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LESLEE GAYLE
HERSCHFUS, 64,
of West
Bloomfield, died
April 29, 2024.
She is sur-
vived by her husband, Dr.
Marvin Herschfus; moth-
er, Sally Horvitz; daughter,
Reena Herschfus; sister, Janice
Plonskier; brother and sister-
in-law, Eric and Alissa Horvitz;
nieces and nephews, Jake
Plonskier, Matthew Plonskier,
Lillian Horvitz, Madeline
Horvitz, Sydney Horvitz;
sisters-in-law and brothers-
in-law, Judy and Richard
Spitzberg, Lynne and Michael
Blander, Michele and Steven
Galen.
Contributions may be made
to American Cancer Society,
20450 Civic Center Drive,
Southfield, MI 48076; or to
a charity of one’s choice. A
funeral service was held in the
Davidson/Hermelin Chapel
at Clover Hill Park. Interment
took place at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
SUSAN MILLER
HOPPS, 73, of
Oak Park, died
March 15, 2024.
Susie was a
loving light in the
world.
She is survived by her
daughter, Kimberly Zager;
grandchildren, Ray, David,
Ben and Sophie; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Joan and Paul
Feldman, Jay and Sue Miller,
and Joe Erlich; loving nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Hopps was the mother
of the late Stacy Wiatrak; sister
of the late Linda Erlich.
A memorial service was
held on May 5, 2024, at the
Feldmans’ home in Farmington
Hills. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Family Life,
which helped her so much.
MICHAEL
IMAS, 76, has
finished the long
journey he start-
ed on Aug. 6,
1947.
His journey began in the
Soviet Union, in the city of
Moldova. He was first a project
manager in construction and
later became a mechanical
engineer to feed his fami-
ly after relocating from the
Soviet Union to Detroit. He
graduated with a master’s in
mechanical engineering from
the University of Michigan
and it was one of his proudest
achievements.
From his early years, he was
an amateur boxer in the Soviet
Union and was always phys-
ically fit since exercising was
the foundation of his being.
Michael was also highly edu-
cated, extremely well read and
expected nothing less from
his children. He had to travel
across the world for his job at
Chrysler and, therefore, devel-
oped a passion for travel, espe-
cially with Bella, his wife.
His wife was his everything.
Michael fell in love hard and
loved her with everything he
had because she gave him
everything. She gave him two
very successful and indepen-
dent children and every other
want and need. They were
inseparable and loved each
other fiercely. He was a dedi-
cated husband, a hard-working
provider, who always put his
family above everything else.
Michael set the bar high for his
children and provided them
an opportunity to carry on
his legacy. He had an amazing
sense of humor and was loved
by all who knew him, once they
earned his respect.
Michael was a die-hard Red
Wings fan, who later turned
into a passionate Vegas Golden
Knights fan once he retired
to Henderson, Nev. He loved
watching football games with
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