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DR. PAUL 
SCHNEIDER, 90, of 
West Bloomfield, died 
Oct. 9, 2024. 
He is survived by his 
wife of 67 years, Phyllis 
Schneider; daughters and sons-in-
law, Janet Schneider and Andrew 
Kahn, and Marci and Andy Klein; 
grandchildren, Lucy and Charlie 
Egesdal, Aaron Kahn, Melissa 
and Jeff Guibord, Erica Schnider 
and her fiance, Jimmy Watt, Sofia 
Klein, and Julia Klein; great-
grandchildren, Edison and Stevie 
Guibord, and Ella and Zippora 
Egesdal; sister and brother-in-law, 
Sheila and Jim Beane.
Dr. Schnieder was the cherished 
father of the late Steven and the 
late Mickie Schneider. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Zekelman 
Holocaust Center, 28123 Orchard 
Lake Road, Farmington Hills, 
MI 48334, holocaustcenter.org/
tributes; Variety-The Children’s 
Charity, 600 S. Adams, Suite 230, 
Birmingham, MI 48009, variety-
detroit.com; or Jewish Hospice 
& Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 
48322, jhcn.org/donate/tribute. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

PHYLLIS WEEKS, 78, 
of West Bloomfield, 
died Oct. 8, 2024. 
She is survived by 
her husband of 53 
years, Dr. Kendall 
Weeks; sons and daughter-in-law, 
Benjamin Weeks, David and Dana 
Weeks; brother and sister-in-law, 
Cantor Jeffrey and Robyn Shiovitz 
of Briar Cliff Manor, N.Y.; sister 
and brother-in-law, Fran and Tom 

Hildebrandt of Farmington Hills; 
grandson, Jackson Weeks; sister-
in-law and brother-in-law, Dr. 
Anne and John Moye; nieces and 
nephews, Matthew and Melanie 
Hildebrandt, Michael Hildebrandt 
and Dr. Jessica Camp, Daniel 
Hildebrandt, Rachel and Yonah 
Lemonik, Dr. David and Gina 
Shiovitz, Sarah Shiovitz and Drew 
Mahrt, Talia Shiovitz, Liz Moye 
and Mark Wheatley, Cassie and 
Josh Schultz; many dear great-
nieces, great-nephews and cousins. 
Phyllis was the loving daughter 
of the late Harry and the late 
Shirley Shiovitz; dear sister of the 
late Nathan Shiovitz. 
Contributions may be made 
to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile 
Road, Berkley, MI 48072; or 
Congregation Beth Shalom, 
14601 Lincoln Street, Oak Park, 
MI 48237. A funeral service 
was held at Hebrew Memorial 
Chapel. Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

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S

haron Hope Katz, 85, 
passed away on Sept. 24, 
2024, surrounded by her 
loving family.
Shortly after her graduation 
from Mumford High 
School when she 
was 19, Sharon Hope 
Sanders met her 
then-to-be husband, 
Samuel Katz, a 
30-year-old Holocaust 
survivor from Iyve, 
Poland. After a whirlwind six-
month courtship, the two wed 
in 1959. Sam and Sharon were 
blessed with the birth of their 
three daughters, Cynthia (1961), 
Monica (1964), and Karin (1970). 
They became known around 
town as the “Katz girls.” 
Sharon Hope was a born 
“go-getter.” She was a strong-
willed women’s libber way before 
her time and was also a force to be 
reckoned with. What she lacked in 
height she made up in might, as 
many who knew her could attest.
She was a traditional wife and 
homemaker and, as she held 
down the home front, Samuel was 
working up to 100 hours a week in 
the produce business. They were a 
team. Sharon provided her beloved 
husband with the solid foundation 
to continue to grow his business, 
and Sam worked to provide 
everything he could for his family. 
Sharon’s interests included 
gardening, for which she won 
multiple landscape awards in 
Michigan. She was an incredible 
cook, one who never catered just 
a single meal; and she presented 
holiday dinners like a chef 
every year. She passed down to 
her loving daughters a flair for 
entertaining and a sense of love 
for traditional cooking along with 
a playbook on the importance of 
family, loyalty and integrity.
Sharon loved her home in 
Florida, where she and Sam 

could get away and reconnect. 
Additionally, she loved sewing, 
decorating and throwing lavish 
parties. Sharon also loved 
investing in Broadway plays, 
which allowed her and Sam the 
opportunity to attend the Tony 
Awards, a real highlight. 
She was a woman who 
marched to her own drummer. 
She was a confident and astute 
businesswoman, a skilled captain 
for her multiple boats; and 
most importantly, Sharon was 
a wonderful mother, a loving 
grandmother and most recently, a 
thrilled new great-grandmother. 
She loved her family deeply and 
she was incredibly proud of their 
many achievements.
Sharon was funny, fabulous 
and full of life until the very end. 
She will be eternally loved, dearly 
missed and never forgotten by her 
loving family and dear friends.
She was the beloved wife of 
57 years of the late and forever 
missed Samuel Katz; adoring 
mother to her three loving, deeply 
devoted and dedicated daughters, 
Cynthia Katz Heyman, Monica 
(Scott) Goodwin, and Karin 
(Brian) Eisenberg; cherished and 
proud grandmother to Alana 
(Zachary) Wolfe, Ashley Karbal, 
Karlee Goodwin, Danielle (Chase 
Yarber) Sherman, Arianna 
Heyman, Joshua Sherman, Fallan 
Sherman, Jordan Eisenberg, Kaylie 
Eisenberg, Ashtyn Eisenberg, 
and Taitym Eisenberg; honored 
and delighted, first-time great-
grandmother of Avery Wolfe; 
loving daughter to the late Ida 
and the late Edward Sanders; dear 
sister-in-law of the late Sally and 
the late Sol Sloan. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to the Zekelman 
Holocaust Center or a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements were 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

A Loving, 
Independent Woman

Sharon 
Katz

