OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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RUTH AARON, 
100, of West Palm 
Beach, Fla., for-
merly of 
Farmington Hills, 
passed away on 
July 23, 2021. She will be 
sorely missed by all who 
knew and loved her.
Ruth is survived by her 
devoted daughters, Hillary 
(Charles) Bale and Judith 
Korby; loving grandchildren, 
Andrew (Becky) Bale, Kali 
(Dan) Venuti, Eryn Korby 
and Amy Aaron; adored 
great-grandchildren, Max 
Venuti and Brayden Bale. 
She was preceded in death 
by her loving husband, 
George; beloved son, Jerald 
Aaron (Ruth); her two sis-
ters, Shirley Siefman and 
Toby Broder.
A crypt-side service took 
place on Sunday, July 25, 
2021, at the Gardens of Boca 
Raton. In lieu of flowers, the 
family requests a memorial 
contribution in Ruth’s name 
be made to Trustbridge 
Hospice, 53400 East Ave., 
West Palm Beach, FL 33407. 

WILLIAM 
KONSTANTIN,
94, of Southfield, 
died July 29, 
2021. 
He is survived 
by his daughter and son-in-
law, Lynne Konstantin and 
Jeffrey Hermann; daugh-
ter-in-law, Julie Tracht 
Konstantin; grandchil-
dren, Charles and Annabel 
Hermann, and Samantha 
Konstantin.
Mr. Konstantin was the 
beloved husband for 56 
years of the late Miriam 
Konstantin; the cherished 
father of the late Benjamin 

Konstantin; the loving broth-
er of the late Sylvia and the 
late Maurice “Red” Stotsky; 
the devoted son of the late 
Leon and the late Nettie 
Konstantin; the dear broth-
er-in-law of the late Arlene 
and the late Max Burns, and 
the late Selma and the late 
Arnold Rodin.
 Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to Pan Can-Pancreatic 
Action Network Inc., 1500 
Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, 
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, 
pancan.org; or Crohn’s 
& Colitis Foundation of 
Michigan, 25882 Orchard 
Lake Road, Suite 102, 
Farmington Hills, MI 48336, 
ccfa.org/chapters/michigan.
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DR. LEONARD 
LACHOVER, 82, 
a clinical assistant 
professor of psy-
chiatry and 
behavioral neuro-
sciences for the Wayne State 
University School of 
Medicine, died July 23, 2021. 
Dr. Lachover was one of 
the longest-serving faculty 
psychiatrists at the Wayne 
State School of Medicine. He 
had served as a major in the 
U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 
1970 and as a medic in the 
Yom Kippur War in Israel.
“He was an extraordinary 
member of our department 
who was held in the highest 
of esteem by his colleagues 
and friends,” said David 
Rosenberg, M.D., chair of the 
Department of Psychiatry 
and Neurosciences. 
“He was beloved by the 
many residents and medical 

students he taught, and his 
colleagues and friends at 
Sinai Grace Hospital, where 
he trained residents and 
medical students and saw 
patients. He was a wonderful, 
humble, unassuming gentle-
man who loved working with 
our medical students and 
residents.”
Dr. Lachover is survived by 
his wife, Cookie Lachover; 
daughter, Rachel (Scott) 
Lachover-Sadoff.
Interment was at 
Machpelah Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to Friends of the IDF, 
Michigan Chapter, P.O. Box 
999, Walled Lake, MI 48390 
fidf.org/donate; or the Jewish 
National Fund, 42 East 69th 
St., New York, NY 10021, jnf.
org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

REVA LEPLER, 
81, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
July 29, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Jill and Bob 
Daly; sons and daughters-
in-law, Scott and Amanda 
Lepler, Marc and Stephanie 
Lepler; grandchildren, 
Meredith Daly and Mason 
Lepler; many other loving 
family members and friends. 
Mrs. Lepler was the dear 
sister of the late Libby; 
daughter of the late Morris 
and Minnie Taylor. 
Interment took place at 
Hebrew Memorial Park 
Cemetery in Clinton 
Township. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

Trial Lawyer
Extraordinaire

JUDGE 
NORMAN 
LIPPITT, 85, of 
Bloomfield 
Hills, died July 
26, 2021. 
He was a very 
accomplished trial lawyer 
who loved winning battles 
in the courtroom, a very 
well-respected judge and 
an extremely generous 
philanthropist for many 
causes.
Judge Lippitt was the 
beloved husband of Patricia 
Canner and the late Beverly 
Lippitt. He is survived 
by his son, Alan Lippitt; 
daughter, Abby Lippitt; 
brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Robert and Donna 
Slatkin; Patricia’s children, 
Kimberly and Stuart 
Wish, Krist Cadwallader, 
and Michael and Lauren 
Canner; Patricia’s 
grandchildren, Carson, 
Chloe, Quinn, and Dylan; 
many loving nieces and 
nephews. 
He was the loving 
brother of the late Sarah 
Frank. 
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to Michigan State 
University-College of 
Law, Spartan Way, 535 
Chestnut Road, Room 300, 
East Lansing, MI 48824, 
givingto.msu.edu/ways-to-
give.cfm; Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

