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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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DONALD BARON, 
82, of East Lansing, 
died Jan. 14, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 
almost 60 years, 
Anita Baron; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Neil and Elsy 
Baron; daughter, Hannah Hall; 
grandchildren, Nicole Baron 
and her fiance, David Sable, 
Abigail Baron, Adam Baron, 
and Harrison Hall; brothers-in-
law and sisters-in-law, Elliott 
and Marlene Harvith, and Alan 
Harvith and Freddie Winston-
Harvith. He is also survived by 
his special aunt, Jean Willens; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
cousins and friends. 
Mr. Baron was the loving 
brother of the late Paula and 
the late Joseph Simon; the 
devoted son of the late Herman 
and the late Sally Baron. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org/donate/
tributes; Sparrow Hospice 
House of Mid-Michigan, 
1210 W. Saginaw St., Lansing, 
MI 48915, secure.qgiv.com/
for/spaheasys; Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek of Lansing, 
1924 Coolidge Road, East 
Lansing, MI 48823, shaareyze-
dek.com; or to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GLORIA 
“GOLDIE” 
BOOKSTEIN, 86, 
of Bloomfield Hills 
and Dallas, Texas, 
passed peacefully 
in her sleep on Jan. 16, 2023.
Born in Detroit, which she 
always considered home, she 
later split her time between 
Arizona, Michigan and Texas 
to be near her children and 
family.
Mrs. Bookstein was mar-

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