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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
LEONARD
BAKST, 89, of
West Bloomfield,
died April 10,
2021.
He is survived
by his son and daughter-in-
law, Marc and Wendy Bakst;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Susan and Jordy Sacksner, and
Cindy and Mark Weingarten;
grandchildren, Noah Bakst,
Danny Bakst and Syd Hutnick,
Chloe Bakst, Jamie, Evan,
Marlee and Jillian Sacksner,
and Erin, Merrick and Tori
Weingarten; brother-in-law,
Leonard Zucker. He is also
survived by Leonard Zucker’s
companion, Shari Dworkis;
and many loving nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Bakst was the beloved
husband of the late Janet
Bakst; the loving brother
of the late Rita and the late
Lawrence Terebelo, and the
late Harriet and the late David
Rogoff; the dear brother-in-
law of the late Marsha Zucker.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Jewish Family
Service, 6555 W
. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, jfsdetroit.org; National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, 733
Third Ave., 3rd Floor, New
York, NY 10017, nationalMSso-
ciety.org; or to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
ANDRA
WINKELMAN
BARR, 76, of
Farmington Hills,
was born in
Detroit on April 1,
1945, and died on April 11,
2021.
As a teenager, Andra attended
the National Music Camp at
Interlochen, where she
danced, played the piano and
created wonderful memories
that lasted a lifetime.
She graduated from
Mumford High School in 1963
and then from Michigan State
University. She earned her
master’s degree in education
from Marygrove College and
spent her professional career
teaching children with special
needs, tutoring and perform-
ing educational testing and
evaluation. Andra had an
affinity for learners who need-
ed extra attention and care
and took great pride in her
successes with her students.
Andra was a good cook and
baker and delighted in trying
new recipes and partaking in
delicious meals. She enjoyed
getting dressed up to attend
classical music concerts and
the theater and took special
pleasure in festive gatherings
with family and friends. She
relished visits with her family;
conversations with her grand-
children, nieces and nephews
were a highlight. Andra loved
to laugh and was able to find
humor in life even when she
faced health challenges toward
the end of her days.
Mrs. Barr is survived by her
siblings, Margi Epstein and
Roger and Linda Winkelman;
her children, Alan and Christy
Barr, Pamela and Jeffrey Silk,
and Tracey Barr; her husband
and partner of 28 years, Bruce
Soble; her grandchildren, Sean
Barr, and JJ and Ava Silk.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Stanley and
Peggy Winkelman; and
her brother-in-law, Donald
Epstein.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to Interlochen
Center for the Arts, Attn:
Philanthropy Office, P.O.
Box 199, Interlochen, MI
49643, interlochen.org/
support/gifts-memory-or-
honor; or Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
JILL
BECKERMAN, 76,
of Commerce
Township, died
April 11, 2021.
She is sur-
vived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Bryan and
Teresa Beckerman, Scott
Beckerman; grandchildren,
Eden Beckerman and Brooke
Beckerman; many other loving
family members and friends.
Interment took place at
Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to Congregation Beth
Shalom or the Teddy Bear Gift
Fund at C.S. Mott Children’s
Hospital. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
DORIS EPSTEIN,
91, of Southfield,
died April 15,
2021.
She is survived
by her daughter
and son-in-law, Karen and
Dr. William Rubin; son and
daughter-in-law, Gary and
Joanie Epstein; grandchildren,
Marshall (Andra) Rubin,
Spencer (Tiara) Rubin and
Ethan Rubin; great-grand-
children, Brenton and
Elaira; brother-in-law, Louis
Dorfman; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family mem-
bers and friends.
Mrs. Epstein was the
beloved wife of the late
Raymond Epstein; sister of
the late Lillian (late Phillip)
Bernstein, the late Mitcheal
(the late Hilda) Bloom, the
late Gerald (the late Frances)
Bloom and the late Anita
Dorfman.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to the Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation, the
Parkinson’s Foundation or
the Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
IRA GERSON
HARRIS, 82,
passed away
peacefully at his
Huntington
Woods home
April 7, 2021.
Even as his long struggle
with Parkinson’s disease made
reading difficult, Ira loved a
good obituary and routinely
read them, correcting gram-
matical errors, shaking his
head at the loss of someone
he knew and occasionally
delighting in a remarkable
detail. Ira was the most inter-
esting man in the world, or at
least the greater Detroit area.
Born in Detroit on Dec. 4,
1938, to Herb and Ceil Harris,
Ira earned his undergraduate
and law degrees from the
University of Michigan. While
he hoped to become a French
teacher, he ultimately decided
to follow in his father’s foot-
steps as a criminal defense
attorney, serving clients for
more than 50 years.
But it was his range of pas-
sions that truly made him
unique. A Saturday could
include shul at B’nai Moshe,
followed by car racing at
Waterford before spending
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