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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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