92 | APRIL 27 • 2023 

MICHAEL LAZAR, 69, of 
Oak Park, died April 14, 2023. 
He is survived by his 
sister-in-law, Joan Lazar; 
niece and nephew, Dr. 
Stephanie Lazar and Alan 
Walborn; great-nephews, 
Remy Walborn, Benjamin 
Walborn; cousins, Allen and 
Kaye Weinberger, Howard 
Weinberger; he was a cher-
ished and beloved friend to 
many. 
Mr. Lazar was the beloved 
son of the late Eta and the late 
Berko Lazar; dear brother of 
the late Thomas Lazar. 
Contributions may be made 
to a Jewish charity of one’s 
choice. A funeral service was 
held at Hebrew Memorial 
Chapel. Interment took place 
at Oakview Cemetery in Royal 
Oak. Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

GERALDINE 
“GERRY” 
PALMER, 87, of 
Royal Oak, passed 
away peacefully on 
Wednesday, April 
12, 2023, in her 
home with her daughters by her 
side. 
Her long life was filled with 
family, friends, art and beloved 
pets. She had a long love-filled 
marriage to Marvin Palmer, who 
passed away 10 months ago. The 
two of them built an amazing life 
together.
In her home, Geraldine 
merged the two most import-
ant parts of her life: family 
and art. She was an artist at 
her core, with a rare ability to 
create what she could imagine 
and then share that vision with 
those around her. Colored 
pencils never left her hand, 
even through her last week of 
life. The family feels lucky to 

have her drawings and paint-
ings in their own homes. Her 
devotion to the color blue is 
something all three daughters 
share, like a genetic inheri-
tance.
The family feels fortunate 
to have been supported by a 
wonderful team of caregivers, 
Blossom, Marie and Mima, who 
cared for their parents for many 
years. It’s impossible to thank 
them enough.
Mrs. Palmer was the beloved 
wife for 67 years of the late 
Stanley “Marvin” Palmer; cher-
ished mother of Linda and Jim 
Greenwood, Cathy and Steven 
Goldsmith, and Marci Mayer 
and Chris Kriss; proud grand-
mother of Sarah Greenwood 
and her fiancé, Brian Ducoffe, 
Samuel Goldsmith and Ayla 
Lorraine, Joel Goldsmith 
and Mattie Adam, Benjamin 
Mayer and Alicia Morrier, 
Daniel and Rachel Mayer, 

Jason Greenwood, Emma Kriss 
and Hannah Kriss; adoring 
great-grandmother of Tallulah 
Mayer, Eavie Mayer and Lily 
Valdes-Greenwood. The family 
would also like to thank Becca, 
Sabrina and Cindy from Open 
Arms Hospice for their care and 
support.
Mrs. Palmer was the devoted 
daughter of the late Archie and 
the late Sophia Zeitlin. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to Michigan Humane 
Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 
48025, michiganhumane.org/
tributes; Temple Emanu-El, 
14450 W
. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 
MI 48237, emanuel-mich.org; 
or Forgotten Harvest 15000 
Eight Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 
48237, forgottenharvest.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

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