Gloria "Goldie" Bookstein, a resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, died on January 16th, 2023 at the age of 86. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

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

Date of Service:

Friday January 20th, 2023

Time of Service:

12:00 PM  

Interment at:

Machpelah Cemetery, 21701 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI

Officiant:

Rabbi Shalom Kantor
Cantor Penny Steyer  

Shiva Information:

The family will be sitting through Monday evening at the residence: 2230 Cameo Lake Ct. Bloomfield Hills MI 48302 Phone: (248) 788-7791

Religious services will be held on Sunday and Monday evenings at 7:00PM.

Shiva Hours: Friday- following the interment until 4:00PM
Sunday- from 1:00PM until 4:00PM, then 7:00PM until 9:00PM

A virtual religious service will be held Monday evening by Zoom Session Click Here

Meeting ID: 834 4735 3887
Passcode: Gloria

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Charitable contributions:

The Gloria Bookstein Music Fund
at Sherith Israel
9401 Douglas Ave.
Dallas, TX 75225

or
Bnai Moshe
6800 Drake Road
West Bloomfield, MI, 48322
(248) 788-0600

or
The National Kidney Foundation
1169 Oak Valley Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (800) 482-1455

or
A charity of one's choice  

Family Members:

Gloria (Goldie) Bookstein, 86 years young, from Bloomfield Hills, MI and Dallas, TX passed peacefully in her sleep on January 16, 2023.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, which she always considered home, she later split her time between Arizona, Michigan and Texas to be near her children and family.

She was married to her beloved husband Marvin Bookstein for over 61 years. She worked alongside him at Nationwide Income Tax Service as well as other ventures.

She was a fabulous wife, a wonderful mother, fantastic Bobe and amazing BG (great-grandmother). She was survived by her three daughters, Deborah (Howard) Weinstein, Peggy Bookstein, Lori (Neal) Weinstein. Nine grandchildren, Shayna (Michael) McKim, Andrew (Josh) Jonestein, Mitchell (Karen) Weinstein, Zachary Weinstein and Jordan (Tiantian) Weinstein. She was thrilled to join the great grandmother club and adored her great grandchildren, Macy McKim, Toby McKim, Ethan Weinstein and Anna Weinstein. She will be missed by them and many family and friends. Goldie was the loving daughter of the late Morris and Anna Plotnik and sister of the late Sarah (Julius) Smith and the late Helen (Herbert) Kollin.

Her passion in life was music and singing in several choirs including; Bel Canto Choir, Music +1, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Choir, Zamir Chorale and Congregation B'nai Moshe Choir. Her most proud accomplishment was joining a choir in their performance at Carnegie Hall

But even more so, her love of family and friends.

Her favorite pastime besides singing was Opera, Mahj Jongg, Theater and charitable work including Hadassah, Ort, B'nai Brith, the B'nai Moshe Sisterhood, and others.

She was the recipient of a kidney transplant, donated by her cousin Kenneth, which gave her an amazing quality of life over the last 7 years. She lived them to the fullest. She was able to travel with her family, including a dream trip to Italy, many domestic and international trips and a favorite, Broadway.

She was a beautiful woman both inside and out.  

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