Saginaw - Loses Leading Figure, Harry Grant,
Alex S. Levins ohn, Age 79
Founder of
Alex S. Levinsohn, prominent
Saginaw businessman and commu-
nity leader, died Aug. 27, as the
result of injuries received in an
auto accident earlier in the day.
He was 79.
Mr. Levinsohn, 41 Benton, was
returning from a visit at the
Caro plant of the Marlex Manu-
facturing Co., of which he was a
co-owner. The driver of the other
car was injured.
Mr. Levinsohn had been active
in the Jewish Community Council
and Federation and was a member
of Temple Bnai Israel and of Bnai
Brith.
A native of Saginaw, he was
one of the community's important
figures, having served as city
councilman and as a pioneer in
the retail automobile business. He
was an owner of the former Sut-
ton Sales Co. auto dealership and
had served as its president until
his retirement in 1953, and was
associated with many other busi-
ness ventures in the area up until
the present.
A past president of the YMCA
board of directors, Mr. Levin-
sohn was a past president of the
Saginaw Country Club, the Sag-
inaw Club and the Michigan
Auto Dealers Association.
Jack Schlesinger,
Owner of Juliet's
Jack Schlesinger, president of
Juliet Suburbans, Inc., a chain of
seven women's ready-to-wear
stores, died Thursday at age 53.
Services are scheduled for noon
today, with burial at Beth El
Memorial Park.
A native Detroiter, Mr. Schle-
singer, 7162 Pebble Creek, Bir-
mingham, was a. member of Tem-
ple Israel and Harry B. Keidan
Lodge of Bnai Brith. He was a
Detroit city tennis champion dur-
ing the 1930s.
Mr. Schlesinger's stores are at
Green-8 Center, Bloomfield Com-
mons, two in Farmington, North-
wood Center, Highland Park and
Drayton Plains.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth;
a son, Jay; a daughter, Mrs. Dan-
iel (Martha) Syme of Cincinnati;
two brothers, Saul and Dr. Henry;
and a sister, Mrs. Jack (Edith)
Cooper.
Shirley Garsoff, 58
Shirley Garsoff, co-owner of
Weinstein Jewelers in Dearborn,
died Wednesday at age 58. She
was on vacation in New York at
the time of her death.
Mrs. Garsoff, widow of Hyman
Garsoff, lived at 12801 Sterling,
Oak Park. She was born in Hart-
ford, Conn., and lived in the De-
troit area 52 years.
She was a member of the
Ladies of Mosaic, Cong. Bnai
Moshe, City of Hope and Infants
Service Group.
Surviving are a son, Seymour;
a daughter, Mrs. Merrill (Dolores)
Gordon; a brother, Julius Taylor;
a sister, Mrs. Milton (Sylvia)
Falick; six grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Samuel B. Paul, 68
Samuel B. Paul, president of
the Motor City Plastic Co., 10101
Capital, Oak Park, died last Fri-
day at age 68.
Mr. Paul, 30566 Southfield,
was a member of Pisgah Lodge,
Bnai Brith. Born in Chicago, he
lived in the Detroit area 50 years.
Surviving are his wife, Hannah
Belle; a son, Eugene; two sisters,
Mrs. Jules (Anne) Goll and Mrs.
Nettie Stone, both of Miami Beach;
and two grandchildren.
He also was a member of Sag-
inaw Lodge of the Masons and the
Bay City Consistory, the Elf
Khurafeh Shrine and a life mem-
ber of the Elks and the Germania
of Saginaw. He also was former
monarch of Merlin Grotto.
Mr. Levinsohn was honored in-
formally many times for his civic
and business leadership in Sag-
inaw. Among formal honors ac-
corded him were in 1954 when
he received the Arnold Boutell
Award for distinguished public
service to Saginaw, in 1956 when
the Saginaw Auto Dealers Asso-
ciation gave a testimonial dinner
for him and in 1965 when 150 Sag-
inaw businessmen and public of-
ficials honored him at a civic rec-
ognition dinner.
His friends, acquaintances and
associates in business and civic
undertakings called him "Alec."
