AUDREY SCHURGIN, 
81, of Bloomfield Hills, 
died Aug. 1, 2024. 
She is survived by 
her husband of 60 
years, Leon Schurgin; 
daughters and son-in-law, Karen 
Schurgin and Robert Brunhild, 
and Debbie Schurgin; son and 
daughter-in-law, Brian and Tasha 
Schurgin; grandchildren, Rachel 
and Ilyssa Brunhild, Jacob and 
Louie Schurgin Custard, and Ava 
and Nina Schurgin; sister, Marilyn 
Nathanson; brother and sister-in-
law, Alan Nathanson and Carina 
Haley; brothers-in-law and sisters-
in-law, Roy Lachman, Miriam and 
Ralph Silverstein, and Arthur and 
Cindy Schurgin; many loving niec-
es and nephews. 
Mrs. Schurgin was the devoted 
daughter of the late Ruth and the 
late Irwin “Buddy” Nathanson; 

the dear sister-in-law of the late 
Michele Lachman. 
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W
. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jhcn.org/
donate/tribute; Heart to Heart Hospice 
Foundation of Michigan, 30600 
Telegraph Road, Suite 1131, Bingham 
Farms, MI 48025, htohhfoundation.
org/donation; Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 
48034, shaareyzedek.shulcloud.com/
payment.php; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

ROBERT SCHWARCZ, 90, 
of West Bloomfield, died 
Aug. 5, 2024. 
He is survived by his 
son and daughter-in-
law, Ken and Mildred 

Schwarcz; daughters, Audrey 
Schwarcz, Susan Feinberg, and Josie 
Henderson; sons-in-law, Bruce 
Feinberg and Raymond Henderson; 
grandchildren, Andrew Feinberg, 
Rachel and Evan Marchand, Jeremy 
Henderson, Alyssa and Andy Hamill, 
Sydney Henderson, Dr. Brianna 
Schwarcz and Thomas Stetser, and 
Jordan Henderson; great-grandchil-
dren, Emerson Scitney, Charlotte 
Hamill, Jeremy Aiden Henderson, 
Noah Nelson, and Benny Marchand.
Mr. Schwarcz was the beloved hus-
band of the late Barbara Schwarcz.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

DAVID SILBERG, 101, of 
West Bloomfield, a 
World War II Army vet-
eran, died Aug. 5, 2024. 
He will be remem-
bered as a loving family 
man by his children, grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren. To his chil-

dren and grandchildren’s friends he 
was affectionately known as Uncle 
Dave or Zaydie. 
He learned to play tennis as a 
teen, and this became an important 
part of his life, playing into his early 
90s. Since childhood, he was also an 
avid stamp collector. 
Dave served in the Army in World 
War II. He used the GI Bill to earn 
a degree in electrical engineering 
from the University of Michigan. He 
worked for several engineering com-
panies and then on his own until 
retirement.
Dave married Ethel Maniker 
in 1950 and together they were 
very active in the Labor Zionist 
Alliance and the Institute for 
Retired Professionals. They were 
also involved in Oak Park and 
Democratic Party politics, and 
both were Oak Park commission-
ers. They loved to travel; they 
went on 39 trips together through 
Elderhostel. They were avid square 
dancers, enlisting other family 
members to join them. 
After his beloved Ethel’s death, 

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