GERALD TAUBER, 
87, of Commerce 
Township, died Dec. 
19, 2023. 
He is survived by 
his wife of 60 years, 
Joyce Tauber; daughters and 
son-in-law, Susan Tauber, and 
Lisa Tauber and Kevin Wynne; 
daughter-in-law, Jodi Tauber; 
grandchildren, Rebecca Tauber, 
Ashley Tauber, Mackenzie 
Wynne and Bella Wynne; sis-
ter, Bernice Garon; brother and 
sister-in-law, Mark and Anita 
Tauber; sister-in-law, Rosalie 
Rosen; loving nieces, nephews 
and cousins. 
Mr. Tauber was the cherished 
father of the late Michael Tauber; 
the dear brother-in-law of the late 
Bruce Rosen; the devoted son of 
the late Bernice and the late Max 

Tauber. 
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Parkinson’s 
Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Suite 
800, Miami, FL 33131, parkinson.
org; or Alzheimer’s Association-
National Chapter, P.O. Box 96011, 
Washington, D.C., 20090-6011, 
alz.org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

RICHARD DENNIS 
TSCHIRHART, 77, 
of Oak Park, died 
on Dec. 26, 2023. 
He was born 
Dec. 17, 1946, in 
Detroit and was the youngest 
of five children born to Helen 
and Allen Tschirhart. Richard 
graduated from Wayne State 
University in Detroit and 
worked for most of his career as 
a chemist at the city of Detroit 
Water & Sewerage Department.
With his former wife and 
friend, Esther Ingber, Richard 

was the proud and involved 
father of daughters Alison and 
Julianna Tschirhart. He was 
blessed with a wide circle of 
caring and fun friends, includ-
ing those he met at WSU, an 
informal group dubbed “The 
Ledge.”
Richard loved the outdoors, 
geography, languages, genealo-
gy and music. He had traveled 
to 49 states, many of them 
while hitchhiking in the ’60s 
and ’70s or on road trips with 
his family. He was a formidable 
Trivial Pursuit player. His curi-
osity, intelligence and generosi-
ty of spirit will be missed by all 
who knew him.
Richard was preceded in 
death by his parents; his sib-
lings, the late Tom (the late 
Dorothy) Tschirhart, the late 
Lois (the late George) Catlin 
and the late Al Tschirhart. 
He is survived by his daugh-
ters; his sister, Diane (Aubrey) 
Short; his sister-in-law, Frankie 

Tschirhart; many cousins, 
nephews, nieces, great-neph-
ews, great-nieces and friends.
Contributions may be made 
to Alzheimer’s Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter, 
25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 
100, Southfield, MI 48033, alz.
org/gmc; Sierra Club-Michigan 
Chapter, 602 W. Ionia St., 
Lansing, MI 48933, sierra-
club.org/Michigan; or Detroit 
Symphony Orchestra, 3711 
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 
48201-2444, tickets.dso.org/
support/donate. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

BARBARA 
WEINSTEIN, 84, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Dec. 22, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her beloved hus-
band, Seymore Weinstein; son 
and daughter-in-law, Dr. Lee 
and Debi Weinstein; daughter 
and son-in-law, Sheryl and Cary 

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