He was a director and long a
leader of the Greater Saginaw
Chamber of Commerce and a di-
rector of the Saginaw Community
Chest. He headed United Chest
campaigns in 1950 and 1951 and
was president of the Saginaw
United Chest in 1952 and 1953.
He was a past president of the
Saginaw Citizens Advisory Coun-
cil and was a long-time member
of the lay advisory board of St.
Mary's Hospital. He played a lead-
ing role in development of the
Saginaw Community Clinic.
The regard he held for his
native Saginaw motivated Mr.
Levinsohn to work for creation
of the Saginaw Hall of Fame.
This was incorporated in 1964
to memorialize men and women
of Saginaw who earned fame
and distinction for themselves
and the community. He was the
Hall of Fame's first president
and was re-elected each year
thereafter.
He was one of the founders and
secretary of Green Acres Devel-
opment Co., the group of Saginaw
businessmen who bought the
property from which was created
the Green Acres shopping center
and the apartment project of that
name. He was a director of Val-
ley National Bank and Means
Stamping Co.
Married to the former Rose Tip-
man, he recently donated $5,000
for a scholarship for nurses at
St. Mary's Hospital in memory
of his wife, who died two years
ago.
He leaves a son, Alan of Indi-
anapolis; a sister, Mrs. Gerald
Goldfarb, and three grandchildren.
In a lengthy editorial appearing
in the Saginaw News, tribute was
paid to Mr. Levinsohn as "the kind
of man who inspired all with
whom he came in contact to con-
stantly do better in active inter-
est-taking not only in organiza-
tions and government, but in peo-
ple . . . He was Saginaw, the
Saginaw area was his life and he
exulted in its growth and devel-
opment."
Joseph Burke, 76
Joseph A. Burke, a manufac-
turers representative for boys' and
men's apparel, died Wednesday at
age 76.
Mr. Burke, 16903 Pinehurst, was
a member of Downtown Syna-
gogue, the Michigan Men's Apparel
Club, National Association of Wom-
en's and Children's Apparel Sales-
men and the National Association
of Men's and Boys' Apparel Club.
Born in Austria, he lived in De-
troit 30 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary;
three sons, Harvey, Larry and
Walter; six grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Standard Club
Harry Grant, Detroit industrial-
ist and active member of com-
munal organizations, died Aug. 27
at age 90. He was a founder and
first president of the Standard
City Club.
Mr. Grant, 19208 Parkside, was
former president of Grant Iron and
Metal Co. A leader in Allied Jew-
ish Campaigns, he was a board
OBITUARIES
FRANCES BEKER, 27370
Pierce, Southfield, died Aug. 30.
She leaves her husband, Bencion;
daughter Robin; and three sisters.
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LOUIS BENSON, 18490 Strath-
moor, died Aug. 30. He leaves two
sons, Arthur and Morton; one bro-
ther, one sister, six grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
DORIS (DINI) BERMAN, 16000
Stratford, died Aug. 29. She leaves
her husband, Hyman Jack; two
sons, Leonard and Richard; one
brother and two sisters.
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LILLIAN FELD, 17361 Addison,
Southfield, died Aug. 30. She
leaves two sons, Harold Graff and
Nathan; a daughter, Mrs. Irving
(Harriet) Bogorad; one brother,
six grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
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FRIEDA FLEKEL, 14620 Bishop,
Oak Park, died Sept. 1. Survived
by a son, Stanley Green; and one
grandchild.
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NATHAN KAZDA N, 15311
Schaefer, died Sept. 2. Survived
by a brother, Max; and two sis-
ters, Mrs. Risha Goldrich of Day-
ton and Mrs. Max (Tillie) Resnick
HARRY GRANT AT 65
of Brooklyn.
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member of the Jewish Home for
PHILIP KELMAN, 20121 Stans-
Aged, Jewish Welfare Federation
and United Hebrew Schools. Past bury, died Aug. 27. He leaves his
president of Franklin Hills Country wife, Esther; and two sons, David
Club, he also was a member of and Jerome; nine grandchildren
Detroit Consistory and Moslem and two great-grandchildren.
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Shrine and Bnai Brith. He was
MOSES KREIDMAN, former De-
past treasurer and trustee of
troiter of Los Angeles, died Aug.
