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Kersch; daughter and son-in-
law, Ellen and Victor Siegel; son
and daughter-in-law, Joel and
Jody Kersch; grandchildren,
Devora Siegel and Andrew
Goldwasser, Shira Siegel, Ari
Siegel, Micayla Kersch, Bailey
Kersch, Max Kersch, and Devin
Kersch; great-granddaughter,
Kylie Thomas; sister, Florence
Dulberg. She is also survived
by a wonderful extended loving
family.
Mrs. Kersch was the
cherished mother of the late
Howard Kersch; the dear
sister-in-law of the late Sheldon
Dulberg.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Israel Guide
Dog Center, Howard Kersch
Memorial Fund, 968 Easton
Road, Suite H, Warrington,
PA 18976, israelguidedog.
org/?form=Support.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
EVA KOHN, 99, of West
Bloomfield, died on Dec. 7,
2023.
She is survived by her
children, Sheldon (Sheila) Kohn
and Dr. Linda (Dr. Richard
Guerin) Kohn; grandchildren,
Jason (Karen) Kohn and
Amy (Matt) Kaiser; great-
grandchildren, Abigail and Lily
Kohn, Eli and Ethan Kaiser;
many other loving family
members and friends.
Eva was the beloved wife of
the late Theodore J. Kohn.
Interment was held at
Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions
may be made to the the
Zekelman Holocaust Center,
to Congregation T’
chiyah or
to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
PAUL KRAUSE, 97, of Surfside,
Fla., died Nov. 28, 2023.
He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army in WWII.
He is survived by his wife,
Maxine Krause; nephews and
nieces, Craig and Tanya Krause,
and Brian and Beth Krause;
sisters-in-law, Gloria Krause
and Helene Weiss; companion,
Barbara Waddington.
Mr. Krause was the devoted
son of the late Rose and the late
David Krause.
Interment was at Oakview
Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Alzheimer’s
Association-National Chapter,
P
.O. Box 96011, Washington,
D.C., 20090-6011, alz.org,; or
Meals on Wheels, National
Council of Jewish Women,
26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306,
Southfield, MI 48033, ncjwmi.
org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
DIANE JOY LEARNER, 92, of
Farmington Hills, died Dec. 2,
2023.
She is survived by her
companion, Milton London;
son and daughter-in-law, Dr.
James and Luann Learner;
grandchildren, Jamie and Ben
Leonard, David and Chelsea
Learner, and Allison Learner;
great-granddaughter, Addyson
Learner; sister-in-law, Marise
Levy; many adoring nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Learner was the beloved
wife of the late David Learner;
the loving brother of the late
Jerome Levy, the late Burton
Levy, and the late Florence and
the late Irwin Goldfarb; the
devoted daughter of the late
Helen and the late Joel Levy.
Interment was at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to Friends of
the IDF, Michigan Chapter,
P
.O. Box 999, Walled Lake,
MI 48390, fidf.org/donate; or
National Kidney Foundation,
30 E. 33rd Street, New York,
NY 10016, kidney.org/donation.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
LESLIE A.
LOSONCI, 47, of
West Bloomfield,
died Nov. 21, 2023.
He is survived by
his father, George
Losonci (Liliane Kreisman) of
West Bloomfield; sister, Sara
Losonci (Ariel Bashi) of New
York, N.Y.; aunts and uncles,
Suzie Gross (Steve Cohen),
Agnes and Keith Schare, Ilene
Roberts, Hal Roberts; cousins,
Lindsay and Aaron Scheinfield,
Jamie and Michael Rager,
Jessica and Chad Weaver, Julie
and Kevin Jacobs; grandfather,
David M. Roberts.
Leslie was the loving son of
the late Karin Roberts; dear
grandson of the late Leslie
“Laszlo” and the late Magdolna
“Magda” Losonci, the late
Marjorie Roberts.
Contributions may be made
to JARC, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48301; Zekelman Holocaust
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334; Friends of Israel
Defense Forces (FIDF), P
.O.
Box 999, Walled Lake, MI
48390; or American Cancer
Society, 20450 Civic Center
Drive, Southfield, MI 48076.
A funeral service was held at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Interment took place at
Oakview Cemetery in Royal
Oak. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
SHARON
AUDREY SLOBIN
FINEMAN
SINGER, 87, of
West Bloomfield
died Nov. 30, 2023.
She is survived by her sons,
Gary Fineman and Mark
Fineman; daughter and son-
in-law, Ruth and Luke Simon;
grandchildren, Shayna Simon,
Dr. Andrew Simon, and Erin
Simon; nieces, Rochelle Slobin,
Judy Ossipove and Donna
Chaben; cousin, Allen Margolis;
other loving relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Singer was the beloved
wife of the late Kenneth Singer;
the loving brother of the late
Eugene and the late Bernice
Slobin; the devoted daughter
of the late Norma and the late
Samuel Slobin; the special aunt
of the late Lisa Slobin.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Alzheimer’s
Association-Greater Michigan
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033,
alz.org/gmc; Detroit Symphony
Orchestra, 3711 Woodward
Ave., Detroit, MI 48201-2444,
tickets.dso.org/support/donate;
or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.