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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

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ELIZABETH 
SANDY, 101, for-
mer Detroiter of 
Boca Raton, Fla., 
died June 16, 
2024.
She had a tre-
mendous zest for 
life and for her 
family. She lost 
her father, moth-
er and brother 
in the Holocaust. She sur-
vived by escaping from a 
forced labor battalion march 
and finding shelter in the 
Swiss Consulate Annex in 
Budapest, called the Glass 
House. 
The murder of her imme-
diate family made her value 
all the more her new family, 
including her husband, the 

late Gabor; her son, Robert; 
her daughter, Carol; their 
spouses, Elaine and Lenny; 
her grandchildren, the late 
Steven; Rachel, Matt (spouse, 
Alison); and Alison; her five 
great-grandchildren, Sol, 
Matilda, Jake, Benny and 
Mason. 
She had two treasured 
causes, Israel and Holocaust 
education. She gave talks 
about her experiences to 
student groups ranging 
from fifth-graders to college 
students. In one talk, she 
was asked what is different 
now than in the 1930s. She 
replied that the difference is 
Israel. In the 1930s, the Jews 
being persecuted had no 
place to go; now they have 
Israel. 

Donations in her honor 
may be made to a chari-
ty that cares for seriously 
wounded Israeli soldiers, 
fidv.org; to the Sandra 
Bornstein Rhode Island 
Holocaust Education Center, 
bornsteinholocaustcenter.
org; or the U.S. Holocaust 
Museum at donate.ushmm.
org. 
In 2019, the U.S. Holocaust 
Museum interviewed 
Elizabeth about her life and 
her experiences during the 
Holocaust. You can view 
this interview at collections.
ushmm.org/search/catalog/
irn714922.

 

BETTY SCHARE, 87, of 
Bloomfield Hills, died July 
16, 2024. 
She is survived by her son, 
Mark Risin; daughters and 
son-in-law, Audrey Risin, 
and Julie and Jayson Rolnick; 
grandchild, Benjamin Risin; 
many loving nieces, neph-
ews, other family members 
and friends. 
Betty was the beloved wife 
of the late Jerry Schare. 
Interment took place 
at B’nai Israel Memorial 
Gardens in Novi. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.