Rotter; grandchildren, Dr. 
Jacob Rotter and Dr. Michelle 
Sheyman, Maxwell and 
Hannah Rotter, Daniel Rotter, 
Mitchell Rotter, and Jack 
Henry Lowenstein; sister and 
brother-in-law, Judith and 
Richard Komer; brother and 
sister-in-law, Dr. Jeffrey Band 
and Meredith Weston; many 
loving nieces and nephews. 
Mrs. Rotter was the 
beloved wife for 63 years 
of the late Dr. Norman 
Rotter; the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Herman Band 
and the late Dorothy Band 
Cooperman; the loving sister 
of the late Bunny Band; the 
dear daughter-in-law of the 
late Roy and the late Sylvia 
Rotter. 
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 

 Contributions may be made 
to Wayne State University 
Memorial Gifts for Harriet 
and Norman J. Rotter, 5475 
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 
48202, giving.wayne.edu/
donate/rotter; or to a charity 
of one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ELAINE SARKO, 
88, died peaceful-
ly in her sleep on 
Dec. 2, 2022. She 
celebrated her 
birthday on July 
29, 2022, in Palm Desert, 
where she relocated a year 
earlier to be closer to family.
Born and raised in Detroit, 
she married Emanuel Sarko 
when she was 18 and they 
spent 55 years together before 
his passing in 2007. In 1978, 
they moved to Scottsdale, 
Ariz., where they established 
a beautiful home and lived 
there for more than 40 years.

The family will miss her 
terribly and are grateful for 
the amazing life she had. A 
devoted wife and mother, 
Elaine had two successful 
careers in real estate and 
fashion. In addition, she was 
president of Haddasah in 
Michigan and volunteered for 
many philanthropic causes. 
Elaine loved people, espe-
cially her many dear friends. 
She was a master bridge 
player and avid news viewer. 
Above all, she adored her 
family and was so proud to 
be a great-grandmother. 
Mrs. Sarko is survived by 
her daughter, Suzen Sarko; 
her grandsons, Brandon and 
Stephen Ravet; her daugh-
ter-in-law, Sigi Ravet; her 
great-grandson, Shiloh; and 
family dogs Stella, Sophie and 
Sami. 
She was predeceased by her 
son, Albert. 

SHIRLEY JEAN WEINGROT, 
93, of Farmington Hills, died 
Dec. 26, 2022. 
She is survived by her 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Cathy and Grant Shafer; sons 
and daughter-in-law, Steven 
and Kelly Weingrot, and Erik 
Weingrot; grandchildren, 
Stephen and Lalana Weingrot, 
Kevin and Lesa Weingrot, 
Michael Weingrot and his 
fiancee, Paige Sharrow, and 
Heather Shafer; great-grand-
children, Anya, Colton and 
Amelia Weingrot; sisters, Rhea 
Blum and Jane Williams; many 
loving nieces and nephews. 
Mrs. Weingrot was the 
beloved wife of the late 
Abraham Weingrot; the 
cherished mother of the late 
Robert Weingrot and the late 
Jack Weingrot; the loving sis-
ter of the late Samuel Lipton, 
the late Audrey Penskar and 
the late Harley Lipsky; the 
devoted daughter of the late 

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