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ILOO SEIDMAN, 
94, of Delray 
Beach, Fla., for-
merly of Detroit, 
died Feb. 24, 2021.
She is survived 
by her daughter, Barbara; sis-
ter, Ruthye (Charles) Danto. 
She is fondly remembered by 
her nieces and nephews: Beth 
(Bob) Borson, Debby Farber, 
Jay (Debbie) Danto, Irwin 
(Karen) Danto.
Iloo was the cherished wife 
of the late Sol Seidman; lov-
ing mother of the late Nancy 
Seidman; the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Harry and Sarah 
Friedberg.
Contributions may be made 
the Alzheimer’s Association.

ELEANOR THAL 
WOLF, 94, of 
Birmingham, died 
Feb. 25, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Debbie Thal 
and Lenny Gensburg; sons 
and daughters-in-law, Douglas 
and Lynda Thal, and Jeffrey 
and Sharyn Thal; grandchil-
dren, Elissa Gensberg, Sam 
Gensberg, Loren Thal and Wes 
Jenkins, Daniel and Lauren 
Thal, Kathryn Thal and her 
fiance, Jake Schnesel, and Alex 
Thal; great-grandson, Isaac 
Thal. 
Mrs. Wolf was the beloved 
wife of the late Donald Thal 
and the late William Wolf. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to ORT America 
Michigan Region, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 375, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 

ortamerica.org. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

EDWARDA 
“EDZIA
” ZAKALIK 
passed away peace-
fully on Feb. 27, 
2021, at the age of 
88, surrounded by 
her loving family.
She was born 
Feb. 25, 1933, in 
Annopol, Poland, 
to Dina and 
Moishe Kestenbaum and was 
known as Esther. Her child-
hood was shaped by WWII 
and the Nazi invasion when she 
was 6 years old. Her mother 
and youngest brother, Koppel, 
were killed at the death camp, 
Belzec. She and her brother, 
Yanek (Yaakov), survived the 
war as hidden children, mov-
ing stealthily in farmers’ fields 
and often sleeping alone in the 
forests. 

After escaping from a labor 
camp, her father eventually 
located the children in the for-
ests and they hid together until 
the liberation. Following the 
war, Edzia remained in Poland 
and was educated in Warsaw 
and Szczecin, embarking on 
medical studies. 
She married David Zakalik 
and had two children, Karol 
and Dana. In 1968, the family 
left communist Poland and 
emigrated to the U.S., where 
Edwarda encouraged her chil-
dren’s educations. 
Edzia loved cooking and was 
known for her gefilte fish and 
seven-layer vodka torts. She 
enjoyed spirited conversation, 
hearty laughter and, most of 
all, being with her family. 
She was proud of her work 
as a medical administrative 
assistant in her son’s office 
well into her 80s, enjoying 
every aspect of her job and 

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