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