SEPTEMBER 9 • 2021 | 61
Actor Ed Asner, 91
Schwartz, Brady Schwartz,
Mandy Schwartz, Brandon
Schwartz, Jordan Schwartz,
Eliot and Ashleigh Schwartz,
and Samantha Schwartz; niec-
es and nephews, Karen Berger,
Amy Freedland, Marcie
Freedland, and Stuart and Jen
Freedland; former husband,
Robert Pangborn.
She was daughter of the
late Nathan and the late Ruth
Freedland; sister of the late
Herbert Freedland.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Quest Autism Foundation,
159 Godwin Ave., Midland
Park, NJ 07432. questnj.org;
or Interlochen Center for
the Arts, Attn: Philanthropy
Office, P.O. Box 199,
Interlochen, MI 49643.
interlochen.org. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ELAINE STOLER,
86, of West
Bloomfield, died
Aug. 30, 2021.
The people
who knew and
loved Elaine also knew and
loved her handwriting: an
effortless calligraphy that
made any note look elegant
and sophisticated. No written
task was too mundane for
Elaine’s artistic touch, even
a grocery list deserved her
attention to detail. Indeed,
Elaine’s script was truly rep-
resentative of her approach
to life: She found beauty in
everything and everyone.
A gentle soul, she extend-
ed kindness and compas-
sion toward all whom she
touched. Just to be in Elaine’s
presence was to feel special
and loved.
Mrs. Stoler is survived
by her beloved husband Dr.
William “Bill” Stoler; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Arlene
and Ron Gottlieb; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert
“Bobby” and Shelly Stoler;
grandchildren, Julian (Kenzie
Bell) Gottlieb, Marshall
(Darbi) Gottlieb, Rebecca
Stoler, Kayla (Alex Hansen)
Stoler; many other loving
family members and friends.
She was the dear sister
of the late Loren (Phyllis)
Goodman.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to Intentional Communities
of Washtenaw. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
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E
d Asner, the Emmy
Award-winning
actor, died peaceful-
ly in Los Angeles at age 91.
He was born in Kansas
City, Mo., into a traditional
Orthodox Jewish fami-
ly, the son of Lizzie (nee
Seliger) and Morris David
Asner, a poor immigrant
junk man.
Asner won five Emmy
Awards for playing Lou
Grant across two series,
in addition to two other
Emmys for the miniseries
Rich Man, Poor Man and
Roots, making him the
most honored male per-
former in Emmy Awards
history. Asner appealed
to younger generations
as he provided the voice
of another gruff fellow
with a tender heart, Carl
Fredricksen in Pixar’s Up
(2009). Asner also notably
played Santa Claus in Elf
(2003).
Beyond his best-known
roles, Asner had hundreds
of acting credits in a televi-
sion and movie career that
spanned seven decades.
Asner was an outspo-
ken activist against U.S.
support of the junta in
El Salvador. He stood
on the steps of the State
Department to announce
the formation of Medical
Aid for El Salvador and
presented the first $25,000
relief check for war-rav-
aged communities there.
Dozens of rightwing
organizations asked their
members to boycott the
products that sponsored
his show.
Asner was also twice
elected head of the Screen
Actors Guild, a position
that he frequently used as
a forum for his political
opinions, which brought
him into conflict with
Charlton Heston, who took
over from Asner in a high-
ly publicised power play.
Asner had two daughters
and a son from his first
marriage to Nancy Sykes,
which ended in divorce;
and a son from a rela-
tionship with Carol Jean
Vogelman.
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