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DIVERA 
BUEGELEISEN of 
West Bloomfield 
passed away May 
26, 2021. She was 
nearly 94. 
Div taught elementary school 
in Detroit for 26 years, followed 
by a 10-year career in coun-
seling and therapy. Retirement 
was all about tennis, skiing, 
painting, photography and 
travel with David Buegeleisen, 
her husband of 60 years. Div’s 
family and friends will miss her 
greatly. 
Contributions in her mem-
ory may be made to either The 
Soul Center or Hadassah. To 
honor Div’s wishes, a virtual 
celebration of life will be held 
on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at 
7 p.m. Details will be posted 
on the Ira Kaufman Chapel 
website.

CHERYL 
“COOKIE” 
CHAYET, 76, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died May 26, 2021.
She is survived 
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Cheri Castro and Jeffrey 
Blessing; grandchildren, 
Brooke Devenny, TJ Devenny; 
great-grandchild, Kaylee Rose 
Castro; many other loving fami-
ly members and friends. 
Mrs. Chayet was the beloved 
sister of the late Doreen 
Feldman; and the grandmother 
of the late Brandon Castro. 
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made to 
the American Cancer Society. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

MARIA “GIGLIA
” 
EMMER, 99, of 
Southfield, died 
peacefully on May 
31, 2021.
She was a 
devoted and cherished sister, 

wife, mother, mother-in-law 
and Nina (grandmother and 
great-grandmother), who 
moved to Detroit in 1946 
from Rome, Italy. She enjoyed 
a long and well-lived life and 
will be missed dearly by all 
who knew her.
Mrs. Emmer is survived 
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Celia and George Leikin; 
grandchildren, Andy Leikin 
and Ilyssa Cimmino; their 
spouses, Karen Leikin and 
Noel Cimmino; her loving sis-
ters, Marcella Gervasi and Ori 
Boccianti; her great-grandchil-
dren, James Meyer, Isabella 
Cimmino, Jonah Cimmino 
and Levi Leikin; many nieces 
and nephews. 
She was preceded in death 
by her parents, Teresa and 
Vittorio Ficarra; and husband, 
Irving Emmer.
Interment was at Beth 
Abraham Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to Temple Shir 
Shalom, Shir Shalom Temple 
Youth, 3999 Walnut Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48323, shirshalom.org; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

DR. FREDRIC 
HOWARD GOLD, 
72, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died May 27, 
2021. 
Dr. Gold is sur-
vived by his wife of 43 years, 
Linda Gold; daughters, Julie 
Gold Walthers and Lindsey 
Gold; brother and sister-in-
law, Stuart Gold and Ronna 
Gold; mother-in-law, Eleanor 
Moss; sisters-in-law and 
brothers-in-law, Karin and Jeff 
Beck, Kevin Moss and Lisa 
Simonovic; many loving niec-
es and nephews. 
He was the devoted son of 
the late Norman Gold and 
the late Beverly Spitz; the 
cherished brother of the late 

Gordon Gold; the loving son-
in-law of the late David Moss; 
the dear brother-in-law of the 
late Steve Simonovic.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Temple 
Israel, Dr. Fredric & Linda 
Gold Newlywed Mezuzah 
Fund, 5725 Walnut Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48323, temple-israel.org/
tributes; or Yad Ezra, 2850 
W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072, yadezra.org/donate. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

JOSEPH GREENBERG, 98, 
passed away peacefully with 
his sons by his side, June 1, 
2021, at Sarasota Memorial 
Hospital in Sarasota, Fla. 
He was born Sept. 3, 1922, 
in Toronto, Canada. He mar-
ried Rosalie Greenberg of 
Detroit on Oct. 6, 1946. In 
2010, Rosalie and Joe moved 
from Michigan to Sarasota.
Joseph was a veteran of the 
Canadian Army’s Algonquin 
4th Canadian Army ‘C’ 
Company, whose motto is “We 
Lead, Others Follow.” 
Joseph touched the lives 
of all who knew him, will 
never be forgotten and will 
be forever loved. He will be 
remembered for his strength, 
kindness and being a loving 
gentle man. “When a great 
man dies, for years the light he 
leaves behind him lies on the 
paths of men.”
Mr. Greenberg was preced-
ed in death by Rosalie, his lov-
ing wife of 72 wonderful years. 
He is survived by his sons, 
Cary and his fiancée, Joanne, 
Mitchell and his wife, Cindy; 
granddaughters of the beloved 
“Papa Joe,” Staci and Christian 
Greenberg Broadwell, Lissa 
and Chris McGirt, Ellery and 
Jeffrey Berinstein, and Gilian 
Greenberg; great-grandsons, 
Dylan, Brady, Rylan, Mavryk 
and Izzy.

Contributions may be 
made to the Sarasota Hospice 
House, checks payable to 
Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand 
Blvd., Sarasota, Fl 34238.

ALENE LANDAU, 
92, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died June 1, 
2021.
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Julee Landau 
Shahon and Dr. Robert 
Shahon; son and daughter-in-
law, Irving Marc and Denise 
Landau; grandchildren, 
Chelsea Landau, Jordan and 
Brittany Landau, and Ian 
Landau; great-grandchildren, 
Keira Rose Landau and Josie 
Jae Landau. 
Mrs. Landau was the 
beloved wife of the late 
Graham Landau; the devoted 
daughter of the late Irving and 
the late Bettye Blumberg. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org; Friendship 
Circle, 6892 W. Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, friendshipcircle.org/
donate; or Congregation 
Beth Tefillah, 6529 E. 
Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 
85254, bethtefillahaz.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

BRENDA LANDAU, 80, of 
Huntington Woods, died June 
1, 2021. 
She was the beloved sister 
of Larry and Sheila Landau, 
Linda and Robert Young, 
Carol and the late Leonard 
Moss, the late Rita Landau 
and the late Richard Landau; 
dear sister-in-law of Beverly 
Landau; cherished aunt of 
Amy Schaeffer, Julie Landau, 
Gary Moss, the late Cheryl 
Moss, Jeffrey Moss, Lori 

