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SOUL

OF BLESSED MEMORY

RICHARD A.
FARKAS, 70, of
Bloomfield Hills,
died Dec. 16, 2020.
He is survived
by his beloved wife,
Shelley Farkas; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Michael (Chudapa
Julimasustra) Farkas; daughters
and sons-in-law, Jessica and
Lynn DaDeppo Jr., Allison
(Andrew Farwell) Farkas;
grandchildren, Benjamin,
Graham and Lydia; brother
and sister-in-law, Steven and
Catherine Farkas; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Contributions may be made
to the American Diabetes
Association or the American
Cancer Society. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

BERNIE
FRIEDMAN, 78,
of West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 19, 2020.
He is survived
by his beloved wife
of 55 years, Sharry Friedman;
son and daughter-in-law, Dr.
Michael and Sivan Friedman;
daughters, Julie Rioux (fian-
ce, Sam Kase) and Dr. Jackie
Friedman; grandchildren,
Noah, Joshua and Samantha
Rioux, Eli Gailey, Maayan and
Meira Friedman; devoted sis-
ters-in-law, Marion Wolock and
Maxine Berghoff; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to the Lewy Body Dementia
Association; to the Carl Rinne
Lewy Body Dementia Initiative
at U-M, Office of University
Development; or to the Multiple
System Atrophy Coalition.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

MARCIA WILK
HARRIS, 100, of
West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 12, 2020.
Marcia was a
progressive, inde-
pendent, modern woman who
appreciated that she was born
the year that women won the
right to vote. She considered
man’s greatest achievement of
her 100 years was putting a man
on the moon.
Mrs. Harris cherished her 33
years with her husband, Bill,
with whom she ran the UAW
elections for the Michigan auto
industry. Her greatest sadness
was, “Bill died too soon!” Her
greatest joy: her two grand-
daughters, whom she called her
“special dividends.
” A lifelong
goal was to live to be 100 years
old and she exceeded that.
Marcia was a lifelong mem-
ber of Temple Beth El, active
in its sisterhood, was on the
scholarship committee and
was a member of the Current
Topic discussion group. She was
also a very active member of
the National Council of Jewish
Women.
Mrs. Harris was a Phi
Beta Kappa graduate of the
University of Michigan and a
member of the AE Phi sorority.
She loved to travel with Ruth
Felmus; they became world
travelers, reaching 67 countries.
She is survived by her
daughters, Ilene Harris, Nancy
Harris (Roger Shepherd), Pat
Harris-Linton, Elaine Pollack;
her grandchildren, Megan and
Jonathan HLZacks, Whitney
Harris-Linton; her great-grand-
daughter, Gavriella HLZacks;
as well as Dennis and Peggy
Frank.
She was the daughter of the
late Bess and the late Benjamin
Wilk.
Interment was at Beth El

Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to National
Council of Jewish Women, Bess
Fishman Wilk Scholarship
Fund, 26400 Lahser Road,
Suite 306, Southfield,
MI 48033, ncjwmi.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

EILEEN HEMMI,
77, of Farmington
Hills, died Dec. 19,
2020.
She is survived
by her loving
husband of 57 years, Eric
Hemmi; daughters and son-in-
law, Sherri Wolf and Michael
Freedland, and Denise Wedgle;
son and daughter-in-law, Todd
and Helene Hemmi; grandchil-
dren, Alex (Erica) and Garrett
Wolf, Leah and Shayla Wedgle,
and Ian Hemmi; brother and
sister-in-law, Donald and
Barbara Stein.
Interment took place at Beth
El Memorial Park Cemetery
in Livonia. Contributions
may be made to Yad Ezra, the
American Cancer Society or to
the Michigan Humane Society.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

PHILIP KAPLAN,
95, of West
Bloomfield, died
Dec. 21, 2020, after
a long and fulfilling
life.
He was born on July 5, 1925,
the fifth and youngest child
of Isaac and Fanny Kaplan.
He grew up in Detroit, and
his older brothers and sister
took great pride in their baby
brother. He worked hard in his
father’s fish market. Education
was very important to Philip; he
attended Wayne State University
in engineering.
On Aug. 13, 1943, he and the

love of his life, Diane Pritz, went
out on their first date and an
enduring love affair, partnership
and friendship resulted in 73
years of wonderful marriage.
They had three children, Gary,
Robert and Janet.
Phil was clearly a people per-
son and that was a great attri-
bute for a career in business. He
and his brother Sidney acquired
Northside Hardware in Wayne,
Michigan, in 1955 and grew
the business into one of the
most successful independent
hardware stores in the country.
Phil became a leader of the
local business community. He
continued to work until almost
his 90th birthday and developed
numerous very special friend-
ships that endured over his
entire life.
Phil and Diane had a rich
and full life. They traveled to
all the continents with trips
that often included adventure,
history and art; and they made
many new friends along the
way. Phil was always very curi-
ous and interested in everyone
he knew and met. This led to
long conversations and many
opportunities to discuss the lat-
est in politics, world affairs and
the challenges of daily life. He
was well known for his sense of
humor and many would often
seek him out for the latest joke.
He truly loved life.
Mr. Kaplan is survived by his
loving wife of 73 years, Diane;
his son, Gary (Wendy); daugh-
ter, Janet (Howard); grandchil-
dren, Erin Zeitler (Daniel) and
Zachary Kaplan; great-grand-
children, Riley and Mason. He
also leaves loving nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces, great-neph-
ews and many friends, especial-
ly in Seattle, North Carolina and
the Detroit area.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.

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