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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