40 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 

RICHARD KEITH 
BARNETT, 85, of 
Birmingham, died 
Sept. 22, 2020. 
Mr. Barnett 
owned and operat-
ed Chrome Craft Corporation, 
a chrome plating and finishing 
company. He enjoyed traveling 
and had a passion for his family, 
the Michigan Wolverines and a 
Saturday round of golf with his 
friends.
He is survived by his son, 
Anthony Barnett; daughter and 
son-in-law Amanda Barnett 
Pedigo and Chris Pedigo; 
grandchildren, Mayah and 
Adam Pedigo; many loving 
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Barnett was the devoted 
son of the late Arthur Barnett 
and the late Lillian Greenberg 
Barnett; the loving brother of 
the late Virginia Barnett Warren 
and the late Stanley Warren. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Juvenile 
Diabetes Research Foundation, 
26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New 
York, NY 10004. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MARGARET 
“MARGIE” 
CHARNES, 83, of 
Commerce, died 
Sept. 22, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daughters and son-in-
law, Ellen Charnes, Marilyn 
Engel, and Sandy Simmons and 
Steve Rymal; grandchildren, 
Samantha and Daniel Edgar, 
Sydney Simmons, Alex Engel 
and Michelle Engel; brother, 
Howard Ellias; brother-in-law, 
Jerry Glassman; nieces and 
nephews, Lenore and Alan 
Deutch Singer, George and 
Sherri Glassman, and Judith 
G. Etkin. She is also survived 

by Zona and Richard Ribiat, 
Norman and Barbara Herbst, 
Alan and Elaine Herbst, and 
many loving great-nieces, 
great-nephews, other loving and 
special family members and 
friends. She was also loved by 
Chloe and Lucy.
Mrs. Charnes was the beloved 
wife of the late Allen Charnes; 
the loving sister of the late 
Phillip Ellias, the late Stanley 
Ellias and the late Naomi 
Dallen; the dear sister-in-law 
of the late Debbie Glassman; 
the devoted daughter of the late 
Meyer and the late Esther Ellias; 
the loving daughter-in-law of 
the late Saul and the late Martha 
Charnes; and the proud aunt of 
the late Harvey Deutch. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to Colon Cancer 
Foundation, 201 N. Charles 
St., Suite 2404, Baltimore, 
MD 21201, coloncancer-
foundation.org; Michigan 
Animal Rescue League, 790 
Featherstone, Pontiac, MI 
48342, michigananimalres-
cueleague.org; or Leader 
Dogs for the Blind, P
.O. 
Box 5000, Rochester, MI 
48308-5000, leaderdog.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

LISA KRAFT 
DORF, 45, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 23, 2020.
She is survived 
by her husband, 
Stuart Dorf; sons, Alec Gabriel 
Dorf and Zachary Samuel Dorf; 
mother and father, Joanne 
and Robert Kraft; sisters and 
brother-in-law, Ellen Kraft, 
and Andrea and Stephen Taub; 
mother-in-law and father-in-
law, Myra and Larry Dorf; 
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-
law, Robert and Denise Dorf, 
and Joseph and Erica Dorf; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
aunts, uncles, tons of cousins, 
and a universe of friends.

Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Temple Israel, 
Susan and Rabbi Harold 
Loss Early Childhood Center 
Scholarship Fund, 5725 Walnut 
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323, temple-israel.org/
tributes. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

KAREN 
JACOBSON, 72, of 
Birmingham, died 
Sept. 21, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her devoted 
daughter, Logan Jacobson 
Most. She was the adoring 
“Kiki” of Oakley and Brighton 
Most; loving sister of Stanley 
“Bowie” Jacobson, and Scott 
and Roz Jacobson; beloved 
auntie of Lacey and Elliot Foon, 
Maxwell, Charlotte, Emilia, 
Luke and Cole Jacobson. She 
is also survived by dear cous-
ins, Sheryl and Bob Anderson, 
Lori Brooks, Steven Perlman; 
and their children; adored 
by Ronnie and Jodi Weiss; 
and her loyal support team, 
Theresa Zemke, Bozena Walat, 
Debi Weinstein, and Esteline 
Johnson. 
Ms. Jacobson was the devoted 
daughter of the late Mark “Ted” 
and Mildred Jacobson. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Mayo Clinic 
Cancer Center, 200 1st St. SW
, 
Development Dept., Rochester, 
MN 55905, philanthropy.
mayoclinic.org/donateMC; 
or to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

EVELYN KEPES, 
89, of Birmingham, 
passed away peace-
fully on Sept. 22, 
2020. 
She was a strong, 
intelligent, beautiful person. 
Mrs. Kepes is survived by 
her daughter and son-in-law, 

Debra and Fred Jacobs; son and 
daughter-in-law, Steven and 
Dorene Kepes; son-in-law, Scott 
Silver; grandchildren, Joshua 
Silver, Ariel Silver, Benjamin 
(Tracey) Silver, Gabe Silver, 
Alyssa Silver, Allison Jacobs, 
Mickey Jacobs, Heather Kepes; 
great-grandchildren, Yael and 
Ryan Silver; sister and brother-
in-law, Mitzi and Ron Brown; 
many other loving family mem-
bers and friends.
She was the beloved wife 
of the late Gerald Kepes; the 
mother of the late Jan Silver; the 
grandmother of the late Cindy 
Kepes. 
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to 
the Ovarian Cancer Research 
Alliance or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

SEYMOUR 
KLEIMAN, 87, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died peacefully, 
surrounded by 
family, Sept. 17, 
2020. 
He was born in Newark, N.J., 
before moving to Michigan with 
his mother and father. 
His wife, Estelle, his children, 
grandchildren and great-grand-
children were his greatest joys 
in life. He was a generous and 
loving person and willing to do 
whatever his wife, children and 
grandchildren might need. 
Mr. Kleiman was involved 
for 64 years as a Mason and 
for 58 years as a Shriner. He 
was a member of Temple Israel 
for 50 years. He belonged to 
the Detroit Zoo, Holocaust 
Memorial Center, the Detroit 
Institute of Arts, and he was 
a longtime member of the 
JCC. He worked as a salesman 
for Covington Fabrics and 
was a co-owner of Mattress 
Warehouse. 
He is survived by his beloved 

Soul
of blessed memory

