Obituaries American Heart Association. Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke The Most Important Instrument in the Treatment 4. of Stroke JOSEPHINE COHEN, 89, of Livonia, died Sept. 23. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Delores Cohen of Livonia; grandchildren, Lisa (Daniel) Vezina, Aaron (Linda) Cohen; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Shaun, David and Rachel. She was the beloved wife of the late David Cohen. Graveside services were held at Adat Shalom Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, 17220 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076, or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction. BERTHA DWORKIN, 91, of ©1995, American Heart Association MONUMENT CENTER INC. "Same Location 45 years" • Monuments and Markers • Bronze Markers • Memorial Duplicating • Cemetery lettering & Cleaning CEMETERY INSTALLATION ANYWHERE IN MICHIGAN Call 542-8266 661 E. 8 MILE ROAD FERNDALE 1 1/2 blocks East of Woodward clieese fbrie sthel Southfield, died Sept. 19. Mrs. Dworkin was a life member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Jewish Home for Aged and Hadassah. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Aaron Greenspon of Southfield, Shirley and Lawrence Jonas of Southfield; grand- children, Gail and Esther Greenspon, Frank and Joe Jonas; sister, Ann Eisler. Mrs. Dworkin was the beloved wife of the late Albert H. Dworkin and the dear sister of the late Louis Berry, the late Ben Berry, the late Esther Berry and the late Jack Berry. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Braille Fund at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. BLANCHE FRANKLIN, 89, of Miami Beach, Fla., died Sept. 27. She is survived by her son, Jay Franklin of Farmington Hills; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Ellen and Jerry Slutzky of Farmington Hills; grand- children, Jenifer and Dana Slutzky; sister-in-law, Eleanor Riseman. She was the beloved wife of the late Ben Franklin; mother of the late Dr. Howard Franklin. Graveside services were held at Beth El Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction. Friedman of Davie, Fla., Karen and Keith Kalish of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Kacey Kalish, Randi Kalish of West Bloomfield, Amber Friedman of Davie, Fla.; sister, Fae Bobkin of Oak Park. Arrangements by Eternal Light in Miami, Fla. BARBARA S. GLASS, 64, of Pleasant Hill, Calif, died Sept. 21. Mrs. Glass was an educational administrative assistant for the University of California. She was a member of the Wellness Center, a cancer support group. Mrs. Glass is survived by her hus- band, Herman Glass; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Richard Glass and Judy Rothschild of Oakland, Calif.; grand- children, Joseph and Emily Glass; brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Roslyn Blumberg of Cathederal City, Calif. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to the Wellness Center, 1777 North California Boulevard, #200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. JEAN GOREN, 88, of Farmington Hills, died Sept. 30. Mrs. Goren is survived by her son, Lee Goren of Louisville; daughter and son-in-law, Ardell and Dr. Nathan Firestone of Farmington Hills; grand- children, Keri and Tom Workman, David and Brenda Firestone, Merrick and Monica Firestone, Gregory Firestone, Wendy and Jeffrey Raden, Terri and Steve Goddard, Eric and Zonia Goren, Anthony and Lisa Goren, Gabrielle Goren, Hallie Goren; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Ethan, Emma, Carli, Shannon, Dillan, Camille, Mallory, Alicia, Ian, Seth, Shawn, Thomas and Bradley; great- great-grandchild, Maleek. She was the beloved wife of the late Sam Goren and the loving grandmother of the late Joshua Scot Firestone. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Joshua Scot Firestone Educational Fund, c/o Gift of Life, 2203 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-9836. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. CALMAN FRIEDMAN, 75, former (248) 557-6644 Fax (248) 557-2412 10/3 1997 174 17100 W. to Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 Detroiter or North Miami, Fla., died Sept. 27. He is survived by his children, Steve and Karen Friedman of Louisville, Ky., Robert and Debbie Friedman of Southfield, Michael ROSE H. GRANITZ, 93, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 24. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Philip and Sharon Granitz of West Bloomfield, Allan and Roz Granitz of West Bloomfield, Louis Granitz of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jeffrey of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Lisa of Michigan, Lori of Boca Raton, Fla. Mrs. Granitz was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Granitz. Contributions may be made to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, or Jewish Federation Apartments, 6690 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Services and interment were held at Nusach Hari Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. RUTH GUSSIN, 83, of Hemet, Calif, formerly of Oak Park, died Sept. 14. Mrs. Gussin is survived by her hus- band of 62 years, Sam Gussin; sons and daughters-in-law, Diane Gussin of West Bloomfield, Dan and Jing Gussin of Honolulu, Hawaii, Alan and Kathi Gussin of Villa Park, Calif.; grandchildren, Brian Gussin, Darren Gussin, Amber Gussin, Amy Gussin, Shon Gussin, Audra Gussin; sister and brother-in-law, Sonia and Andy Klein of North Hollywood, Calif.; sisters-in- law and brother-in-law, Edith Goldin of Los Gatos, Calif.; Janet and Iry Gussin of Laguna Hills, Calif. She was the beloved mother of the late Norman Gussin. Services were held in Huntington Beach, Calif. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. This announcement was placed at the request of the family by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. LUCY KAPLAN, 96, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 25. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Sheldon and Harriet Kaplan of West Bloomfield; grandson, Evan Kaplan. Graveside services were held at Adat Shalom Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction. RUTH KRAMER, 88, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Sept. 28. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dolores and Allen Lefton of Boca Raton; grandchildren, Steven (Sharon) Finegood, Kenneth (Pam) Finegood, Leonard Finegood and Susan Diamond; great-grandchildren, (