OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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Fleet; many nieces, nephews, 
cousins and friends. 
Mr. Joseph was the loving 
son of the late Reva and the 
late Seymour Joseph. 
Contributions may be 
made to The Shul, 6890 
W. Maple Road, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322; 
Chabad of Ann Arbor, 
715 Hill St. Ann Arbor, 
MI 48104; or Lungevity, 
lungevity.org. A graveside 
service was held at 
Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

BERNARD 
KESSLER, 99, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Nov. 16, 
2022. 
He is survived 
by his son and 
daughter-in-
law, Allen and 
Phyllis Kessler; 
grandchildren, 
Lindsey and 
Shane Monson, and Elliott 
and Jessica Kessler; great-
grandchildren, Zoe and Max 
Monson, and Lilly, Maya and 
Leo Kessler; other loving 
relatives and friends. 
Mr. Kessler was the beloved 
husband of the late Leah 
Kessler. 
Interment was at Hebrew 
Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Contributions may be 
made to the Alzheimer’s 
Association-Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, 
MI 48033, alz.org/gmc; 
or Zekelman Holocaust 
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake 
Road, Farmington Hills, 
MI 48334, holocaustcenter.
org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DR. SANFORD 
KORNWISE, 83, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Nov. 12, 2022, 
surrounded by his 
loving wife of 58 years, 
Maureen Kornwise, and his 
beloved daughter Jill. “Sandy” 
was also the father of the late 

Robert Kornwise. 
Sandy practiced 
dermatology and was 
treasured for his caring 
bedside-manner. He lived 
by his words that life’s 
most important gift is to be 
interested in others. Sandy 
always took time to talk to 
everyone who touched his 
life, remembering details 
that made each of them 
feel special. He maintained 
a positive and optimistic 
attitude and had a wonderful 
sense of humor.
Sandy enjoyed running, 
playing tennis and other 
sports. He and Maureen 
loved traveling together and 
collecting art. Early in their 
marriage, while serving in 
military public health during 

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