Layah Weingust Emma, a resident of West Bloomfield, Michigan, died on September 10th, 2021 at the age of 99. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

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

Date of Service:

Sunday September 12th, 2021

Time of Service:

2:00 PM  

Interment at:

Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery, 28500 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, Michigan

Officiant:

Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Cantor Dan Gross  

Shiva Information:

The family will be sitting through Monday evening at residence of Debbie and Milton Buckner, 30950 Sturbridge St. Farmington Hills MI 48331

Religious services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 4:00PM and on Monday evening at 7:00PM.  
See our shiva mapping options

Charitable contributions:

A charity of one's choice
amongst other causes, Layah was a patron of the Yiddish Book Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the American Cancer Society.  

Family Members:

Layah Weingust Emma (née Feingersh), 99, passed away on September 10th, 2021. She was the star center fielder of Windsor, Ontario's Patterson Collegiate softball team in the 1930s; when the young man who was to play Tevye in a Windsor production of Sholem Aleichem's Tevye der Milkhiker was called to service in World War II, Layah stepped in to play the part. A master of Yiddish language, she instructed children at Workmen's Circle Peretz schules in Toronto and Windsor, Ontario. A member for several years of the choir at Temple Emanuel in Tucson, Arizona, she revelled in leading the Shabbat prayer before dinner at Meer Apartments in West Bloomfield, where she resided from 2010. Born in Montreal, Quebec to Morris (Menachem Manya) and Susie (Sossie) Feingersh, she was pre-deceased by elder sisters Sara (Barnie) Axelrod, Riva (Eddie) Gordon, and Ruth (Harry) Cohen. Loving wife of the late William Gordon Weingust (deceased April 1984) and Alexander Emma (deceased May 2000), Layah was the mother of three children: Dean (Michele) Weingust, Debbie (Jim) Buckner and Don Weingust; and three stepchildren: Larry (Ellie) Emma, the late Bobby (JoAnne) Emma and Jeffrey Emma. She is survived by seven grandchildren: Kimberly, Jason, Brad, Lisa, Kori, Lara and Sarah, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Everyone with whom Layah came in contact seemed to love her, from her many longtime friends, to fellow residents and staff members where she lived, and even her caregivers in the last chapter of her wonderful life. She will be deeply missed.  

Email Condolences:

If you would like you can send a condolence message via email to the family

View the broadcast of the service:

A video recording of the service is available. View the service.

Yahrzeit Schedule:

A 10 year Yahrzeit calendar is available.
Also, you can sign-up for an annual email reminder of the yahrzeit.