OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

60 | JULY 20 • 2023 

Stebbins of Israel; grandchil-
dren, Kyle and Dave Lerner, 
Jorie Kreitman, Doree and 
Jake Lapping, Josh Kreitman, 
Seth Kreitman, Sarah 
Kreitman, Carly Levine, 
Ava Levine, Ethan Levine; 
great-grandchildren, Poppy 
Lerner, Audrey Lerner, Isla 
Lapping. 
Mrs. Kreitman was the lov-
ing mother of the late Kevan 
Kreitman. 
Contributions may be made 
to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, 
P.O. Box 2044, Southfield, MI 
48037; Zekelman Holocaust 
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake 
Road, Farmington Hills, 
MI 48334; or Beaumont 
Hospital Pediatric Oncology-
Hematology, beaumont.
org/giving/ways-to-give. A 
funeral service was held at 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. 
Interment took place at 

Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

GERALDINE 
LAZARE, 83, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died July 11, 2023. 
She is survived 
by beloved hus-
band, Saul Lazare; son and 
daughter-in-law, Mark and 
Amy Lazare; grandchildren, 
Cara Lazare and Jarett Lazare; 
nieces and nephews, Irv 
and Marla Shiffman, Gary 
Shiffman and Frank Kraatz, 
Bob Furstenberg, David and 
Ilene Furstenberg, Steven and 
Karen Furstenberg, Randy 
Rossman, Cindy and Arnold 
Wolf, Jill Kaplan, Kenneth 
and Deborah Kaplan; many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Contributions may be 

made to the Alzheimer’s 
Association, the Michigan 
Humane Society or a charity 
of one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

BERNARD 
MALAMUD, P.E., 
90, of Huntington 
Woods, died June 
22, 2023. 
He was the 
beloved husband of Shirley 
(Nosanchuk) Malamud for 66 
years. A lifelong resident of 
Michigan, Bernie worked 35+ 
years in the federal civil ser-
vice, including active service 
with the U.S. Army with the 
Detroit District of the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. 
Among his many dis-
tinctions, he received the 
Exceptional Civil Service 
Award from the Department 
of Army. After his retire-

ment from the Corps, Bernie 
worked as a consultant engi-
neer for the private sector. 
He was also an avid traveler 
and sports fan, and longtime 
volunteer for numerous char-
ities. 
Mr. Malamud is survived 
by his wife, Shirley Malamud; 
children, Ilene (Dr. Marc) 
Hirsch, Karen (William) 
Koenig, and Kenneth (Ted 
Hua) Malamud; grandchil-
dren, Brett (Sonita) Koenig, 
Kyle Koenig (Meredith 
Stopka), Sydney Hirsch (fian-
cé Sam Argyle) and Michael 
Hirsch; sister and brother-
in-law, Barbara and Sander 
Papo; many other loving rela-
tives and friends.
He was preceded in death 
by his parents, Aaron and 
Esther Malamud; par-
ents-in-law, Ben and Ann 
Nosanchuk; sister-in-law, 

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