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PHYLLIS KATZ, 
83, of Novi, died 
Nov. 15, 2020.
She is survived 
by her daughter, 
Lori Tuchklaper; 
son and daughter-in-law, Steven 
and Jackie Katz; grandchildren, 
Allie (Joe) Asmann, Zachary 
Tuchklaper, Rachel, Dani, Kevin 
and Garrett Katz; great-grand-
children, Liana and Logan 
Asmann; sister and brother-in-
law, Marilyn and Barry Charlip; 
many other loving family mem-
bers and friends. 
Mrs. Katz was the beloved 
wife of the late Kenneth Katz.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to 
Jewish Family Service or a chari-
ty of one’
s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

MARVIN KIEF, 69, 
of Oak Park, died 
Nov. 13, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his brother and 
sister-in-law, David 
and Pam Kief; son, Merle Kief; 
nieces, Laura Rogers, Amy Kief, 
and Valerie Gibson; other loving 
relatives and friends.
Mr. Kief was the loving broth-
er of the late Robert Kief; the 
devoted son of the late Laverne 
Kief and the late Harry Kief.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to JARC, 6735 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; 
American Heart Association, 
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 
1150, Southfield, MI 48034, 
heart.org/en/affiliates/michigan/
detroit; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

MYRNA 
KLAYMAN, 77, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died Nov. 16, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her beloved hus-
band, Clifford Klayman; daugh-
ters, Jodi Golden (fiancé, David 
Epstein), Michele and Robert 
Levine; sons and daughters-in-
law, Greg and Isabel Roover, 
Brian and Audrey Klayman; 
grandchildren, Jamie and Shaye 
Golden, Carissa and Chloe 
Roover, Allison Levine (fiancé, 
Jace Gittleman), Jessica Levine, 
Jared (Bomi) Ishbia, Lindsey and 
Nicole Ishbia, Hannah, Rebecca 
and Andrew Klayman; sister and 
brother-in-law, Linda and Joseph 
Dobrusin; many loving nieces, 
nephews, other family members 
and friends.
Mrs. Klayman was the loving 
mother of the late Leslie Ishbia.
Interment took place at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions 
may be made to the Lewy Body 
Dementia Association or to the 
Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy 
Network. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

DR. ELLSWORTH 
LEVINE, 90, of 
Huntington Woods, 
passed away peace-
fully in his home on 
Nov. 18, 2020, sur-
rounded by his family. 
He was the beloved husband 
for 57 years of Janet Birnkrant 
Levine; cherished father of Sarah 
and Jonathan Jacobs, Sam B. 
Levine and Laurie Blitzer; proud 
grandfather of Jane, Kate, Thea 
and Ollie Jacobs, and Jordana, 
Josh, Aerin and Jaxson Levine; 
uncle of Norman, Sondra and 
Carol Bobroff; loving brother 
of the late Jerry Lynn, and the 
late Ethel and the late Allen 
Bobroff; dear brother-in-law of 
Marsha Lynn, Don Birnkrant 
and Nichelle Bartell and Sally 
and Richard A. Myers; cherished 

son of the late Harry and the 
late Mary Levine; son-in-law of 
the late Loris and the late Ted 
Birnkrant. 
He cherished his relation-
ships with Paul and the late Gail 
Jacobs, Loris and Jay Fullerton, 
Betsy, Arnie, Sarah and Veronica 
Mayersohn; the extended Schiltz 
family; longtime caregivers, 
Dorota Polanska and Lawrence 
Sneed and many other loving 
family members and incredible 
friends.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Stratford 
Festival, 55 Queen St., Stratford, 
ON N5A 6V2, stratfordfesti-
val.ca/SupportUs/MakeAGift; 
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewish-
hospice.org; Birnkrant Garden 
at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 
W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 
MI 48237, emanuel-mich.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

SHIRLIE LEVY, 95, 
of Farmington Hills, 
died Nov. 17, 2020.
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and sons-in-law, 
Robyn and Robert Weltman, 
Vikki and Arthur Rothschild, 
and Lynne Levy Cooper; son-
in-law, Dr. Stephen Burton; 
daughter-in-law, Camille Levy; 
grandchildren, 
Peter Weltman, Trevor and 
Van Weltman, Barry and Molly 
Rothschild, Benno Rothschild, 
Zachery Cooper and his fian-
cee, Chelsea Este, Rachel and 
Zachary Logan, Charley Cooper, 
Andy Burton, Jason Burton and 
Scott Richardson, Aaron Burton 
and Sara Wille, Jessie Levy and 
Tony Levy; great-grandchildren, 
Dolly and Lana Weltman, Elijah, 
Levi and Lacey Logan, and Ellie 
Burton.
Mrs. Levy was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. David Levy; 
the cherished mother of the 

late Sheryl Kahn, the late Lori 
Burton, the late Jonathan Levy 
and the late Scottie Levy; the 
loving sister of the late Muriel 
Casselman and the late Dr. 
Rodney Shaw; the dear sister-in-
law of the late Doyle Levy.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SHIELA LEWIS, 
82, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Nov. 14, 2020.
She is survived 
by her son, Michael 
Lewis; granddaughter, Zira 
Lewis; brother and sister-in-
law, Alan and Alice Nagus; 
other family and friends. 
Mrs. Lewis was the beloved 
wife of the late Herbert Lewis; 
the cherished mother of the late 
Oren Lewis; the loving sister of 
the late Eric Nagus and the late 
Wilfred Nagus. 
Interment was in Windsor, 
Ontario. Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

LUCILLE S. 
MILLER, of 
Bloomfield 
Township, died 
Nov. 15, 2020, two 
days after her 101st 
birthday. 
With her husband of 56 years, 
the late Marshall Miller, Lucille 
was an adventurer, art collector 
and a chronicler of their exten-
sive world travels. 
In their retirement years, 
they would road trip around 
the Southwest, where they had 
a second home in Scottsdale, 
Ariz. They formed friendships 
with many native American pot-
ters, weavers and painters and 
amassed a collection that would 
eventually be featured in an 
exhibition at the Detroit Institute 
of Arts and a Sotheby’
s auction. 

SOUL

OF BLESSED MEMORY

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