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devoted friends. 
Mrs. Scapelliti was the daugh-
ter of the late Larry Strager; sis-
ter of the late Jonathan Strager. 
Donations may be made to the 
Loss ECC Programming Fund at 
Temple Israel. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

HOW
ARD 
SCHW
ARTZ, 83, 
passed away on 
Oct. 12, 2021, sur-
rounded by his 
family in 
Scottsdale, Ariz. 
Howard was an active and 
vibrant man, who was stricken 
by the West Nile virus in late 
September. The oldest of three 
children, he was born in Detroit, 
where he lived until moving his 
family to Scottsdale in 1977. 
During the 57 years that 

Howard practiced law in 
Arizona, he was one of the 
first public defenders in 
Maricopa County and spent 25 
years as deputy county attor-
ney, also serving as a special 
assistant U.S. Attorney in the 
Federal Organized Crime and 
Racketeering Bureau. 
He simultaneously pursued 
his interest in real estate, invest-
ing in land and residential 
development across the Valley. 
Other highlights of Howard’s 
career and philanthropy includ-
ed admission to practice before 
the U.S. Supreme Court, serving 
as chairman of the Arizona State 
Lottery Commission, treasurer 
of the Beth El Congregation 
Board of Directors and an 
active member of the Jewish 
Community Relations Council, 
Jewish National Fund Lawyers 
for Israel and the Train 
Collectors Association. He was 
also an avid art collector and 
outdoor enthusiast.

Family was Howard’s cen-
tral focus. He was a devoted 
grandfather who derived great 
joy from attending his grand-
children’s activities and sporting 
events. Vacations primarily con-
sisted of ski trips with as many 
as 18 family members. Other 
family travel included attending 
baseball games at different sta-
diums across the country and 
traveling throughout the world. 
He was a student of history, an 
avid art collector and reader and 
outdoor enthusiast. Howard was 
well known around the Valley 
and often recognized in his 1974 
Stingray Corvette.
Howard is survived by his wife 
of 54 years, Brenda (Katcher) 
Schwartz; their two daughters, 
Elan Levey (Andrew Levey) and 
Marni Harp; his sister, Lynda 
Giles (Conrad Giles); broth-
er, Melvin Schwartz (Cindy 
Schwartz); grandchildren, Jake, 
Bennett, Shane and Sloane; and 
a large extended loving family.

Contributions may be made 
in his name to the Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit, World ORT or Yad Ezra.

ALAN ROBERT WEINER, 
90, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly 
of Southfield, died Oct. 21, 2021. 
He is survived by his son, 
Dr. Ira Weiner of Las Vegas; 
daughter, Jill Weiner (Amelia 
Lim) of Kilauea, Hawaii; 
grandchildren, Joshua Weiner 
of Berkeley, Alex Weiner of 
Ft. Bragg, N.C., Loren Weiner 
of Cornell, N.Y., and Herschel 
Weiner of Hawaii; sister, 
Barbara Pessell of Boynton 
Beach, Fla.; Josh’s mother, 
Shelly Weiner of Henderson, 
Nev.; Alex’s mother, Michelle 
Hambrick of Las Vegas. 
Mr. Weiner was the beloved 
husband for 43 years of the 
late Lorraine. 
Interment was in New 
Montefiore Cemetery, 
Farmingdale, N.Y.

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