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/

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