lives, cleared stuffy 
noses and removed 
gobs of ear wax. He 
loved his work family 
as they did him. He 
comforted his patients 
with an unparalleled 
bedside manner and sense of 
humor, frequently telling his 
patients who smoked, “That’
s 
right … you’
re no quitter.
” 
Always available, he calmed 
fears with follow-up phone 
calls to surgical patients.
Dr. Stone was everyone’
s 
best friend and brother. He 
was brilliant and brilliantly 
funny. His magnetism brought 
his vast community of friends 
together. He was authentic and 
brutally honest, but always hys-
terical and loving at the same 
time. He traveled extensively 
and had a deep connection to 
friends from all parts of his life. 
They revered him; they were 
inspired by him; they under-
stood him. 
He had many passions and 
interests. He loved to golf and 
won the club championship at 
Franklin Hills Country Club. 
He loved gardening and was 
most proud of his living walls 
and dahlia collection. He was 
a member of the Michigan 
Dahlia Association and found-
ing member of the Huntington 
Woods Dahlia Society, an elite 
group of dahlia (and Mike 

Stone) enthusiasts. 
His backyard, called “the 
Cove,
” was his oasis and a 
spiritual center of Huntington 
Woods, a place of many cel-
ebrations or just to hang out 
on any night of the week. He 
entertained the town with his 
July 4 fireworks and recently 
held a beautiful bar mitzvah 
service for his nephew Luke. 
His greatest passion was his 
wife of 24 years, Nancy, and 
their sons, Sam and Drew. He 
met Nancy at the University 
of Michigan. They fell in 
love fast and knew that they 
would spend the rest of their 
lives together. They had so 
much in common and built a 
beautiful life. They raised two 
incredible sons, who inherited 
Mike’
s good looks, compassion, 
smarts and sense of humor. His 
devotion to his family was lim-
itless as were Mike and Nancy’
s 
philanthropic endeavors. The 
organizations and people that 
benefited from their extreme 
generosity are too long to list. 
Mike was the son of Annette 
and the late Dr. Allen Stone; 
brother of Robert Stone and 
Amy Stone Talbert (Paul); son-
in-law of Judy and Richard 
Komer; brother-in-law of 
Margie and Barry Kaplan; 
amazing uncle to Alex and 
Danielle Stone, Griffin, Jake 
and Luke Talbert, and Hannah 
Kaplan. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Donations 
may be made to Send a Kid to 
Tamarack, the Brown Center 
or the Multiple Myeloma 
Research Foundation. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

Dr. Michael Stone

Soul
of blessed memory