Herbert Metz, Dental Inventor
Dr. Herbert H. Metz, a
nationally known maxillo-
facial prosthodontist, died
Dec. 29 at age 78. A native
of New York, Dr. Metz lived
54 years in Detroit.
Dr. Metz, who was the
chief of the prosthetic sec-
tion at Sinai Hospital of De-
troit since the hospital's in-
ception 25 years ago, be-
came the full-time dental
coordinator of Sinai's dental
tic in 1965, a position he
–1.(1 until his retirement in
1975.
Dr. Metz was honored on
his 75th birthday with a
fund to endow a new clinic
in his name. "The Herbert
H. Metz Maxillofacial
Prosthetic Clinic" is now in
full operation in the Blum-
berg Professional Office
Building of Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Metz played an
active role in the de-
velopment of "the man-
dibular staple implant."
The staple was invented
by Dr. Irwin A. Small
(also of Sinai Hospital),
but its practical applica-
tion required the
prosthetic attachment
and denture previously
perfected by Dr. Metz.
The greater part of Dr.
Metz's work consisted of the
rehabilitation of victims
with deformities caused by
accidents, birth defects or
cancer. He also developed a
technique to make silicone
look like human skin.
He was certified by the
state of Michigan in 1948 as
a prosthodontic specialist.
Over the years he presented
17 clinics, five annual lec-
tures on maxillofacial
prosthetics at the Univer-
sity of Indiana School of De-
ntistry. He also lectured at
the University of Detroit.
Dr. Metz authored and
co-authored several in-
structive publications
which were nationally rec-
ognized.
He designed a dental lab-
oratory at the women's di-
vision of the Detroit House
of Correction and trained at
least 25 inmates as dental
technicians.
From 1968 to 1970, Dr.
Metz organized a group
of volunteer dentists and
assistants from the Sinai
Hospital staff to partici-
pate in the United Foun-
dation Health-O-Rama
testing program for oral
health.
Lr. Metz was a past
N...„,resident of the American
Academy of Maxillofacial
Prosthetics.
Dr. Metz was graduated
from Tufts University Den-
tal School with a DMD de-
gree in 1923. Upon gradua-
tion he was honored with a
scholarship at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. It was
there that he took a course
in complete dentures.
In 1925 he became associ-
ated with Dr. Clair Straith,
a specialist in plastic
surgery and maxillofacial
prosthetics.
During the war, Dr.
Metz served for three
years as chief of prosthe-
tics in two Army camps.
He was one of 25 dental
officers selected by the
.
DR. HERBERT METZ
government (out of 20,000
dentists across the coun-
try) to learn the art of_
making almost human-
looking artificial eyes out
of plastic instead of glass.
After several months of
intensive training at Hallo-
ran General Hospital in
New York, Dr. Metz became
director-in-charge of The
Percy Jones Eye Center in
Battle Creek.
Besides an active life as a
clinician, Dr. Metz was a
working member of many
other organizations, among
which were the American
Prosthodontic Society,
Richard H. Kingery
Prosthetic Group, Ameri-
can Cleft Palate Associa-
tion, Vetter Crown and
Bridge Society, American
Robert Warren
Robert M. Warren, an at-
torney with offices in the
First Naitonal Building,
died Dec. 30 at age 64.
A native Detroiter, Mr.
Warren was a senior part-
ner in the law firm of
Travis, Warren, Nayer and
Burgoyne. He was
graduated in 1940 from the
University of Michigan
School of Law. He was a
sergeant in the Army in
World War II and won the
Distinguished Service
Cross. Mr. Warren was a
member of the Grievance
Board of the State Bar Asso-
ciation.
He leaves his wife, Sylvia;
two sons, Joel and Benja-
min; a daughter, Danielle;
two brothers, Joseph and
Marvin of Florida; and a sis-
ter, Mrs. Max (Eva)
Goldstrom.
Equilibration Society, past
President of the Complete
Denture Section Detroit
Clinic Club, American
Association of Hospital De-
ntists and a founder as well
as a past president of the
Alpha Omega Dental
Fraternity. The American
College of Dentists granted
him Fellowship status.
