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SAMUEL 
BLUMENSTEIN, 
86, of Novi, died 
Nov. 16, 2023. 
He is survived by 
his children, Lori 
Blumenstein-Bott and Dennis 
Bott, Karen Blumenstein and 
Lauren Engel, and Dr. Brian 
and Ann Blumenstein; grand-
children, Danielle DePriest 
and Matthew Newman, Justin 
DePriest, Nicole Blumenstein 
and Brett Kerstein, Alivia 
Blumenstein, and Raquel 
Blumenstein; great-grandson, 
Max Newman; brother-in-law 
and sister-in-law, Ron and Gail 
Manheimer; many other loving 
relatives and friends, and his 
faithful furry companion, Benji. 
Mr. Blumenstein was the 
beloved husband for 61 years of 
the late Arleen Blumenstein; the 
dear brother of the late Hannah 
and the late Larry Schanes.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to Friendship Circle, 6892 
W
. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/
donate; or The Shul, 6890 W
. 
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, theshul.net. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

c. 1980

NATALIE 
CHARACH, 97, 
died Nov. 21, 2023. 
She was the 
much beloved 
mother of the late 
Janice and the late 
Jeffrey; devoted daughter of the 
late Rose and Joseph Miller; 
cherished sister to Doris and 
the late Herschel Shulman, 
and Esther and the late Henry 
Hankin; dear wife for 71 years to 
the late Manny. She is also sur-
vived by her loving nieces, neph-
ews, grandnieces, grandnephews 
and a world of friends.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to Janice Charach Gallery, 

The J Detroit, 6600 W
. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
gallery.jccdet.org; or to a charity 
of one’s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
(A tribute to her life will appear 
in next week’s Jewish News.)

CAROL COSKEY, 
94, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Nov. 19, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her daughter and 
son-in-law, Laura and Joseph 
Molina; son and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Larry and Kay Coskey; 
grandchildren, Matthew Molina, 
and Ashley and Andrew Coskey; 
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, 
Richard and Jo Coskey; many 
loving nieces, nephews and 
cousins. 
Mrs. Coskey was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. Ralph 
Coskey; the loving sister of the 
late Lois Landau-Pearl; the ador-
ing grandmother of the late JJ 
Molina. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Federation of Detroit, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 260, P
.O. 
Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48303, jewishdetroit.org/send-
a-tribute; or Detroit Institute 
of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., 
Detroit, MI 48202, dia.org/sup-
port/donate. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

THELMA DAVIS, 
93, of Farmington 
Hills, died Nov. 4, 
2023. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, 
Robert Davis and Diana Ayala-
Davis, Douglas Davis and Lyn 
Duguid, and Greig and Kathleen 
Davis; grandchildren, Taylor 
Davis, Rose Davis, Stephanie 
and Ryan Cykiert, and Myles 
Davis; great-grandchildren, 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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