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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