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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

GLORIA SELLERS, 
97, of Lauderhill, 
Fla., formerly of 
Southfield, died 
June 21, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her son, David Sellers; 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Andrea and Chris Reichardt 
Sellers; grandchildren, Heidi 
(Aaron) Vangelisti and Marc 
Reichardt; great-grandchildren, 
Bryanna and Zachary; sister-in-
law, Rosalind Chalnick.
Mrs. Sellers was the beloved 
wife of the late James Sellers; 
daughter of the late Edmund 
and Sarah Wiener; sister of the 
late Dorothy Berns; sister-in-
law of the late Harriet Gluck; 
cousin of the late Allen Berk, 
Ernie Berk and Helen Budman. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’s choice. 

Interment took place at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

TRUDY SHAPIRO, 
85, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
June 22, 2023. 
She lived an 
exemplary life, ded-
icated to family and friends and 
always thinking of others first. 
She was a very skilled legal 
secretary from the time she was 
18 years old and volunteered 
for many organizations. Trudy 
deeply touched the lives of 
everyone she knew and will be 
greatly missed.
Mrs. Shapiro is survived by 
her beloved husband, Harold 
Shapiro; daughters and son-
in-law, Lori Shapiro, Linda 

and Brian Shapiro; grandchil-
dren, Eric Lipshaw, Stephen 
Lipshaw, Ian Schlager and Levi 
Schlager; sister and brother-in-
law, Marsha and Leon Botkin; 
nieces and nephews, Rob (Jan) 
Goldfarb, Emily (Scott) Balloff 
and David (Catherine) Botkin; 
many other loving family mem-
bers and friends. 
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to Adat Shalom Synagogue. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.
 

BETTY SMITH, 92, 
of Tamarac, Fla., 
died on June 2, 
2023.
Betty was born in 
Brooklyn, N.Y., and 

raised her family in Great Neck, 
N.Y., before moving to Silver 
Springs, Md., where she had a 
career with Sears. 
She retired to Tamarac 
with her husband of 65 years, 
Al. Throughout her time in 
Tamarac, Betty volunteered for 
City of Hope and most recently 
the Women’s Club.
She is survived by her son, 
Joel (Jackie) Smith; daughters, 
Susan (Carl) Denicolis, Ronni 
(the late Steven) Welsch; grand-
children, Jennifer (Jimmy) 
Rhein, Jacob (Amanda) Smith, 
Eric (Madi) Denicolis, Michelle 
(P.J.) Denicolis, Jeffrey (Mandy) 
Welsch and the late Howard 
Welsch; great-grandchildren, 
Owen, Colin and Maggie; many 
loving nieces, nephews and 
their families.
She was the beloved wife of 

