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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