54 | JANUARY 5 • 2023 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

ANN BEBES, 98, 
of Farmington 
Hills, died Dec. 
26, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and son-in-law, Sally Bebes 
and Cynthia (Lawrence) Buch; 
grandchildren, Renee Buch 
and Lisa Buch; many loving 
nieces, nephews, other family 
members and friends. 
Mrs. Bebes was the beloved 
wife of the late Harry Bebes; 
sister of the late Nettie Levitt, 
the late Rose Marx, the late 
Marlene Briskin, the late 
Nathan Briskin and the late 
Ben Briskin.
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Alzheimer’s Association 
or a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

DONALD 
BENYAS, 91, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Dec. 21, 2022. 
He is survived 
by his loving com-
panion, Florine Mark; son and 
daughter-in-law, Bradley and 
Diane Benyas; daughter and 
son-in-law, Dr. Pamela and Dr. 
Ronald Reiter; grandchildren, 
Allison and Jared Hillman, 
Rachel and Brian Adelman, 
Elise and Christopher Meraz; 
great-grandchildren, Charlie 
and Liam Hillman, and Maxine 
Meraz; sisters-in-law and broth-
er-in-law, Shirley Benyas, Margo 
Cohen and Marv Mittelman. 
He is also survived by Florine’s 
children and grandchildren. 
Mr. Benyas was the beloved 
husband of the late Maxine 
Benyas; the loving brother of 
the late Robert Benyas, and the 
late Ettagail and the late Jack 
Shatz; the dear brother-in-law 
of the late Morry Cohen and 

the late Harriet Mittelman. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Forgotten 
Harvest, 15000 Eight Mile 
Road, Oak Park, MI 48237, 
forgottenharvest.org; Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewish-
hospice.org/donate/tributes; 
Gesher Human Services (for-
merly JVS + Kadima), 29699 
Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 
48076, jvshumanservices.org; 
or to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

BLANCHE 
BRANT, 95, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Dec. 25, 
2022. 
She is sur-
vived by her son, 
Norman Brant; daughter, 
Elaine Surnow; grandchil-
dren, Scott and Megan Brant, 
Ronnie and Lindsey Brant, 
Noah and Kelly Brant, Sam 
and Annalise Surnow, Max 
and Caroline Surnow, and 
Lisa Surnow; great-grand-
children, Clara, Wyatt, Avi, 
Hallie, Micah and Benny 
Brant, and Georgia and 
Penelope Surnow; many lov-
ing nieces and nephews, and 
Jim DeMartini. 
Mrs. Brant was the beloved 
wife of the late Benjamin 
Brant; the cherished mother 
of the late Jacqueline Brant; 
the loving mother-in-law of 
the late Jeffrey Surnow; the 
dear sister of the late Matilda 
and the late David Fredrick; 
and the devoted daughter of 
the late Frank and the late 
Fannie Shulman. 
Interment was at 
Machpelah Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to ORT America Michigan 
Region, Max M. Fisher 

Federation Building, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 350, 
Bloomfield Township, MI 
48301, ortamerica.org; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

SHELDON M. 
BROWN, 89, of 
Rochester, died 
Dec. 22, 2022. 
He is survived 
by beloved wife, 
Kathryn Wolak; daughters 
and sons-in-law, Pam and 
Andy Schwartz, Laurie and 
Michael Gonte; grandchil-
dren, Daniel and Jenna 
Schwartz, Robyn (Jeff) 
Rice, Mallory (Jared) Biller; 
great-grandchildren, Oliver 
Rice and Keegan Biller. 
Interment took place 
at Great Lakes National 
Cemetery in Holly. 
Contributions may be made 
to a veterans’ organization. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

MILTON 
EINSTANDIG, 85, 
of Bloomfield 
Hills, died Dec. 
24, 2022. 
He is survived 
by his son and daughter-
in-law, David and Ilene 
Einstandig; daughter and 
son-in-law, Deborah and 
Barry Gold; grandchildren, 
Emily, Mallory and Rebecca 
Einstandig, Doris, Samuel 
and Evelyn Gold; brother-
in-law, Richard (Maureen) 
Knoll; sister-in-law, Marilynn 
Redlich; nephews and nieces, 
Jay and Mary Knoll, David 
Knoll, Michael Knoll, Amy 
and Owen Bennis, and Beth 
and Jeffrey Kaplan. He is also 
survived by his loving com-
panion, Sharon Soverinsky. 
Mr. Einstandig was the 
beloved husband of the late 

Elaine Einstandig; the loving 
brother of the late Craina 
Knoll; the devoted son of the 
late Philip and the late Esther 
Einstandig; the dear broth-
er-in-law of the late Robert 
Redlich. 
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to JDRF, 11 S. Lasalle St., 
Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 
60603, jdrf.org; Hebrew 
Free Loan, 6735 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, hfldetroit.
org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

EVELYN 
ENDELMAN, 83, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Dec. 25, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her daughters and son-
in-law, Cheryl and Allan 
Rothenberg, Susan Endelman 
Owdish; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Robert and Irish 
Endelman; grandchildren, 
Carly Rothenberg (fiancé, 
Chris Montague), Brandon 
Rothenberg and Eric Owdish; 
sister, Jean Appleby; many 
loving nieces, nephews and 
many wonderful lifelong 
friends. 
Mrs. Endelman was the 
beloved wife of the late Fred 
Endelman; sister of the late 
Seymour Rabotnick and the 
late Sidney Rabotnick. 
Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions 
may be made to the Jewish 
Hospice and Chaplaincy 
Network; the Detroit Dog 
Rescue; or to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel. 
 

c. 1992

