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brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Rabbi Leon and 
Andy Waldman of Israel; 
grandchildren, Rachael and 
Evan Hoffenblum, Robyn 
and Jeff Hoffenblum, Jared 
Hoffenblum, Jonathan 
Waldman, Alex Waldman, 
Dr. Brian Waldman, 
Lisa Waldman; great-
grandchildren, Noah, Elijah, 
Lilith; many loving nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends. 
Sylvia was the loving 
mother of the late Karen 
Waldman; dear sister and 
sister-in-law of the late Saul 
and the late Miriam Rose, the 
late Ricki Nederlander and the 
late Joe Rose. 
Contributions may be 
made to Hillel Day School, 
32200 Middlebelt, Farmington 
Hills, MI 48334; or Zekelman 
Holocaust Center, 28123 
Orchard Lake Road, 
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. 
A funeral service was held at 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. 
Interment took place at Clover 
Hill Park in Birmingham. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

LOIS 
KRITCHMAN 
WINSEN, 98, 
former Detroiter, 
passed away April 
17, 2024, of 
natural causes. 
A graduate of the University 
of Michigan and Wayne State 
University, Lois enjoyed a 
lengthy, successful career 
in Detroit and Southfield 
in advertising and public 
relations, including her own 
agency, Imagination, and then 
a partnership, Wolk Winsen. 
She was an active member 
of the Detroit Press Club for 
many years and an officer of 
the local Mensa organization. 

She was also a longtime 
member of the African Art 
Committee at the Detroit 
Institute of Arts; one of her 
acquisitions was included in 
their 1977 African art exhibit 
“Detroit Collects African Art.
”
After moving to San Diego, 
Calif., in 1981, she launched 
several new business ventures. 
She was the author of two 
screenplays and an award-
winning writer/producer of 
the video Less Stress in 5 Easy 
Steps. She spent six years as a 
purveyor of animation cels, 
had a 15-year stint as a real 
estate broker and finished 
with a 10-year labor of love as 
a freelance book editor. She 
was also a board member and 
co-president of a local chapter 
of the American Association 
of University Women.
She leaves her children, 
David Winsen, Janet 
Williams, and Julia Carson; 
grandchildren, Genoveva 
Winsen and Samuel Carson; 
sister, Carol Bernstein; 
nephews, John and Michael 
Bernstein; their partners, 
former partners and other 
loved family members.

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information, have your funeral 
director call the JN or you 
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assistant, at (248) 351-5147 
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