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OBITUARIES
Judge John Wise Dies at "if, --- -
Revered As 'Great Settler'
movements. He gave strong Club and was a past president of
support to the educational agen- the Goodfellows Old Newsboys.
cies and was deeply devoted to He was a " 33rd degree Mason
Israel and the Zionist move- and a founding member of the
ment. His chief Zionist interest National Conference of Met-
was the Jewish National Fund ropolitan Courts.
A native of Montana, Judge
and the former JNF executive
director Percy Kaplan was one Wise came to Detroit in 1920
of his close associates in the and was graduated from Wayne
movement. There were few func- State University's law school in
tions of Jewish public interest 1930. He retired in 1982.
He leaves his wife, Sunny
from which he absented himself
and his presence was like a Ann; a daughter, Peggy Jo Wise
mark of fulfillment in his com- Marcuse; a brother, Leo I.; a sis-
ter, Mrs. Sam (Mary)Pollakov of
munal interests, Kaplan said.
Additionally, Judge Wise affil- Chicago, Ill.; and. three grand-
iated himself with the Probus children.
Judge John Wise
John Wise was known as the
"Friend of the Unprotected."
Whoever needed assistance in
facing difficulties, either as a
new citizen in the community or
for lack of means, could always
count on his encouragement.
Judge Wise died Aug: 21 at age
77.
That's how he was judged
when he was Recorders Court
referee, before being elected
Wayne County Circuit Court
Judge.
It was in the latter capacity
that he gained the title of "The
Great Settler" because of his
skill as an arbitrator, as one
who could bring contending par-
ties together.
Judge Wise had deep-rooted
family devotions. He took a deep
interest in the career of his
brother, the late Mr. Herman
Wise who for a number of years
was music and drama critic of
the Detroit Free Press and who
authored many articles for na-
tional magazines on music. He
had his brother John's
encouragement in his journalis-
tic and literary tasks.
Judge Wise had an additional
role that made him' a major
associate in many Jewish
Sophie. Kutlov
Sophie Kutlov, who gained
recognition as a leader among
women in office management
and the confidante of outstand-
ing personalities in the mercan-
tile field on a national scale,
died Aug. 25 at age 78.
Miss Kutlovbegan her career
with the Cook Coffee Co. and
from there she was drawn into
the former Randleman Drugs
(now Randleman Co.), becoming
the firm's office manager and
private secretary to Josep h
Randleman. After the Utter's
retirement she oontinued as pri-
vate secretary to his brother
David Randleman,
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Leslie D. Bloom
Leslie D. Bloom, an attorney
for more than 50 years, died
Aug. 26 at age 77.
Born in Chicago, Ill., Mr.
Bloom earned a bachelor's de-
gree at Wayne State University
and was graduated froin the
University of Detroit Law
School in 1931. He practiced law
with his father, Joseph, for 24
years. He was a senior partner
with Rosenbaum, Bloom, Kauf-
man, Appel, Galinsky and
Meyerson, a Detroit law firm,
for the past 30 years.
He was chairman of the
American Bar Association Spe-
cial Committee for Achievement
of Justice through the Adver-
sary System and a member of
the State Bar of Michigan com-
mittees on civil procedure, civil
liberties and medical-legal rela-
tions.
Mr. Bloom also was a sustain-
ing member of the American
Trial Lawyers Association and
served on the executive board of
the Michigan Trial Lawyers
Association.
He leaves his wife, Sara; a
son, Dr. Stuart; a daughter,
Phyllis Schapira; a brother, Dr.
Herbert J.; two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel (Evelyn) Chattman of
Florida and Mrs. Sigmund
(Lydia) Harrison of Pennsyl-
vania; and three grandchlldren.
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Beryl .Love
Beryl Leve, a self-employed Shriner affiliated with the Mos-
engineer, died Aug. 21 at age lem Temple. He was a lieuten-
ant in the Shrine drill patrol
64.
A former Detroiter, Mr. Love and volunteered each year to
resided in Cape Coral, Fla., at work at the Shrine Circus. Mr.
Leve also affiliated himself with
the time of his death.
Mr. Leve attended the Uni- the Goodfellows.
He was a lieutenant governor
versity of Detroit and was
graduated from the U.S. Mili- of the Michigan Kiwanis and
tary Academy at West Point as president of the Southfield
an engineer and lieutenant in Kiwanis. He participated in the
Kiwanis Hearing Ear Dog Pro-
the U.S. Army.
While at West Point, he was gram.
Mr. Leve was a member of
captain of the handball team Temple Israel in Detroit and
and often played handball with Temple Beth Shalom in Cape
Gen. Maxwell Taylor, who was Coral. He was a Cub Scout mas-
then superintendent of the ter for many years.
Academy. He taught math-
He is survived by his wife,
ematics at the University of De- Rose; two sons, Dr. Charles of
troit.
Baltimore, Md., and Stuart; a
He was a member of brother, Jack; a sister, Dr. Ger-
Craftsman Lodge of the Masons, trude Leve Gordon; and one
was a 32nd degree Mason and a
granddaughter.
Saul Robins
Saul Robins, a long-time prac-
ticing attorney in the Detroit
area, died Aug: 24 at me 72.
At the time of his death, Mr.
Robin' was marking his 60th
antdversory as a member 4 the
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