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brother-in-law, Ruth and Marshal Weitz; 
special friends, Maureen Leaf and Madge 
Wilson. The family extends special 
thanks to the caregivers at Aleardi’s for 
their compassionate care. 
Mrs. Wineman was the beloved wife 
of the late Irving Wineman; the lov-
ing mother-in-law of the late Martin 
Steinberg; daughter of the late Rachel 
and the late Jack Weinman. 
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Attn: 
Processing Center, P.O. Box 947765, 
Atlanta, GA 30394, shrinershospitals-
forchildren.org/donate; Jewish Women 
International, 1129 20th St. NW, Suite 
801, Washington, DC 20036, jwi.org; or 
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 
P.O. Box 414238, Boston, MA 02241-
4238, themmrf.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DR. ERIC ZONDER, 72, of 
West Bloomfield, died Oct. 
12, 2022. 
He is survived by his wife, 
Denise Zonder; daughters 
and sons-in-law, Jessica 
Zonder and David Carpio, and Sara and 
Brett Koretzky; grandson, Asher Jack 
Koretsky; brothers and sisters-in-law, 
Dr. Michael and Deenie Zonder, and 
Stuart and Janna Zonder; brothers-in-law 
and sisters-in-law, Jeffrey and Denise, 
and Leslie and Joe; nieces, nephews and 
friends. 
Dr. Zonder was the devoted son of the 
late Dr. Jack and the late Seyma Zonder; 
the loving brother-in-law of the late 
Barbara Zonder; the dear son-in-law 
of the late Theodore and the late Irene 
Super. 
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions may be 
made to World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th 
St. N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, 
DC 20090-7180, worldwildlife.org; 
Friendship Circle, Attn: The Friendship 
House, Meer Family Friendship Center, 
6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate; or 
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 
6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, jewishhospice.org. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

O

n Oct. 21, 2021, Alan Robert 
Weiner of North Las Vegas, 
Nevada, passed away. On 
the anniversary of his passing, we 
remember Alan. 
He was born in the 
Bronx, N. Y., a proud 
New Yorker who always 
had time to stop and 
reminisce with fellow 
Bronx-born folk. After 
graduating high school, 
he enlisted in the U.S. 
Navy. As a Navy medic, he found 
his calling in helping others and in 
medicine. 
In 1962, he and our mother, 
Lorraine, moved from New York 
to Detroit, where Alan worked as 
assistant administrator for the Detroit 
Jewish home for the aged under 
his uncle, Ira (Sonny) Sonnenblick, 
and learned from him this quote: 
“This is where the old folks come to 
live, not die.” His experience at the 
Jewish home for the aged cemented 
his commitment to ensuring that all 
persons, regardless of religion, race 
or socio-economic status, should live 
their lives with dignity regardless of 
an institutional setting, going so far as 
to give away the bride when an elderly 
couple wished to renew their vows.
Alan then found a home in Detroit 
as administrator of Elliot General 
Hospital and later Park Community 
Hospital on Virginia Park in the 
neighborhood of its namesake. There 
he applied his uncle’s philosophy that 
although old, sick or institutionalized, 
every human being should live with 
dignity. He used this philosophy to 
provide custom prepared meals to 
meet the needs of the multicultural 
patients who came to the hospital, 
believing that the comfort of one’s 
food was as important to healing as 
the medicine they received.
Deeply aligned with his Jewish faith, 
Alan served on the board and later as 
president of B’nai David Synagogue in 

Southfield. He was recognized for his 
commitment to the Jewish community 
by Rabbi Solomon Gruskin and 
lifelong friend Rabbi Hayim Donin. 
In the 1980s, Alan took ownership 
of LaSalle Nursing Home on West 
Grand Boulevard, not far from 
Virginia Park. He remained there 
as administrator until moving with 
his wife, Lorraine, to Boca Raton, 
Florida, in the mid-1990s. LaSalle was 
his pride and joy; and it was there, 
with the assistance of his nursing 
and administrative staff, that he was 
able to see his whole vision of a place 
where older people lived with care 
and dignity.
Ever the caretaker, Alan spent 
his last years in Las Vegas and 
final months in a senior apartment 
complex, where he continued to 
speak out for the needs of those in 
his community, ending meetings 
with rounds of applause from fellow 
residents for speaking about the 
hardship of residents in need. He 
made sure that the food was flavorful, 
varied and well prepared, aligning 
with his belief that food provides 
nourishment for the soul. 
As much as he enjoyed living in 
Las Vegas, close to his family, Detroit 
was always in his heart; and he 
relished the times when friends and 
co-workers from Detroit would call 
and recall days past.
Today, we remember Alan, who has 
joined his wife, Lorraine, our mother, 
in heaven. We continue to carry on 
the legacy of caring for others as 
doctors and teachers, and those paths 
that are still to be decided by his 
grandchildren. He is survived by and 
etched in the heart of his son, Dr. Ira 
Weiner; grandsons, Joshua and Alex; 
daughter, Jill Weiner, and daughter-in-
law, Amelia Lim; grandson, Hershel, 
and granddaughter, Loren. An 
unveiling is scheduled for spring 2023 
at New Montefiore Cemetery in West 
Babylon, N. Y. 

Remembering 
a Mentsh

Alan Weiner

