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DAVID SCHNEIDER, 70, of
Oak Park, died Dec. 18, 2023.
He is survived by his sister,
Anita Schneider; many loving
cousins and friends.
Mr. Schneider was the
devoted son of the late
Raymond and the late Faye
Schneider.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be to
NAMI-National Alliance on
Mental Illness, 4301 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington,
VA 22203, donate.nami.org/
give/197406. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
HARVEY
SCHNEIDER, 89,
of Farmington
Hills, died Dec.
17, 2023.
Harvey leaves
behind a legacy of dedica-
tion, resilience and a passion
for both his professional pur-
suits and personal interests.
A Boston native, Harvey
earned his bachelor’s degree
in civil engineering from
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute and a master’s
degree from San Jose State
University.
After serving in the
Marines, he embarked on
a successful career contrib-
uting to various projects
at Lawrence Livermore
Laboratory in California,
Turner Construction, Johns
Manville, Barton Malow
Construction and Albert
Kahn Associates.
In addition to his pro-
fessional accomplishments,
Harvey cherished his role
as a devoted husband to
Ortrud Schneider and loving
father to Deborah (Martin
Rosenau) Schneider, Michele
(James) Mathieson, Holly
(Curt) Nielsen and Dale
(Victoria) Schneider. His
legacy extends to his grand-
children, Alexander (Kirsten
Corneliussen) Rosenau,
Allison (Thomas James)
Hext, Jesse Mathieson,
Maggie (Carter Kinsey)
Mathieson, Stefan Nielsen,
Nicole Nielsen, Gabriela
Nielsen, Lillian Schneider,
and Lucas Schneider; as well
as his great-grandson, Ralph
Kinsey.
Contributions may be
made to the North Cottage
Program. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
MITCHELL
SHIFFMAN, 81,
of Playa del Ray,
Calif., formerly of
Detroit, died Dec
8, 2023.
As a native Detroiter,
Mitch loved Motown, rock
and roll and was an avid
sports fan of the Tigers,
Pistons, Lions and Red
Wings. With each season, his
framed license plate would
have a separate logo for each
team.
He is survived by his
fiancee, Lynette Contreras;
her daughter, Layla; his
children, Michelle and Joe
Davis, and David Shiffman;
grandchildren, Blake and
Rachel; brothers and sisters-
in-law, Dr. Roger and Joanne
Shiffman, Dr. Douglas and
Julie Shiffman, and Donald
and Alene Shiffman; many
adoring nieces and nephews.
Mr. Shiffman was the
devoted son of the late Jennie
and the late Victor Shiffman.
Interment took place in
California. Contributions
may be made to Friendship
Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
friendshipcircle.org/donate;
Jewish Federation of Detroit,
6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
jewishdetroit.org/send-a-trib-
ute; or to a charity of one’s
choice. Local arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BARBARA
WEINTRAUB,
80, of West
Bloomfield, died
Dec.15, 2023.
She is survived
by her sons and daughters-
in-law, Bruce and Shari
Weintraub, and Jason and
Cynthia Weintraub; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Julie
and Frank Witt; grandchil-
dren, Emma Weintraub,
Matt Weintraub, Samantha
Witt, Brandon Witt, Aaron
Weintraub, and Alyssa
Weintraub; sisters-in-law,
Elaine Kaufman and Mona
Ehrlich; many loving niec-
es, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Mrs. Weintraub was the
beloved wife for 59 years
of the late Dr. Burton
Weintraub; the loving sister
of the late Dr. Jack Kaufman
and the late Doreen and
the late Harold Saperstein;
the dear sister-in-law of the
late Kieve Ehrlich; and the
devoted daughter of the late
Celia and the late Benjamin
Kaufman.
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. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
c. 1999
LOIS RAE
ZEMMOL, 87, of
West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 17,
2023.
She is sur-
vived by her
sons and daughters-in-law,
Neil and Shari Zemmol of
Huntington Woods, Jay and
Dana Zemmol of Ft. Wayne,
Ind.; daughter, Gail Zemmol
of Grand Rapids; grandchil-
dren, Rachel Zemmol, Julia
Zemmol, Zack Zemmol,
Zoey Zemmol; many other
loving family and friends.
Mrs. Zemmol was the
beloved wife of the late
Walter Zemmol.
Contributions may
be made to JARC, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite 100,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301;
American Cancer Society,
P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown,
MD 21741. A funeral ser-
vice was held at the chap-
el at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Interment was held
at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
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