Upcoming Services
| Marge Samson |
Sun May 5th at 1:30 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL | |
| Louise Glattstein Oram |
Sun Apr 28th at 1:30 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL | |
| Doralee LeVine |
Sun Apr 28th at 12:00 CHAPEL AT CLOVER HILL | |
| William Sandy |
Sun Apr 28th at 11:30 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL | |
| Joan Behrmann |
Sun Apr 28th at 10:30 Graveside at Beth El Memorial Park | |
| Florence Lovinger Ostrow |
FUNERAL DETAILS
Dorothy Newman
Dorothy Newman, 100, of Ann Arbor, died on 06 June 2014. The Memorial Service was held at Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 on Sunday, 08 June 2014 at 1:00 PM . Rabbi Robert Levy, Rabbi Lisa Delson and Cantor Annie Rose officiated. Click  to watch a video of the recorded service.Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park, 28500 W 6 Mile Road, Livonia MI 48152.
The family of Dorothy Newman will be gathering through the evening of Tuesday, June 10 at the residence of Charles and Sharon Newman, 2648 Roseland, Ann Arbor MI 48103. The phone number is 734-761-1693. Religious services will be conducted at 7:00 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. The family has requested privacy before the service until 12:30 PM Sunday afternoon. Family members include: Beloved wife of the late Louis Newman. Cherished mother of Charles (Sharon) Newman, Allan (Roddy Wares) Newman and Yehudit (John Moga) Newman. Loving Bubbie of Steve (Rosita) Newman, Rachel (Yossi Zekic) Newman, Michael (Patricia) Newman, Shaina (Danny) Ashare, Anna (Darin) Lavery, Jessie (Dan) Papajcik, Katie Newman, David Newman, Louis Moga and Jacob Moga. Great Grandmother of Natan, Oren and Esther Yekic, Rebecca and Zachary Newman, Ella and Cara Lavery, Olivia and Charlotte Papajcik and beloved sister and brother, Sophie Mordis and Martin Katz. Dorothy was born to immigrant parents in Chicago on Dec. 18, 1913. Her childhood was spent in southwestern Michigan where her mother ran a summer boarding house to support the family. Dorothy began helping her mother cook at age 11 and continued cooking well into her 80's for the Jewish Community Center's older adults. As the eldest child, she returned to Chicago to earn money to help support her family including assisting her brothers and sister attend college. Dorothy spent a brief time in Florida where she met her husband, Louis, and then moved to Wayne, Michigan to work in the war plants where she resided until moving to Ann Arbor in 1989. With hard work and determination, Lou and Dorothy made a good life for themselves and their children. Dorothy spoke Yiddish until learning English in kindergarten allowing her to interpret for her family. She loved school and graduated at the top of her class and often substituted for her teachers in her small rural schools. In her mid thirties, Dorothy finally could afford to go to college. She went on to receive Bachelor and Masters degrees from Eastern Michigan University and taught first grade for 26 years in the Wayne/Westland School District. She retired at the age of 72 after which she continued to run her late husband's scrap business. Her life was dedicated to her family and was a sweet gentle soul who always put the needs of others before her own. Dorothy was a modest woman filled with gratitude and her wisdom and strength were a source of inspiration to those who knew her. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Dorothy Newman may do so by making a contribution to: Jewish Community Center of Ann ArborClick to Visit Charity Website or Peace Neighborhood CenterClick to Visit Charity Website or A Charity of Your Choice |