OTTO DUBE

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THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL approach
of personal service and involvement.

KURT AEBERSOLD, 36, of

West Bloomfield, died Nov. 14.
Mr. Aebersold was a hair styl-
ist at Heidi's Salon.
He is survived by his wife,
Patricia; daughters, Rachel
and Rebecca; parents, Dale
and Erika; brother and sister-
in-law, Eric and Michelle; sis-
ters, Lisa, Gail and Linda.
Contributions may be made to
the Rachel and Rebecca Aeber-
sold Trust Fund, 7400 Tele-
graph Road, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48301. Arrangements by
the Ira Kaufman Chapel.

field and A. Cherkinsky De-
signers of Detroit. He was a
member of B'nai B'rith.
He is survived by his sons
and daughters-in-law, Dr. Jor-
dan and Marlene of Coral
Springs, Fla., Dr. Arthur and
Rosanne of Okemos; brother,
Murray of Midland; grandchil-
dren, Alan, Josh, Carrie, Jef-
frey and Lorrie.
Contributions may be made
to the American Heart Associ-
ation or American Cancer Soci-
ety. Arrangements by Levitt
Weinstein Memorial Chapel,
West Palm Beach, Fla.

GERTRUDE BECKMAN,

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nder the best of circumstances, time moves so
swiftly that we don't even notice until the leaves
begin to fall or the snow starts to melt. But,
planning ahead makes the change in any season

more bearable.

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

DIVORCE: LIMITING THE CASUALTIES

A panel of prominent speakers will discuss how to work your
way through .a divorce with minimal damage and pain to yourself
and others on Wednesday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Agency
for Jewish Education, 21550 W. Twelve Mile in Southfield.
The panel includes The Honorable Judge Edward Sosnick,
Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Oakland
County; Fay Rosen, MSW, Clinical Social Worker and Group
Therapist with Jewish Family Service; Judith Stevenson, MSW,
Director of JFS Educational Placement Service; Irma Starr,
Director of SPACE for Changing Families. The moderator is
Edward D. Gold, Esq., Butzel Long.
The program is co-sponsored by Jewish Family Service, SPACE
for Changing Families and the Institute for Single Mothers, a
program of JEFF and a division of AJE.

Foraddional iormation,
or to make a reservation,
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pleasecall Ju dy Kotzen at (810) 559-1500.

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18325 West Nine Mile Road • Southfield, MI 48075
Telephone: 810.569.0020 • Toll Free: 800.325.7105

86, of Southfield, died Nov. 13.
Mrs. Beckman was a member
of Women's American ORT,
Hadassah, B'nai B'rith and
was an active worker with the
Cancer Foundation and Heart
Association.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Dr.
Hugh and Cindy of Bloomfield
Hills; daughter and son-in-law,
Joan and Joel Bussell of
Southfield; grandchildren,
Michael and Dr. Richard Beck-
man, Linda and Dan Volpano,
Elana and Roy Shelef, Jeffrey
and Julie Bussell, David and
Kasey Bussell, Tamera Jam-
nick, Dr. Evandro Silveira;
great-grandchildren, Adam
and Jacob Bussell, Rebecca
and Ella Volpano, Honor
Shelef; and sister, Helen Gold-
flus of Yonkers, N.Y. Mrs.
Beckman was the beloved wife
of the late Dolph Beckman.
Interment at Beth El Memo-
rial Park. Contributions may
be made to Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake
Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322; or Sinai Vision Rehabil-
itation Institute, 6767 West
Outer Drive, Detroit, MI
48325. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HELEN FITLOW, 91, of West

Bloomfield, died Nov. 16. Mrs.
Fitlow was a member of
Kadimah and Pioneer Women.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-law,
Marsha and Jerry Lynn of Or-
chard Lake, Sylvia and Phillip
ANNA DUBROWSKY, 84, of Buckfire of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Carol and Dr.
West Bloomfield, died Nov. 8.
Douglas Lehrer, Julie and
She is survived by her son
Jonathan Simkovitz, Kenneth
and daughter-in-law, Harold
and Noreen Buckfire, Dr. Lau-
and Sue Ellen of West Bloom-
field; daughter and son-in-law, ra and Dr. Theodore Dibble,
Grant Greenberg; great-grand-
Fran (Norbert Shell) Beckett-
children, Zachary and Samuel
Shell of Birmingham; grand-
Lehrer, Annabel and William
children, Beth (Kevin) Smith,
Buckfire, Emily Dibble, Rachel
Lorne Dubrowsky, Edward
Steinberger, Daniel Steinberg- Simkovitz; brother and sister-
er, Leah (Darryl) Kompus, Eve in-law, Daniel and Selma
Balantozow of Boca Raton,
Steinberger, Samantha Beck-
Fla.
ett; and great-grandson, Jake
Mrs. Fitlow was the beloved
Steinberger. Anna was the
wife
of the late Max Schlachter
beloved mother of the late Ju-
and the late Nathan Fitlow.
dith Steinberger.
Interment at Beth Tefilo
Graveside services were
Cemetery. Contributions may
held at Adat Shalom Ceme-
be made to JARC, 28366
tery. Contributions may be
Franklin Road, Southfield, MI
made to the Hospice of South-
48034. Arrangements by the
eastern Michigan, 16250
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Northland Dr., Ste. 212,
Southfield, MI 48075; or to a
RUTH GETZ, 88, of Windsor,
charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Fu- died Nov. 12.
neral Direction.
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MIEKHAIL
BRONTSOVSKIY, 91, of Oak

Park, died Nov. 18.
He is survived by his son
and daughter-in-law, Valery
and Sofia of Israel; daughter
and son-in-law, Svetlana and
Grigoriy Budnitskiy of Oak
Park; grandchildren, Igor and
Larisa Budnitskiy, Alla Bud-
nitskaya, Yanina
Brontsovskaya; great-grand-
children, Albert, Rebecca, Re-
nata.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice. Ser-
vices were held at Hebrew
Memorial Chapel. Interment
at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

ALEXANDER CHERICIN-
SKY, 85, formerly of West

tery in San Antonio. Contribu-
tions may be made to the Fine
Arts Special Gifts Fund in the
name of Norman Fink, do
Temple Beth El in San Anto-
nio or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Peter
Loring Mortuary, 1101 McCul-
lough, San Antonio, TX 78212.

Bloomfield of Lakeworth, Fla.,
died Nov. 15. He was owner of
Brothers Restaurant in South-

NORMAN M. FINK, 80, for-

mer Detroiter of San Antonio,
Texas, died Nov. 13. Mr. Fink
was in the Army Air Corps
during World War II and lived
in Detroit from 1948-1978,
working in the family steel
business. He was a volunteer
with the International Insti-
tute and the Salvation Army.
He was on the boards of De-
troit General Hospital and De-
troit Receiving Hospital. He
was a member of Temple Beth
El.
Returning to San Antonio
after retiring, he participated
in the Jewish Family Service,
Temple Beth El, Institute of
Texas Cultures, McNay Art
Musuem and the San Antonio
Conservation Society.
He is survived by his
nephew, Melvin Fink of Lynch-
burg, Va.; cousin, Margie
Goodman of Detroit; San Anto-
nio family, Claire N. Golden,
Howard Nevelow, Mimi Sugar-
man, Sandra Rosenberg,
Roselle Smith, Bernice Dym,
Lee M. Golden, Sallie Pickus,
Stephen L. Golden, Carol
Baskin, Susan Sandalowsky
and Jill Rosenthal.
Graveside services were
held at Agudas Achim Ceme-

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