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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