Seymour Salinger, a resident of Novi, Michigan, died on February 2nd, 2022 at the age of 98. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

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

Date of Service:

Sunday February 6th, 2022

Time of Service:

2:00 PM  

Interment at:

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

Officiant:

Rabbi Robert Gamer
Rabbi David Nelson
Cantor Samuel Greenbaum  

Shiva Information:

The traditional week of shiva has concluded.

Please Note: anyone attending in person must be fully vaccinated, wear a mask, and sit socially distanced.  

Charitable contributions:

Habonim Dror Camp Tavor
4444 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (269) 215-1399

or
The Holocaust Memorial Center
28123 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: (248)553-2400  

Family Members:

Seymour Salinger arrived as a teenager from Lithuania in 1939 joining his older siblings in Detroit. He returned to Europe as an American soldier and spent six months as a POW. While attending the University of Michigan School of Engineering, he met his beloved wife Tova (nee Carol), and they were married for 70 years. Sy was a devoted husband and father to their three children, grandchildren and many great grandchildren. His family was his greatest joy. Sy and Tova were members of Congregation Beth Shalom and later Congregation T'Chiyah, and Labor Zionist Alliance Branch 11. He went to Habonim Camp Kinneret in Chelsea, MI and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren all went to Habonim Camp Tavor, developing close ties with Israel. Sy loved working with his hands and enjoyed tinkering with anything mechanical. He created an extensively detailed family tree, well before it was trending, and it is still appreciated by so many relatives. Although typically soft spoken, when he did speak, everyone listened. He lived his entire life with integrity, honesty, and clarity, instilling those values in his family.
Seymour Salinger was beloved husband of the late Tova Carol (Gallancy) Salinger, and is survived by his children, Jeremy (Vicki) Salinger, Bruce Salinger, and Bev (Yuval) Warshai, his grandchildren Angelica (John) Butte, Yardana (Jay) Donaldson, Shoshana (Kevin) Olson, Miriam (James) Butte, and Gal, Yael, and Yasaf Warshai, his great-grandchildren Naomi and Gabriella Donaldson, Samarra and Isabella Butte, Nina, Eli, Lilah, and Ezra Olson and many loving nieces and nephews.  

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