Laena Hoenig; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mr. Siegel was the loving
brother of the late Gertrude
and the late Wilfred Feldman,
and the late Hilda Winsen; the
dear brother-in-law of the late
Sheldon Hoenig; the devoted
son of the late Lena and the
late Carl Siegel; and the loving
son-in-law of the late Bella
and the late Sander Hoenig.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made
to Zekelman Holocaust
Center, Winsen, Feldman,
Goldfine, Siegel Library
Fund, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48334, holocaustcenter.org/
tributes; Congregation B’nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
bnaimoshe.org; or to a charity
of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
DEBBIE ELAINE
SILBER, 81, of
Delray Beach,
Fla., died Aug. 30,
2023.
She is survived
by her beloved husband,
Dennis Silber; daughters
and sons-in-law, Sheri and
Dr. David Whiteman, Jodi
and Ken Korotkin; son and
daughter-in-law, Tony and
Kati Silber; grandchildren, Dr.
Ari (Lillie Kline) Whiteman,
Rachel (fiance’ Miles Shanker)
Whiteman, Jess Korotkin,
Chase Korotkin, Jamie Silber
and Natalie Silber; sister-in-
law, Sandra Samson; many
other loving family members
and friends.
Interment took place at
Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
JEFFEREY L. SOFFERIN, 75
of Commerce Township, died
Sept. 11, 2023.
Jeff spent most of his life
as a pilot, and that was his
true passion. Jeff and Pam
operated their own airline,
Executive Express, for many
years before Jeff became a
commercial pilot; he ulti-
mately became a pilot for
numerous air charter com-
panies before hanging up his
wings.
Jeff loved his sheepdogs
and raising them was one of
his greatest joys. For many
years, Jeff also enjoyed
boating as a member of the
Detroit Yacht Club. His other
passions included golfing
(mostly with his brother-in-
law Ronnie) and tinkering
with home computing. Jeff
was everybody’s personal
helpdesk.
He is survived by his sister
and brother-in-law, Kathy
and Ronnie Berk; Sheepdogs,
Winston, Max, Bently and
Winston II; nieces and neph-
ews, Karolyn, Ken, Jamie, Amy,
and Holly; numerous grand-
nieces and grandnephews.
Jefferey was the beloved
husband of the late Pamela
Sofferin; son of the late Selma
and Alvin Sofferin; uncle of
the late Kevin Berk.
Contributions may be made
to the National Parkinson’s
Foundation or to a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
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