Eleanor Dorfman, a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, died on July 7th, 2021 at the age of 100. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

The Dorfman Chapel- main chapel (map to our Chapel)

Date of Service:

Monday July 12th, 2021

Time of Service:

2:00 PM  

Interment at:

Nusach Hari, 21905 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI

Officiant:

Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny  

Shiva Information:

No formal shiva will be held.

Mandatory masks are required at the families request.  

Charitable contributions:

A charity of one's choice  

Family Members:

Eleanor Dorfman, 100, of Scottsdale, Arizona died on July 7, 2021. Born on Oct. 6, 1920, in Detroit, she was the adored wife for 43 years of the late Joseph (“Joe”) Dorfman, with whom she worked at the Clothes Rak, their clothing store for men and boys in Oak Park's Dexter-Davison Shopping Center. She resided in West Bloomfield until 2018, when she moved to Scottsdale, Arizona.

She is survived by beloved daughters, Gail (Lonny) Zimmerman of West Bloomfield and Karen (Ronald Myers) Tessler of Scottsdale, Ariz.; cherished grandchildren, Dr. Daniel (Amanda) Zimmerman, Julie Zimmerman, Samantha Cohen and Bradley Cohen; great-grandsons Jonah Zimmerman and Gabriel Zimmerman. She also is survived by former son-in-law Marvin Cohen and by many loving nieces and nephews. She was the loving daughter of the late Jacob Lieberman and the late Lena Lieberman; the cherished sister of the late Lillian (the late Samuel) Hechtman, the late Irving (the late Tillie) Lieberman, the late Alex (the late Sally) Lieberman, the late Sydney (the late Ann) Lieberman, the late Nathan (the late Betty) Lieberman, the late Rose (the late Morris) Wolok; and the dear mother-in-law of the late Richard Tessler. She was the dear sister-in-law of the late Harry (the late Rae) Dorfman, the late Rose (the late Morris) Rosenbaum, the late Ida (the late Milton) Bresler, the late Sam (the late Jenny) Dorfman, and the late Saul “Chuck” (the late Joyce) Dorfman.  

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