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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

Leonard Shebses; the daughter 
of the late Helen and Alfred 
Berkowitz. 
Interment took place at 
Oakview Cemetery in Royal 
Oak. Contributions may be 
made to Temple Kol Ami 
Religious School Fund or 
the American Red Cross. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

EARL I. 
SHERMAN died 
May 23, 2021, in 
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Born March 
26, 1926, he was 
a Detroit resident 
for the first 50 years of his 
life. He attended Central 
High and earned his B.A. in 
economics and a J.D. from 
Wayne State University. 
He was married to Ingrid 

(Nilsson) Sherman from 
1965 to 1975. They lived in 
Sherwood Forest and raised 
two children. He later lived 
in Southfield and West 
Bloomfield.
Earl had his own law prac-
tice for most of his career, 
with a strong focus later on 
estate and real estate law. He 
was well read, very curious 
about other people, volun-
teered with various profes-
sional organizations and 
loved painting, photography, 
movies, hiking, dining out 
and taking in nature any-
where he could. For many 
years, he found his spiritual 
home at the Birmingham 
Temple. 
In the early ’90s he married 
Josephine Naughton (now 
living in West Bloomfield). 
In 1997, they both retired 

and purchased a second 
home in Scottsdale, where 
they spent more than half the 
year. Earl was a tour guide 
at the Phoenix Art Museum 
and docent at Frank Lloyd 
Wright’s Taliesin West. He 
had three brothers: Howard, 
Barney and Marty. Barney 
died in 2019 at 99. 
Earl is survived by his son, 
Jason of Oak Park, Ill.; daugh-
ter, Karen Revill of Dexter, 
Mich.; and their respective 
spouses, Victoria Storm and 
Todd Revill; his grandchil-
dren, Sydney and Anika 
Sherman, and Cameron and 
Madeline Revill.
There will be a service 
in Birmingham in July or 
August 2021. Email Jason 
Sherman, jandrew67@yahoo.
com, for more information.

MAYNARD 
STONE, 91, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died May 28,2021.
He is survived 
by his wife of 65 
years, Gloria Stone; daugh-
ter, Karen Stone; son and 
daughter-in-law, Michael and 
Alejandra Stone; grandchil-
dren, Allison Stone and Emma 
Stone; brother and sister-in-
law, Gerald and Zelda. 
Mr. Stone was the devoted 
son of the late Frances and the 
late Harry Stone; the loving 
brother of the late Belle, the 
late Norma, the late Bertha 
and the late Seena. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

c. 1989

