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of Chelsea, Michigan, age 98; died Monday April 27, 2020, at Chelsea Retirement Community.  She was born December 23, 1921, in Hempstead, New York, the daughter of Morris & Gertrude (Silberstein) Joseph.  Elaine was raised on Long Island, New York.  She graduated from her all-girls high school as Valedictorian at age 15 1/2, enrolled briefly at City College of New York, and then moved to Washington, DC, at age 19.  There, Elaine attended George Washington University, earning a degree in Accounting.  On July 10, 1943, she married fellow GW grad Stuart Bonwit.
 
In latter years, Elaine became a computer analyst, working for the Federal Government for more than 20 years. She and Stuart lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, for 60 years, where they raised their children, before moving to Chelsea in 2010.  Elaine played tennis into her 70’s, and enjoyed her “adopted” shelter dogs into her 80’s.  She was very devoted to her family.
 
Stuart preceded Elaine in death in 2016.  She is survived by her two daughters:  Karen (Mark) Slutsky of Natick, MA, and Judy (Bill) Brown of Dexter; three grand-children:  Simon (fiancee Mollie) Slutsky, Deborah (Ben) Sherwin, Dan (fiancee Danielle) Blethen; and two great-grandsons: David and Oren.  She was preceded in death by her older sister, Marion Schoen.
 
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Chelsea Retirement Community to be used for the staff.  Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel.
 

 
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#1 Gary Kennedy 2020-10-11 19:11
Boy, some people impact your life in ways that transcend time. I was lucky to know Elaine and Stewart as neighbors in Long Meade Crossing in Silver Spring Md. I had a young and growing family At the time and they invited me to clean and seal their deck I make extra cash. I had never done that before but they were patient and kind. I still have the ladder they bought me to do the job. Each day I would do some work and then have lunch with them. A sandwich with a meat and butter and of course Stewart’s blend of coffee. The deck took me a month to complete and they paid me accordingly.
When our fourth child was expected I needed to finish my basement. Stewart designed and ensured the job was done properly . Special people are so rare and when you find them you don’t want to let them go. In 1997 we move on to Delaware and Elaine and Stewart came to visit.
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