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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