Soul
of blessed memory

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SHEILA 
KOLLENBERG, 
89, of Okemos, 
formerly of 
Scottsdale, Ariz., 
Southfield and 
Oak Park, died Oct. 6, 2020. 
She is survived by her 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Cyndi and Dan Cohen, 
Ellen and Mark Latimer, 
and Judy and Eric Spanogle; 
son and daughter-in-law, 
Larry and Mary Kollenberg; 
grandchildren, Brad Gutov, 
Brandon and Rachel Cohen, 
Bree and Jeff Waldrup, 
Becki Kollenberg, MariLou 
Chinchilla, David Chinchilla, 
Danielle and Kevin 
Connolly, Father Graham 
Latimer FSSP, Elisa Latimer, 
Geena Spanogle, and Sara 
Spanogle; great-grandchil-
dren, Caleb Gutov, Jacob 
Gutov, Elise Cohen, Avi 
Cohen, Jack Waldrup, Liam 
Ambrose, Steven Cocolovo, 
Dylan Chinchilla, and 
Patrick Connolly; brother-
in-law and sister-in-law, 
Richard and Ruth Gottlieb; 
many loving nieces, neph-
ews, cousins by the dozen 
and cherished lifelong 
friends worldwide.
Mrs. Kollenberg was the 
beloved wife for 45 years of 
the late Eugene Kollenberg; 
the dedicated daughter of 
the late Hyman and the 
late Sylvia (nee Cornfield) 
Ginsberg; devoted daughter-
in-law of the late Hessel and 
the late Frances (nee Share) 
Kollenberg; dearest sister of 
the late Bedonna Ginsberg; 
loving sister-in-law of the 
late Arlene (nee Kollenberg) 
Gottlieb.
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be 
made to United Ostomy 
Associations of America, P.O. 
Box 525, Kennebunk, ME 
04043-0525, ostomy.org/
donate; Hadassah of New 

York, 50 W. 58th St., New 
York, NY 10019, hadassah.
org,; or Kehillat Israel, 2014 
Forest Road, Lansing, MI 
48910, kehillatisrael.net/
donate. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

MICHAEL 
LEVINE, 92, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Oct. 2, 
2020. 
He was 
an active member of 
Congregation Beth Shalom, 
its men’
s club and the board 
of trustees, and he was voted 
Man of the Year in 2009. He 
was also a volunteer with 
Yad Ezra.
Mr. Levine is survived 
by his wife, Shelia; son, 
Lawrence Levine of Oak 
Park; daughter and son-
in-law, Rhonda and Marc 
Linovitz of Highland, Mich.; 
brother and sisters-in-law, 
Barry and Patricia Levine 
of West Bloomfield, Freda 
Weberman; grandchildren, 
Julie Linovitz, Brian Linovitz; 
brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Michael and Judy 
Olinick; many loving nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and 
friends. 
He was the dear brother 
and brother-in-law of the 
late Leon Weberman, the late 
Miriam and the late Dovid 
Ben-Nachum, the late Cecilia 
and the late Benjamin Pivoz, 
the late Phyllis and the late 
Nathan Stone, the late Anne 
Levine and the late Bella 
Jewell.
Contributions may be 
made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 
11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072; or Congregation Beth 
Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln 
Road, Oak Park, MI 48237. 
A graveside Service was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

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