Dr. Metz, who resided at
23300 Providence, South-
field, leaves his wife, Flor-
ence; a son, Robert of La
Jolla, Calif.; a daughter,
Marjorie Zupner of La Jolla;
two brothers, Dr. John of
Springfield, Mass., and Ben
of Los Angeles, Calif.; and
five grandchildren.
A. Waronoff, 73
Abraham Waronoff, a
former Detroit member of
Jewish men's organiza-
tions, died Jan. 2 at age 73.
A former Detroiter, Mr.
Waronoff lived in Florida
for the past six years. He
was a member in Detroit of
Perfection Lodge of the Ma-
sons, Bnai Brith and the
American Institute of Ar-
chitects.
He is survived by his wife,
Marian; three sons, Marvin
of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,
Henry of California and
Ronald of Michigan; four
sisters, Mrs. Estelle Harris
of Hollywood, Fla., Mrs.
Mollie Rubenstein, Mrs.
Sarah Priesant and Mrs.
Faye Cohen, all of Califor-
nia; and six grandchildren.
Interment Florida.
Samuel Mall, 84
Samuel Mall, owner of
Sam Mall Custom Tailoring
in the Michigan Theater
Building from 1925 to 1975,
died Jan. 1 at age 84.
Born in Russia, Mr. Mall
was a member of Mosaic
Lodge of the Masons, the
Custom Tailors Association
and the Downtown
Synagogue.
Small Loan Loss
LOS ANGELES (JTA) —
An official of the Jewish
Free Loan Association has
reported that last year only
104 loans made by the asso-
ciation, totaling $13,000,
were not collectable, a 2.3
percent loss, called a tiny
amount compared to the
thousands of dollars repaid
fully.
ANNE PEARLMAN
It was New Year's Eve one year ago
and the day was cold and gray,
then later in the evening my mother
passed away.
It was only two days before she laughed
and was happy in spirit.
How could she ever know death was approach-
ing,
you couldn't hear it.
It struck hard and fast and all was done,
but how was I to know
Her time had come and she had to go.
Dear God, I miss her so.
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OBITUARIES
CAROL SUE BAKER,
38, 23571 Moritz, Oak Park,
died Dec. 28. Survived by
her husband, Harold J.; a
daughter, Helene Rachel;
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack (Anna) Fisher; and two
sisters, Mrs. George (Linda
Kay) Kates and Mrs. Larry
(Nancy Roberta) Kornwise.
HELEN ' GOLDYE
BURLAK, 75, died Dec. 29.
She leaves her husband,
Sam; two sons, Frank and
Sheldon; a daughter, Mrs.
Meyer (Sharon) Margolis; a
brother, Tom Borman; and
11 grandchildren.
* * *
JACK GILBERT, 61,
27255 Harvard, Southfield,
died Jan. 1. Survived by his
wife, Regina; a son, Arnold;
and two daughters, Helen of
Chicago, Ill., and Lori.
* * *
ARON GINSBERG, 94,
former Detroiter of
Winston-Salem, N.C., died
Jan. 2. Survived by three
sons, Hy and Morris of New
_York City and Julius of
Bethesda, Md.; four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Sidney (G.G.)
Kosch of Charlotte, N.C.',
Mrs. Julius (Dorothy) Har-
wood of West Bloomfield,
Mrs. Morris (Bertha) Ben-
jamin of New York City and
Mrs. Hy (Sarah) Jacobs of
Wheaton, Md.; a sister, Mrs.
Rosa Denenberg of Buenos
Aires, Argentina; 10
grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Interment New York.
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SAMUEL
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G ORDON,
68, 16181 Hubbell, Detroit,
died Dec. 31. Survived by a
brother, Sidney of Los
Angeles, Calif.; and a sister,
Mrs. Merde Liblick of
Englewood, Calif.
* * *
SAMUEL Z. OVENT-
HAL, 74, 1357 Dufferin Pl.,
Windsor, Ontario, died Dec.
