44 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 

SOUL

OF BLESSED MEMORY

SONJA SZAKAL, 
67, of Southfield, 
died Jan. 6, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, 
Gabriel and Jenny Szakal, and 
Jason Szakal and Danielle 
Cook; other loving relatives 
and friends. 
Mrs. Szakal was the beloved 
wife of the late Robert Szakal; 
the devoted daughter of 
the late Irene and the late 
Arthur Snitchler, and the late 
Alexander Mann. 
Contributions may be 
made to Jewish Family 
Service, 6555 W. Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jfsdetroit.
org; or American Heart 

Association, 27777 Franklin 
Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, 
MI 48034, heart.org/en/
affiliates/michigan/detroit. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

ADRIENNE 
ROBERTS 
TELFORD, 77, of 
Keego Harbor, 
died Jan. 7, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Gina and 
Kenny Walters; grandchildren, 
Benjamin Philip Walters and 
Cara Brooke Walters; sister 
and brother-in-law, Jan and 
Larry Freedman; niece, Robin 
Bologna and her family; 
husband, John Telford; many 

friends and other family. 
Ms. Telford was the loving 
aunt of the late Jill Freedman; 
the devoted daughter of 
the late Philip and the late 
Harriet Glickman. 
Contributions may be 
made to Michigan Palliative 
& Hospice Care, 39111 
Six Mile Road, Suite 
154, Livonia, MI 48152; or 
National Multiple Sclerosis-
Michigan Chapter, Attn: 
Memory of Adrienne Roberts 
Telford, 29777 Telegraph 
Road, #1651, Southfield, MI 
48034, nationalmssociety.
org/Chapters/MIG. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

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