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