26. Survived by his wife,
Ida; a son, Charles; three
daughters, Mrs. Ronald
(Charlene) Yudowin of Ann
Arbor, Rosalie Levy of New
York and Brenda Helene of
Southfield; a brother, Mur-
ray; a sister, Mrs. Becky
Karpol; and three
grandchildren. Interment
Windsor. * * *
SADIE RICH, 70, 28303
Franklin, Southfield, died
Dec. 28. Survived by a son,
Ronald D.; a daughter, Mrs.
Stephen (Diane) Wilber; a
sister, Mrs. Oscar (Evelyn)
Overton of Encino, Calif.;
and four grandchildren.
* *
MARIAN RICHTER,
78, died Jan. 1. She leaves
her husband, Louis, a son,
Gerald; four brothers, Abe
Goldin, Nathan Goldin, Dr.
Morris Goldin and Norman
Goldin; a sister, Mrs. Harry
(Beatrice) Golsky; two
grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter.
* * *
WILLIAM ROSENT-
HAL, 93, died Jan. 1. He
leaves a sister, Mrs. Louis
(Julie) Weinberg.
VICTOR SHERMAN,
71, 19629 Rensellor,
Livonia, died Dec. 30. Sur-
vived by his wife, Faye; four
sons, Morris, Sheldon, Har-
vey and Barry M.; a daugh-
ter, Elaine of Atlanta, Ga.;
two brothers, Morris of Lan-
tana, Fla., and Harry; two
sisters, Chava Lorman and
Riva Shmirman of Chicago,
Ill.; and 11 grandchildren.
* * *
BELLA SIMON, 85,
15408 Northgate Blvd., Oak
Park, died Dec. 29. Survived
by a son, Max; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Louis (Lorraine)
Cohen and Mrs. Arthur
(Harriet) Davis; a sister,
Mrs. Esther Selter of
Windsor; six grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
* * *
HELA L. TAITZ, 61,
8531 Kenwood, Oak Park,
died Jan. 2. Survived by her
husband, Shlomo.
* * *
ABRAHAM ALBERT
WEINER, 68, 15075 Lin-
coln, Oak Park, died Jan. 3.
Survived by his wife, Lily; a
son, Norman; a daughter,
Mrs. Sanford L. (Harriet)
Wolok; two brothers, Sol-
omon of Lakewood, Calif.,
and Phillip; a sister, Mrs.
Philip (Mollie) Rosenthal;
and six grandchildren.
* * *
JOE WILLIS, former
Detroiter of Los Angeles,
Calif., died Dec. 29. Sur-
vived by his wife, Em-
meline; a brother, Herb of
Los Angeles; a sister, Mrs.
Ben (Betty) Baum of
Windsor; nieces and
nephews. Interment Los
Sidney A. Deitch
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LOUIS WINER, 72,
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FAYGA GITTEL CHESLUK
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ROSE FELD
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HARRY KEYS
7
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EDITH L. MARX
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ISRAEL LUBOW
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DOROTHY MISRACH
7
REVA SCHOICHIT
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SAM SIEGEL
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ALEXANDER WEISS
8
EDIS BORDOLEY
AARON NATINSKY
8
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BENJAMIN SCHLUSSEL
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HYMAN R. COHEN
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MENACHEM M. COHEN
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JACK J. EASON
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BENJAMIN GREEN
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ROSE GROSSBERG
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LENA GROSSMAN
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CELIA KAPETANSKY
MAX LYNDER
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JACOB K. PALMAN
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MORRIS RADNER
BEILAH ROTENBERG
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MENDEL ROTENBERG
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JULIUS SCHWARTZ
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BERTHA SKOLNICK
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RACHEL SPERLING
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HYMAN SNYDER
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ANNA WEINGARDEN
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REBECCA WEISBERG
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JENNIE APPLEBAUM
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11 10
DORA BRONCWAIG
11 10
SALA CETNER
SAMUEL B. KEMPNER
11 10
IRVING MINSKY
11 10
MILDRED MOSKOVITZ
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11 10
HARRY SLOBASKY
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THERESA SONNENFELD
DIANA B. YASHINSKY
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JOSEPH KATZ
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CHARLES J.
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CHICKIE SHERMAN
BERTHA ZEFF
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JENNIE KOZEL
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SAMUEL SALTSMAN
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DIANE SCHWARTZ
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