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of Greater Detroit (hadassah.
org/region/greater-detroit); or 
PanCAN (pancan.org/donate).

STEVEN 
HEISLER, 86, of 
Livonia, died Dec. 
7, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his beloved wife, 
Judith Heisler; children, Fern 
(Al) Jensen, Stacey (Kevin) 
Mason, Suzanne Mason, 
Stuart (Kamala) Heisler, Neil 
(Carol Myers) Heisler, Frank 
Zychowski; grandchildren, Jen 
(Alex) Gruin, David (Hugo) 
Heisler, Mark (Hilary) Heisler, 
Eric Heisler, Steven (Hayley) 
Heisler, Amanda Heisler, Scott 
(Megan Jacobson) Zychowski; 
great-grandchildren, Grace 
and Samantha Gruin, Emily 

and Daniel Heisler; sisters and 
brother-in-law, Pauline Kaner, 
and Aline and Irving Schuraytz; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Boy Scouts of America. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel

JANICE RUTH 
KATZ, 85, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Dec. 4, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her daughters 
and sons-in-law, Marcie and 
Eric Lipsitt, and Lori and 
Kenneth Cantor; son and 

daughter-in-law, Michael and 
Victoria Katz; grandchildren, 
Andrew Lipsitt, Teddi Cantor 
and fiance, David Blank, 
Zachary Cantor, Spencer 
Cantor, and Logan Katz; 
brother and sister-in-law, Fred 
and Martha Fuerst; nephews 
and nieces, Jeffrey and Lisa 
Fuerst, and Michael and Sharon 
Fuerst; caregiver and friend, 
Janet Nino; many loving family 
members, friends; her fur baby, 
Gracie. 
Mrs. Katz was the beloved 
wife for 54 years of the late 
Gerald Katz; and the devoted 
daughter of the late Adele and 
the late Marty Fuerst. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Massachusetts 
General Hospital Pediatric 

Psychopharmacology Advisory 
Council, 165 Cambridge St., 
Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114, 
massgeneral.org; Jewish 
Hospice and Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W
. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jhcn.org/donate/tribute; 
or Almost Home Animal 
Rescue, P
.O. Box 250602, West 
Bloomfield, Michigan 48325, 
almosthomeanimals.org/
donate. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

MARCIA 
BERNICE 
KERSCH, 87, of St. 
Louis, Mo., 
formerly of Detroit, 
died Dec. 5, 2023. 
She is survived by her 
husband of 64 years, Edward 

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