OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

52 | SEPTEMBER 23 • 2021 
 
 
 
 

may be made to Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org; Kadima, 
15999 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, 
MI 48076, kadimacenter.
org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

SHIRLEY ANN GILL, 93, of 
Bingham Farms, died Sept. 
10, 2021. 
She is survived by her 
nephew, Stan Gill; nieces, 
Sharon (Ron) Herman and 
Sandee (Howard) Penn; 
great-nephew, Matt (Lori) 
Herman; great-niece, Amy 
(Kurtis Hessler) Herman; 
great-great-nieces and great-
great-nephew, Dylan, Alice 
and Jamie; many other loving 

family members and friends. 
Shirley was the sister of the 
late Jackie Gill. 
Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

BENOIT GORGE, 
94, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 14, 2021. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 70 
years, Evelyn Gorge; son and 
daughter-in-law, Michael and 
Wendy Gorge; grandchildren, 
Matthew Gorge, Brandon 
and Emily Gorge, and Gillian 
Gorge and Daniel Carr; great-
grandchildren, Charlotte Carr, 
Jackson Carr, Benjamin Gorge 

and Maxwell Gorge; brother 
and sister-in-law, Sol and 
Nancy Gorge. 
Mr. Gorge was the 
cherished father of the late 
Karen and the late Marshal 
Gorge. 
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 
2265 Livernois, Suite 410, 
Troy, MI 48083, detroit@cff.
org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

TERRY LIFTON, 
83, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 11, 2021. 
She is survived 
by her husband, 
Kenneth Lifton; son and 

daughter-in-law, Allen Lifton 
and Cindi Gruber; daughter, 
Sheryl Neville; grandson, 
Steven Neville; sister and 
brother-in-law, Maxine 
“Mickey” and Calvin Mackey; 
sisters-in-law and brothers-
in-law, Janice Gitlin, Iris and 
Jimmy Fuller, and Howard 
Lifton.
Interment was at 
Beth El Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made 
to Temple Israel, Donna 
& Allan Apple Fund for 
Children with Special Needs, 
5725 Walnut Lake Road, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, 
temple-israel.org/tributes; 
Temple Israel, the David and 
Stacy Gordon Family “Do 
Good Fund”, 5725 Walnut 
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323, temple-israel.org/

continued from page 51

