60 | AUGUST 5 • 2021 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

DONALD SIMON, 
89, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
July 27, 2021. 
He is survived 
by his son and 
daughter-in-law, Robert and 
Debbie Simon; sons-in-law, 
Lewis Wagner and Bruce 
(Sue) Luria; grandchildren, 
Brent and Dana Luria, Elyssa 
and Eyal Dimant, Catie Luria, 
Stuart and Maggie Wagner, 
Hilary Wagner, Justin Wagner, 
Andrew Simon, and Allison 
Simon; great-grandchil-
dren, Joey and Owen Luria, 
Boaz and Shai Dimant, Sora 
Cynthia Simon Wagner, and 
Julie Claire Simon Wagner; 
nephews and nieces, Michael 
Strub, Peggy and Archie 
Nash, Henry and Rebecca 
Strub, David and Lisa Simon, 

Anne and Steven Riegel, and 
John Simon. 
Mr. Simon was the beloved 
husband for 59 years of the 
late Esther Simon; cherished 
father of the late Barbara 
Luria and the late Cynthia 
Wagner; loving brother of 
the late Lewis Simon and the 
late Richard Simon; the dear 
brother-in-law of the late 
Helen and the late Irvin Strub.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Leukemia 
& Lymphoma Society, 3 
International Drive, Suite 200, 
Rye Brook, NY 10573, donate.
lls.org/lls/donate; or Ovarian 
Cancer Research Alliance, P. 
O. Box 32141, New York, NY 
10087-2141, give.ocrahope.
org/give. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

BETTY 
SORKOWITZ, 93, 
of Novi, died July 
25, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and sons-in-law, Julie and Dr. 
Douglas Shiffman, and Janet 
and Dr. Allan Jacobs; grand-
children, Jodie and Joshua 
Jacobs, Jeffrey and Corey 
Shiffman, Carolyn and Jake 
Chachkin, and Renee and 
Alex Pellegrini; great-grand-
children, Marnie and Allie 
Jacobs, Eloise and Theodore 
Shiffman, and Meredith and 
Rebecca Chachkin. 
Mrs. Sorkowitz was the 
beloved wife of the late 
Martin Sorkowitz; the devot-
ed daughter of the late Morris 
and the late Sarah Friedman; 
the dear daughter-in-law of 

the late Samuel and the late 
Ida Sorkowitz. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made 
to Friendship Circle, 6892 W. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, friendshipcircle.
org/donate; Yiddish Book 
Center, 1021 West St., 
Amherst, MA 01002, 
yiddishbookcenter.org; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

Correction 
The obituary for Rose Bohm 
(July 22) should have indicat-
ed that she is also survived by 
daughter, Michelle Bohm, and 
many close and loving nieces 
and nephews.

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