Michael Z. Silbert
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Dr. Michael Z. Silbert, 83, husband of Donna K. Silbert, of Zionsville, passed away at Witham Hospital in Lebanon on Saturday evening, April 16, 2022.
Michael was born in Chicago in 1939. After his brother was born, the family moved to Shelbyville, IN. After graduating from Shelbyville High School, Michael earned a BA in biology from Wabash College in 1960. He earned his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1967 and served in the U.S. Army at the Surgeon General's Office.
Michael practiced general surgery and emergency medicine throughout the midwest, including Chicago, Detroit and in multiple cities throughout Indiana, including Bloomington, Kokomo and New Castle. He worked as a medical consultant for Golden Rule Insurance for over 20 years, and, still drawn to medicine during retirement, finished his career as the on-site/on-call physician for over 12 Indiana county jails.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Donna K. Silbert; his brother Robert (Denise); children Josh (Jaq Nigg) Silbert and Noah (Rejoyce Enright) Silbert; stepchildren Carol (Kent) Shaffer, Bill (Maggie) Procter and Ed (Jeanie) Procter; 13 grandchildren, Emmit Silbert, Jasper Silbert, Zoe Enright, Solomon Silbert, Silas Silbert, Kristen (Aaron) Hale, Derek Shaffer, Lauren Procter, Caroline Welbaum, Emma Welbaum, Rachel Procter, Melanie Procter and Hunter Procter; two great-grandchildren, Adriana Hale and Liam Hale; and his beloved dogs Sasha and Emmy.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents, David and Sylvia Silbert, and three cherished dogs Iago, Leo and Plato.
Services for Dr. Silbert will be held at Simplicity Funeral and Cremation Care, 125 W. Sycamore St., Zionsville, IN 46077. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 21 from 4 - 7 p.m. The funeral will be on Friday, April 22 at 11 a.m. with burial and military honors to follow at Salem Cemetery in Zionsville.
Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Dr. Michael Silbert to the JCC (jccindy.org) or to IndyHumane (indyhumane.org).
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