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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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