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SOUL

OF BLESSED MEMORY

Arizona. She will be fondly 
remembered for her incredi-
ble cooking and her beautiful 
appearance and the love of 
her family. 
Mrs. Sobel is survived by 
her sons, Drs. Larry, Bruce 
and Jerry Sobel, who reside 
in the Phoenix area; they all 
practice together at Sobel 
Family Medicine and Sobel 
Spine & Sports. She is also 
survived by her daughters-
in-law, Audrey and Debbie, 
and her granddaughters, Dr. 
Ashley Sobel Leonard and 
her husband, Dr. Jeremy 
Leonard, and Whitney Sobel. 
Rose was preceded in 
death by her husband, 
Norman, following 61 years 
of marriage.
 
 
 

BARBARA 
PHYLLIS 
WOLIN, 76, of 
Phoenix, Ariz., 
passed away peace-
fully on Jan. 14, 
2021, from COVID-19. 
She was born in Chicago, Ill., 
on July 8, 1944. Barbara moved 
to Detroit with her parents, 
Lenore (Muskovitz) and Chuck 
Wolin, and brother, Sidney, in 
1952. 
Upon her father’s retirement 
in 1978, Barbara moved with 
her parents to Phoenix. When 
her parents passed away in 
1984, Barbara moved to a res-
idential home for the mentally 
challenged. Though she led a 
sheltered life, she has been very 
happy surrounded by many 
loving friends and family. 
Barbara leaves behind her 
loving and devoted caregiv-

er and friend for the past 23 
years, Wendy Wiese of the 
Opportunity Tree, a residen-
tial group home management 
company; her brother, Charles 
Wolin and Judy (Fink) Wolin 
of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; niece, 
Susan (Wolin) Greene and 
Richard Greene of Redmond, 
Wash.; nephews, Mark Wolin 
and Jalynn (Chennault) Wolin 
of Austin, Texas, Kenneth 
Wolin and Teri (Davies) Wolin 
of Woodbridge, Va.; their 
extended Families. 
She was transported to 
Detroit for interment along-
side her loving parents. 
Contributions may be made 
to Hospice of the Valley 
Thunderbird, 602-530-6900. 
A family graveside service 
was held at Hebrew Memorial 
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

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