48 | JULY 18 • 2024 

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arol Gordon DeVore, 
66, of Waterford, died 
July 5, 2024. 
Born to Marilynn and 
Seymour (“Sease”) Gordon, 
Carol went to Groves High 
School, Michigan State 
University and the Medical 
College of Toledo.
Her life was characterized 
by her creative spark and her 
love for family and friends. 
A physician in training, she 
left the medical profession to 
explore and grow her myriad 
other talents and interests. She 
started a business in health-
care advocacy; she cycled 
Make-A-Wish Foundation 
charity rides; she learned 
mahjong, canasta, knitting and 
ceramics. 
Through all stages of her 
life, Carol was a devoted 
mother to her boys, steadfast 
daughter to her mother, a car-
ing wife to her husband, Mark, 
and a friend and confidante to 
many. She always strove to be 
better; through her example, 
she encouraged people in her 
life to be better, too. Living on 
Watkins Lake, in the beautiful 
house she designed, was a 
glorious way to appreciate the 
uniqueness of “a little slice of 
heaven.”
Carol’s strength was never 
more manifest than in her 
final years. She beat breast 
cancer with grace. She died 
at age 66, after a yearlong 
fight with acute lymphocytic 
leukemia. Throughout her 
treatments, she continued to 
prioritize the most import-
ant things in her life: time 
with her friends and family, 
especially her newborn first 
granddaughter. She passed 

comfortably in her 
bed, holding her 
husband’s hand. 
She will be very 
much missed by all 
whom she touched 
and has left them 
with memories and 
stories to keep them 
warm through tough times.
She is survived by a remark-
able family: her physician hus-
band, Mark; her three grown 
sons and daughters-in-law, 
Zachary and Elliana, David 
and Grace, and Matthew. 
She will be an indelible part 
of the upbringing of her 
granddaughter, Talia Maryn, 
daughter of Zachary and 
Elliana. She was a fabulous 
sibling to Nancy, Richard, and 
sister-in-law, Michelle. She 
loved her extended family of 
nieces, nephews, and the new 
generation of great-nieces and 
nephews, Adam and Abby 
Gordon (parents of Edward 
and Magnolia), and Rachel 
and Adam Orlansky (parents 
of Joseph). Her warmth and 
wit will be remembered by 
in-laws, David and Christa 
DeVore (parents of John and 
Drew), Vicki, Jeff Rice and 
Robert DeVore.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Gleaners 
Community Food Bank, 
Oakland Distribution Center, 
P.O. Box 33321, Detroit, 
Michigan, MI 48232-5321, 
gcfb.org; or Leukemia 
& Lymphoma Society, 3 
International Drive, Suite 
200, Rye Brook, NY 10573, 
donate.lls.org/lls/donate. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

A Friend 
& Confidante

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

Carol 
DeVore

MITCHELL 
BRAND, 92, of 
Birmingham, 
died July 6, 2024. 
Mr. Brand 
is survived 
by his wife of 38 years, 
Suzi Gluckman Brand; 
nephew and nieces, Dorian 
Gluckman and Tanya 
Shrem, Linda, Karen, and 
Diane; great-nephews, 
Cory Gluckman and Joshua 
Solomon. 
He was the loving brother 
of the late Harry and the 
late Barbara Brand; the dear 
brother-in-law of the late 
Simon and the late Paulina 
Gluckman. 
Interment was at Hebrew 
Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to Jewish War Veterans, 
P.O. Box 725066, Berkley, 
MI 48072-9998, jwv-mi.
org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

ESTELLE COHEN, 94, of 
Jacksonville, Fla., died July 
8, 2024. 
She is survived by her son 
and daughter-in-law, Steven 
and Diana Cohen; daughters 
and son-in-law, Deborah 
Pleasant, and Beth and Sean 
Loughrige; grandchildren, 
Tyler Pleasant, Madison 
Cohen and Haleigh Cohen; 
nieces and nephews, Diane 
and Miles Auster, and Clare 
and David Loebl; their 
children and grandchildren. 
Mrs. Cohen was the 
beloved wife of the late 
Harold Cohen; the loving 
sister of the late Norman 
Pikulin and the late Frances 
Title. 
Interment was at 
Workmen’s Circle Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to American Cancer 

Society, 20450 Civic Center 
Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, 
cancer.org; or American 
Heart Association, 26555 
Evergreen Road, Suite 570, 
Southfield, MI 48076, heart.
org/en/affiliates/michigan/
detroit. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

DONNIE 
FAYNE, 76, of 
Southfield, died 
July 9, 2024. 
She is survived 
by her beloved 
husband, Barry Fayne; 
sons and daughters-in-law, 
Randy and Cari Fayne, and 
Danny and Brooke Fayne; 
grandchildren, Tessa Fayne, 
Jake Fayne, Andrew Fayne 
and Allyson Fayne; brother 
and sister-in-law, Alan and 
Noreen Klein; many other 
loving family members and 
friends. 
Darlene was the dear 
daughter of the late Norman 
and Sylvia Klein. 
Interment was held at 
Adat Shalom Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to New Beginnings Animal 
Rescue or a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

SYBIL E. 
GLASER, 85, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died July 7, 2024. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Alicia 
and Barry Pearlman of 
West Bloomfield; sons and 
daughter-in-law, Geoffrey 
Glaser of Detroit, Elliot and 
Joyweena Glaser of Royal 
Oak; grandchildren, Ariella 
Pearlman, Shayna Pearlman, 
Joshua Pearlman. 
Sybil was the dear sister of