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by many other loving family 
members and friends. 
Interment was held at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions 
may be made to Yad Ezra or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

CAROL PLOTKIN, 
91, of Franklin, 
died Oct. 26, 2022. 
She was a dedi-
cated social worker 
for Jewish Family 
Service for over 26 years.
Mrs. Plotkin is survived by 
her daughter, Chris Alpern-
Panzak; son, Jamie Alpern; 
brother, Robert Sokolski; step-
brother and sister-in-law, Jon 
and Marci Sokolski; Arthur’s 
children, Neil and Annabelle 
Plotkin, and Leah Plotkin and 
David Grace; grandchildren, 
Oscar and Lucas Plotkin; niec-

es, nephews and other loving 
family. 
Mrs. Plotkin was the beloved 
wife for 35 years of the late 
Arthur Plotkin; dear moth-
er-in-law of the late Norm 
Penzak; the loving sister-in-law 
of the late Sally Sokolski. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made 
to Leukemia & Lymphoma 
Society of Michigan, P.O. Box 
772395, Detroit, MI 48277-
2395; Parkinson’s Foundation 
of Michigan, 30400 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 150, Bingham 
Farms, MI 48025, parkinson-
smi.org; or Humane Society 
of Michigan, 30300 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 220, Bingham 
Farms, MI 48025, michiganhu-
mane.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

JOSEPH SELIK 
 
of West 
Bloomfield died 
Oct. 26, 2022, 
just days before 
his 80th birth-
day.
It was a long goodbye. He 
struggled for many years with 
frontotemporal dementia. 
Mr. Selik is survived by his 
loving daughter; Staci (Jeff) 
Goldman of Waterford; son, 
Steven Selik of Oak Park; 
adored grandchildren, Ben 
Goldman, Sarah Goldman, 
Skylar Selik and Samantha 
Selik; siblings, Bruce (Terri) 
Selik of Bloomfield Hills, 
Nancy (Joe) Gorman of 
Waterford; nieces and neph-
ews. He also leaves devoted 
partner, Patricia Krentzin of 
West Bloomfield; and her chil-
dren, Kylie Krentzin, Keri and 
Lee Burnstein; and grandson, 
Aiden.

He was preceded in death 
by his wife, Barbara Selik; and 
parents, Rose and Burton Selik. 
Interment was held at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions can be 
made to the American Heart 
Association, to the Alzheimer’s 
Association or to Hospice of 
Michigan. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

MICHAEL STEIN, 
72, of 
Birmingham, 
died Oct. 27, 
2022. 
 Mr. Stein is 
survived by his children, 
Albert and Terri Haddad, 
Wade and Judy Haddad, 
Michelle and Matthew Fogg, 
Andrew and Samantha Stein, 
and Zachary Stein; grand-
children, Delilah Stein, 
Joseph, Adeline, Nicholas, 
Lucas and Kylee Haddad, and 

Judaism embraces all facets of life . . . including death.
Trust us to assist you with dignity and grace.

