Sheldon Levin

Sheldon Howard Levin, 87, born in Detroit lived joyously in Lake Leelanau for 26 years. He died November 20, 2019 at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. He was preceded in death by his parents Shirley Eimer Levin, Samuel Levin, Aunt Ruth, Uncle Al Levin and nephew-in-law Dan Sullivan.

Shel was married for 46 years to his loving wife Judy Schwartz Levin with their children, Lori (Barry) Levin Borovoy, Michael L. Levin, Stephen C. (Lisa Ann) Schwartz, Lisa (Jerry) Schwartz Jewel; grandchildren Josh Borovoy, Lorne Borovoy, Aaron Schwartz, Kathryn Schwartz, Jacqueline Jewel; sister Barbara Kahn; Nephews Steve (Linda) Shalit, Andy (Tresa) Shalit; niece Beth Shalit Sullivan; sister-in-law Stephanie Kutzen; nephew Joel (Amy) Grossman; niece Adina Grossman; nephew Joshua Grossman; and special family Joe (Leah) Trulik and their daughters Lauren and Kelsey.

Sheldon graduated from Wayne State School of Pharmacy and was a practicing community pharmacist for fifty years. He worked in Detroit area chain pharmacies, owned Downing Pharmacy in West Bloomfield and enjoyed his work with Mike Zelinski at Kingsley Pharmacy. Shel was admired for his listening ability, as he was in a family of talkers, his dry sense of humor that we called zingers. You never knew what Bon Mots he would say. Shel's favorite times were the annual 4th of July family celebration on North Lake Leelanau, especially when the family won the Leland Parade Honors; sailing his O'Day sailboat; the winters in Neuevo Vallarta; the MET Opera at the State Theatre and coffee with the men at the Leland International Coffee Club.

Special thanks to the staff at Cowell Family Cancer Center, Doctor Mark Krakow and Doctor Bradley Goodwin, Comfort Keepers, Nancy Carmean and Munson Hospice.

It is a tradition in our family to play a song and inscribe on their monument a song that best describes the person. Shel's tribute song is "Lean On Me" as you could always count on him.

Interment will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 10:00 am at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. A family gathering will be held in Ann Arbor to celebrate Shel's life.

Memorial contributions in his honor may be directed to the North Star Reach (674 S. Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 or www.northstarreach.org ).

The family is being cared for by Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and the Ira Kaufman Chapel.