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ROSE ADAS, 81, of Southfield, died
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She is survived by her husband, Sid
Adas; son and daughter-in-law, Dr.
Robert and Sharon Adas of West
Bloomfield; daughter, Linda Page df
Oak Park; brother, Albert Schiffman of
New York; sister, Celia Altes of New
York; grandchildren, Scott and Jamie
Page, Stephanie and David Adas.
Graveside services were held at Adat
Shalom Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to the
Karmanos Cancer Institute, 18831 W.
12 Mile, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, or
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral
Direction.
DAVID ARKIN, 97, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 28. Mr. Arkin
was the owner of Arkin Brothers Food
Distributors. He was a past master of
Perfection Lodge #486 F & AM and a
charter member of Temple Israel.
Mr. Arkin is survived by his daugh-
ters and son-in-law, Sylvia and Dr.
Marvin Gordon of Franklin, Charlotte
Arkin of Detroit; grandchildren, Susan
and Bruce Smith, Bob and Susan
Gordon; great-grandchildren, Jacob,
Evan and Bret Smith. Interment at
Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by the Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
SAUL AUSLANDER, of Southfield,
died Oct. 31.
He is survived by his wife, Marion;
son, Lawrence Auslander of Southfield;
daughter and son-in-law, Susan and
Michel Victor of Weston, Fla.; brother,
Max Auslander of Sunrise, Fla.; sisters
and brother-in-law, Pearl and Harry
Rosenbaum of Southfield, Stella
Goldsmith of Coconut Creek, Fla.;
grandchildren, Mark and Marcia Victor.
Contributions may be made to
JARC or a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements and services by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
EILEEN WASSERMAN BAKER, 52,
(US) 474.3312
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husband, DaYid.
The obituary for Erneline
Sampson, Oct. 31, should have
indicated that she is survived by her
daughter-in-law, Rochelle Sampson.
formerly of Birmingham of Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla., died Oct. 28. She attended
Michigan State University, where she
was a National Merit Scholar. In
Detroit she was a fabric artist and pur-
sued a master of fine art degree at
Wayne State University. She was an
assistant editor for Vogue magazine.
Later, she managed and was part-owner
of Ralph Manuel Real Estate brokerage.
She was a vice president of the Women's
Division of the Jewish Federation as
well as a teacher of English to immi-
grants through the Jewish Vocational
Service. Mrs. Baker was a financial
planner with Porarro and
Associates/Allmerica Financial in
Florida.
She is survived by her husband,
William L. Baker; mother, Bertha K.
Martin of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; son,
Kurt Nicholas Wasserman of Amherst,
Mass., daughter and son-in-law, Amy
and Ted Wasserman Parfet of Novato,
Calif; brother, Alan Martin of New
York, N.Y.
Services were held at Hardage-
Giddens Funeral Home, 4115
Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, Fla.
Interment at Temple Cemetery,
Jacksonville. Contributions may be
made to the United Jewish Foundation,
6735 Telegraph, P.O. Box. 2030,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303.
SAM THOMAS BALKIN, former
Detroiter of San Bernadino, Calif, died
Nov. 2. He was active in B'nai B'rith,
the Masons, the Scottish Rite, the
Shriners as well as being an early mem-
ber of Congregation Beth Shalom.
He is survived by his wife of nearly
50 years, Paula; sons and daughters-in-
law, Herschel and Karen Balkin of
Poway, Calif., Michael and Debbie
Balkin of Farmington Hills; daughter
and son-in-law, Trudy and Howard
Jacobson of Chevy Chase, Md.; grand-
children, Elana, Ethan, Aaron, Avi,
Jeremy, Eli and Shira; brother and sis-
ter-in-law, Max and Betty Balkin of
Poway.
Contributions may be made to the
Sam and Paula Balkin Fund at Ner
Tamid North County Conservative
Synagogue, 16770-A W. Bernardo
Drive, San Diego, CA 92127, or the
American Heart Association.
SAM BANKLER, 83, of N, Iest-
Bloomfield, died Nov. 3.
He is survived by his wife, Rose;
daughters, Ilene Rappaport of
Farmington Hills, Elyse Bankler of New
York City; sister and brother-in-law,
Ann and Joseph Shewach of Southfield;
grandchildren, Matthew, Megan and
Louis.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
and services by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
DR. DAVIS A. BENSON, 91, of
Southfield, died Nov. 1. Dr. Benson
graduated from the University of
Michigan Medical School in 1930. He
did his internship at St. Mary's Hospital
in Detroit and a residency in surgery at
Shore Road Hospital in New York. He
served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps
as a major, serving in_the European
Theater. Dr. Benson was in the practice
of internal medicine and served on the (-5
staffs of Mt. Carmel and Sinai hospitals;
he also did volunteer work at Northend
Clinic. Dr. Benson was a past president
of Congregation Shaarey Zedeles Men's
Club, served on the board of directors
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and
was a founding member of the seniors
group of that congregation. Dr. Benson
served as a board member of the Jewish
Home for Aged. In addition, he was a /-=,
life member of the American Medical
Association, the Michigan State Medical
Society and the Wayne County Medical
Society.
Dr. Benson is survived by his wife,
Esther Benson; daughter and son-in-
law, Sharon and Marvin Fleischman of
Bloomfield Hills; son and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Ronald M. and Linda R.
Benson of Ann Arbor; grandchildren,
Andrea and Dr. Mark Rubinstein,
Jeffrey and Denise Fleischman, Debra
and Clifford Migdal, Adam, Abigail,
Aaron Benson; great-grandchildren,
Renee, Erika, Eric, Howard, Elyse,
Amanda and Nicole.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
JEAN N. DAVIDSON, 64, of
Farmington Hills, died Nov. 3.
She is survived by her husband,
Arnold Davidson; sons, Michael
Davidson of Laguna Hills, Calif.,
Richard L. Davidson of Southfield;
daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and
Richard Taylor of Caddo Mills, Texas;
sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and
Arnold Colman of Tarzana, Calif., Joyce
and Dave Sakwa of Farmington Hills;
grandchildren, Benjamin and Travis
Taylor.
Services were held at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery Chapel in Birmingham
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