80 | DECEMBER 15 • 2022 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

DONALD L. ALLEN, 85, of 
Center Line, Mich., died Dec. 
5, 2022. 
Her is survived by his sister, 
Darlene Maneli; many loving 
nieces, nephews and friends. 
Mr. Allen was the loving 
brother of the late Phyllis 
Lewis; the devoted son of the 
late Rebecca “Betty” and the 
late Herbert Allen. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to American Cancer 
Society, 20450 Civic Center 
Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, 
cancer.org; or Michigan 
Humane Society, Development 
Dept., 30300 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 
48025-4507, michiganhumane.
org/tributes. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LINDA 
BIRDSONG, 76, of 
Southfield, died 
Dec. 3, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her sister and 
brother-in-law, Marcie and 
Sheldon Kagan Weinstein; 
many other family members 
and a world of devoted friends 
whom she treated as family. 
Mrs. Birdsong was the 
beloved wife of the late John 
Birdsong; daughter of the late 
Norman and the late Yetta 
Kagan. 
Interment was held at 
Temple Israel Gardens of Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions 
may be made to the Geller 
Food for the Needy fund 
at Temple Israel, to the 
Michigan Humane Society or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

SIDNEY 
BRADLEY, 92, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Dec. 6, 2022. 
He is survived 
by his wife, Eileen 
Bradley; son, David Bradley; 
brother and sister-in-law, Cyril 
and Dee Bradley; sister, Julia 
Rosoff; grandchild, Blaine 
Bradley; Eileen’s children, 
Alan and Lisa Wittenberg, 
Marc and Stacey Wittenberg. 
Mr. Bradley was the beloved 
husband of the late Sally 
Bradley; dear brother and 
brother-in-law of the late Lena 
and the late Morris Lazarus. 
Contributions may be made 
to Hebrew Free Loan, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 300, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. 
A graveside service was held 
at Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

MINNA 
CHIMOFF, 96, of 
Southfield, died 
Dec. 2, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her children, 
Doreen Bernstein, Barry 
(Mary Jo) Bernstein, Bart 
(Cookie) Chimoff and Mark 
Chimoff; grandchildren, 
Jenny Bernstein, Scott (Amy) 
Bernstein, Cortney and Taylor 
Chimoff, Sara and Zack 
Chimoff; sister, Betty Pfeiffer; 
great-grandchildren, Abigail, 
Ruby and Clara; nephew and 
niece, Bryan Furstenberg, 
Ilene (David) Furstenberg; 
their children, Alec and Emil; 
former loving daughter-in-law, 
Darien Chimoff; brother-in-
law, Ray (Elli) Chimoff; many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Mrs. Chimoff was the 

beloved wife of the late 
Samuel Chimoff and the late 
Leonard Bernstein; sister of 
the late Selma (the late Irving) 
Rosman; sister-in-law of the 
late Joe Pfeiffer. 
Interment was held at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

CHARLOTTE 
CORLIN, 95, (10 
days shy of her 
96th birthday) 
passed away 
peacefully Dec. 6, 
2022. 
Throughout her career as an 
interior designer and long into 
retirement, Charlotte always 
made time to volunteer for 
causes close to her heart, such 
as Head Start, Yad Ezra Food 
Bank, Friendship Circle and 
the gift shop at Danto. 
Charlotte was known for 
her style and class and was an 
avid reader who always liked 
the challenge of a complex 
crossword puzzle.
Mrs. Corlin was the beloved 
wife of Sherwin Corlin for 74 
years; mother of Rodney and 
Dolly Corlin, and Terri and 
Howard Dembs; loving Nana 
of Bradley and Renee Dembs, 
and Laura Corlin; sister-in-law 
of Gerald and Sharon Corlin; 
daughter of the late Bert and 
Lillian Schlain; daughter-
in-law of the late Rae and 
Leonard Cohen; and sister of 
the late Abbott Schlain.
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Yad Ezra, 
2850 W. 11 Mile Road, 
Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.
org/donate; Jewish Hospice 

and Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jewishhospice.org/
donate/tributes; or to a charity 
of one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MARK DEMBS, 
75, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Dec. 7, 2022. 
He is sur-
vived by his wife 
of 53 years, Mona Dembs; 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Marla Dembs, Cindy and 
Brian Horgan, and Lisa and 
JD Rubin; grandchildren, 
Brandon and Payton Dembs, 
Ella, Allison and Julia Horgan, 
Elliot and Nora Rubin; sister 
and brother-in-law, Susan and 
Joseph Brennan; many loving 
nieces, nephews, cousins and a 
world of dear friends. 
Mr. Dembs was the devoted 
son of the late Manny and the 
late Micki Dembs; the dear 
son-in-law of the late Hedy 
and the late Sidney Brown. 
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to ALS 
Patient Care and Clinical 
Trials-336111, 1500 E. Medical 
Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 
48109, umich-als.org (click on 
make a gift); or to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RUTH FRANKEL, 
85, of Commerce 
Township, died 
Dec. 2, 2022. 
She is sur-
vived by her son 
and daughter-in-law, Todd 
(Jenelle) DesMarais; daugh-
ter, Ronna Freeland; grand-
children, Dayna and Devon 
Freeland, Jacqueline and 