Temple Beth El.
Born in Bialystok, Russia, Mr. 19. Survived by his wife, Fannie;
Grant resided in Detroit 73 years. two sons, David and F. John; two
He played a prominent part in daughters, Mrs. Harold (Areva)
efforts to establish Sinai Hos- Ginsberg and Mrs. Louis (Rose)
Schneider, both of Detroit; 11
pital.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. grandchildren and eight great-
Sam (Claire) Rands; two brothers, grandchildren. Interment Los
Jacob and Alex; a sister, Mrs. Angeles.
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Freda Shoor; three grandchildren
HARRIET RONA LEVINE, 3027
and four great-grandchildren.
W. 13 Mile, Royal Oak, died Aug.
28. She leaves her husband, Philip;
a son, Michael; and one sister.
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IDA MUSIC, 23235 Berkeley,
Oak Park, died Aug. 27. She
Alvin Fisher, president of the
leaves her husband, Morris; two
James Cousens Realty Co., 16018
daughters,
Mrs. Samuel (Marilyn)
W. McNichols, died Aug. 27 at age
Flam and Mrs. James (Sharon)
44. He was a native Detroiter.
Schmidt;
her
father, Samuel Liber-
Mr. Fisher, a World War II vet-
eran, was a member of Joseph man; one brother, one sister and
five
grandchildren.
Bale Post, Jewish War Veterans.
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He also belonged to Cong. Beth
FANNIE PANTER, 28550 Five
Shalom and Bnai Brith and was on
the board of directors of the Michi- Mile, Livonia, died Aug. 31. Sur-
vived by three sons, Myron, Harold
gan Builders Association.
Mr. Fisher, 24339 Martha Wash- and Ben; a daughter, Mrs. Helen
ington, Southfield, leaves his wife, Weinstein; two brothers, one sis-
Betty; two sons, Steven and Rob- ter and 10 grandchildren.
ANNA G. PHILLIPS of E.
Orange, N.J., died Aug. 30. She
leaves a son, Gordon of N. Plain-
field, N.J., a daughter, Mrs. Sey-
moor (Joan) Werner of Detroit
and four grandchildren. Interment
Irvington, N.J.
HARRY PIANKO, 19660 Dorset,
Southfield, died Aug. 27. Survived
by his wife, Molly: three sons,
Theodore, Maurice and Alexander;
one brother; one sister and five
grandchildren.
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SIDNEY A. RAISKIN, 23481
Wildwood, Oak Park, died Aug.
27. He leaves his wife, Helen; a
son, James; a daughter, Carol;
and two sisters.
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BESSIE S. SILVER:MAN, 25650
Shiawassee, Southfield, died Aug.
31. She leaves two sons, Arthur
and David; one brother, two sis-
ters and five grandchildren.
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GUSSIE TESSLER, 23011 Web-
ster, Oak Park, died Sept. 1. She
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Milford
(Clara) Mallon; two sisters, two
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.` • •
SAM TURACK of Miami died
Aug. 30. Survived by his wife,
Bertha; a nephew, Ralph Epstein,
and a niece, Mrs. Abraham
(Miriam) Schwartz, both of De-
troit. Interment Detroit.
Alvin Fisher, Head
of Cousens Realty
ert; a daughter, Ilene; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tintenfish; and
a sister, Mrs. Joseph (Ruth)
Soverinsky.
Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson, president of
the Motor Carrier Service Bureau,
died last Saturday at age 77.
Mr. Robinson, 20245 Stratford,
Oak Park, was a native Detroiter
and a member of Cong. Shaarey
Zedek.
Brother of the late Louis Robin-
son, founder and head of Robinson
Furniture as well as a former
president of the United Hebrew
Schools, Mr. Robinson leaves his
wife, Ethel; two sons, Dr. Berol
of Brookline and Bud; a daughter.
Mrs. Jack (Davida) Gale of Bay
City; two brothers, Abe of New
Jersey and Philip; a sister, Mrs.
Mollie Perlmutter; and nine grand-
children.
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following departed
friends, with the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
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Manis Levitt
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Anna Radner
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Ethel Lelderman
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Charles Cattier
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