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ALICE LEPSETZ, 
73, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Feb. 3, 2023.
She is survived 
by her husband 
of 45 years, Steven Lepsetz; 
son and daughter-in-law, Neal 
and Alexa Lepsetz; daughter 
and son-in-law, Deborah and 
Matthew Schiering; grandchil-
dren, Zoey Schiering, Avner 
Lepsetz and Zander Schiering; 
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-
law, Marcia Liepman, Rick and 
Ronda Lepsetz, and Sharon 
and Ken Urbach. The family 
would like to thank Alice’s 
caregiver and friend, Deborah 
Erhart, for her dedication and 
companionship.
Mrs. Lepsetz was the sister 
of the late Michael Liepman; 
the daughter of the late Ruth 
and the late Werner Liepman. 
Interment was at Jewish 
Riverside Cemetery in 
Kalamazoo. Contributions 
may be made to Gesher 
Human Services (formerly 
JVS + Kadima), Activities 
Center, 29699 Southfield 
Road, Southfield, MI 
48076, kadimacenter.org, or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

SHEYLA MERTZ, 
94, of Oak Pak, 
died Feb. 3, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her son and 
daughter-in-
law, Fred Mertz and Cindy 
Lamendola of Menlo Park, 
Calif.; daughters and son-in-
law, Ada and Yaakov Morgan 
of Israel, Diane Haupt; grand-
children, David, Daniel, Gabi, 
Max, Ruby. 
Mrs. Mertz was the beloved 
wife of the late Morry Mertz; 

dear sister of the late Manuel 
Knopf. 
Contributions may be 
made to Magen David Adom, 
20 W. 36th St., Suite 1100, 
New York, New York 10018; 
American Kidney Foundation, 
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 
1010, Rockville, MD 20852; 
Holocaust Memorial Center, 
28123 Orchard Lake Road, 
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. 
A funeral service was held at 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. 
Interment took place at Beth 
Tefilo Emanuel Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

MINDI ROBYN 
MILLER, 54, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Feb. 4, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her beloved 
sons, Austin Miller and Logan 
Miller; mother, Sharon Gold; 
father, Harold Gold; aunt, Rita 
(the late Melvyn) Levin; Dan 
Miller, the father of her chil-
dren; former mother-in-law, 
Bobbi Miller; cousins, Eric 
Levin, Ron (Melissa) Levin, 
and their children; many other 
loving family members and 
friends.
Interment was held at 
Beth Abraham Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

CHARLES MARVIN 
OVENTHAL (Chaim Moishe), 
71, died Jan. 30, 2023, in 
Windsor, Ontario. He was 
born in Detroit. 
Mr. Oventhal is survived by 
his sisters, Charlene Yudowin 
of Ypsilanti, Brenda Oventhal 
Saperstein of Denver, Colo., 
Rosalie Pazner Linksman of 
New York; nephew, David 
Yudowin of Ypsilanti; niece, 
Sari Saperstein and her hus-
band, Rich Hohenbrink, 
in Colorado; great-niece, 

Maude Hohenbrink; nephews, 
Howard, Leslie and Jay Levy, 
and their New York families. 
Charles was the son of the 
late Samuel Oventhal and Ida 
Mickelson Oventhal; brother 
of the late Sheila Marie. 
An Orthodox funeral was 
held, as Charles was a Kohen. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Zekelman Holocaust 
Center in Farmington Hills.

FREDRICK 
POLLOCK, 59, of 
Lyndhurst, Ohio, 
died Feb. 2, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his daughters 
and son-in-law, Gabrielle and 
Justin Dryer, Whitney Pollock 
and Sarah Pollock; grandchild, 
Logan Dryer; sisters and 
brothers, Linda and Jeffrey 
Levitin, Andria Guten and 
Alan Pollock; cousins, Brian 
Kramer and Howard Kramer; 
many other family members 
and friends. 
Mr. Pollock was the beloved 
son of the late Theodore 
Pollock and the late Rhoda 
Pollock. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Humane 
Society of Michigan, 30300 
Telegraph Road, Suite 220, 
Bingham Farms, MI 48025, 
michiganhumane.org; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

RICHARD 
RAVID, 91, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died Feb. 7, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his sons and 
daughter-in-law, Daniel Ravid, 
Jonathan Ravid, and David 
Lawrence and Janene Ravid; 
grandchildren, Nicholas 
Ravid, Jonathan M. Ravid, 
Benjamin Ravid, Katherine 
and Cullen Salada, and 
Stephanie Ravid; sister, Sandra 

Kane; many dear nieces, neph-
ews and other family. 
Mr. Ravid was the beloved 
husband for 59 years of the 
late Helen Ravid; brother 
of the late Ruth and the late 
Harry Beresh; the brother-in-
law of the late Sherman Kane. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to JARC, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 100, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
jarc.org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

IDA WIENER, 92, 
of Commerce, 
died Feb. 6, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her children, 
Charlotte (Jeff) 
Tobias, Gail (Les) Braverman 
and Sidney Wiener; grand-
children, Jamie Tobias, 
Maxwell Braverman and 
Anthony Bucca, Nicole and 
Zak Troiano, Gabriel Wiener, 
Joshua Wiener; great-grand-
child, Kai Troiano; sister, Toni 
(the late Martin) Korman; 
brothers, the late Markus 
(Beanie) Rohtbart, the late 
Meyer (Judy) Rohtbart and 
the late Shia Rohtbart; many 
loving nieces, nephews, other 
family members and friends. 
Ida was the dear daughter 
of the late Menashe and Molly 
Rohtbart. 
Interment was held at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions 
may be made to Hillel Day 
School or to the Friends of 
the Israel Defense Forces. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

CORRECTION
The obituary for Ann Bebes 
(Jan. 5, 2023) should have 
indicated she was the sister-in-
law of the late Leo Genser and 
the late Kay Genser Fabricant.

