Obituaries
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'411tEWIS ADLER, 81, of Boca Raton,
Fla., formerly of Detroit, died Feb. 4.
Mr. Adler and his brothers started the
Chatham Super Markets and owned
and operated several independent gro-
ceries for many years in the Detroit
metropolitan area. Mr. Adler was a
member of the DAV Post #51 of
Dearborn.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah
Adler; sons, David Adler of
Bloomfield Hills, Dr. Rick Adler of
Lynn, Conn.; daughter, Barbara Butan
of Boca Raton; grandchildren,
Meredith, Emily, Mariel, Benjamin,
Jacob, Samuel. Mr. Adler was the lov-
ing brother of the late Jack Adler, the
late Milton Adler, the late Sidney
Adler, the late William Adler, the late
- Esther Adler.
Services and interment were held at
Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
BARBARA ALPERT, 64, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 8.
She is survived by her husband, Ted
Alpert; sons and daughter-in-law,
.' obert and Catrina Alpert of
Farmington Hills, Steven Alpert of
Los Angeles, Neal Alpert of Royal
Oak; daughter and son-in-law,
Michele and Chris Thayer of West
Bloomfield; brother, Michael Ledger
of West Bloomfield; sister, Winifred
Rome of East Lansing; grandchildren,
Adam Alper, Robert McCall, Rachel
Thayer, Brittnee Thayer. Mrs. Alpert
, as the loving daughter of the late
Rose and Sam Ledger; daughter-in-law
of the late Mollie Alpert and the late
Bernard Alpert.
Contributions may be made to
Hospice of Michigan, 16250 Northland
Drive, Suite 212, Southfield, MI
48075. Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Services and arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
SARA ANN BERLIN, 86, of
Farmington Hills, died Feb. 2.
She is survived by her husband,
-Harry Berlin; sons and daughters-in-
law, Arthur and Linda Berlin of
Bloomfield Hills, Dr. Gerald and
Marie Berlin of Grand Rapids; daugh-
ter, Margaret Berlin of Pleasant Ridge;
• rother and sister-in-law, Abram and
Rhoda Medow of Beverly Hills; sister
and brother-in-law, Mary and William
Tarnow of Farmington Hills; grand-
children, Jeffrey and Allison Berlin,
Jonathan Berlin, James and Amy
Berlin, Rachel and Rich Handloff,
Deborah and Justin Kramer, Naomi
Berlin; great-grandchildren, Ari Berlin,
Olivia Berlin, Hannah Handloff.
Contributions may be made to
JARC, 28366 Franklin Road,
Southfield, MI 48034, or to a charity
of one's choice.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park in Livonia. Services
and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
RUTH BERMAN, 75, of Modesto,
Calif, died Feb. 3. For the past 20
years, Ms. Berman was a state lottery
official.
She is survived by her son, Dennis
Berman; daughter, Janice Berman of
Modesto, Calif.; grandchildren,
Kimberly Obeler Naylor, Nicole
Obeler; great-grandsons, Zachary and
Brian.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Arrangements by the -
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
"YES THERE IS
LIFE AFTER
BREAST CANCER.
AND THAT'S THE
WHOLE POINT:'
—Ann Jillian
HELEN REBECCA BRAININ, 89,
of Southfield, died Feb. 7.
She is survived by her daughter,
Harriet M. Brainin of Southfield;
nieces and nephews; cousins.
Contributions may be made to
Project Hope, CARE, Salvation Army
or Goodfellows.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Services and arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
DOROTHY BELLE DEUTCH, 83,
of Oak Park, died Feb. 4.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Terry and Joyce
Deutch of Sterling Heights; sisters-in-
law and brothers-in-law, Nettie
Deutch, Joseph and Elsie Deutch,
Sam Deutch; grandchildren, Danielle
Deutch, Diane Elliott; great-grand-
children, Leann, Christina. Mrs.
Deutch was the beloved wife of the
late David Deutch.
Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 29350
Southfield Road, Suite 110,
Southfield, MI 48076. Interment at
Cloverhill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Services and arrange-
ments by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
MALCOLM S. ELLIAS, 75, of Oak
Park, died Feb. 5. He attended
Trenton High School. In 1941, he
enlisted in the service and became a
navy pilot, the only one in his class to
become a commissioned officer who
hadn't gone to college. In 1945 he and
his father opened M&M Market; this
expanded in 1965 and with a new
A lot of women are so afraid of
breast cancer they don't want to hear
about it.
And that's what frightens me.
Because those women won't prac-
tice breast self-examination regularly.
Those women, particularly those
over 35, won't ask their doctor about a
mammogram.
Yet that's what's required for breast
cancer to be detected early. When the
cure rate is 90%. And when there's a
1
good chance it won't involve the loss of
a breast.
But no matter what it involves, take
it from someone who's been through
it all.
Life is just too wonderful to give up
on. And. as I found out, you don't have
to give up on any of it. Not work, not
play, not even ipmance.
Oh, there is one thing, though.
You do have to give up being afraid
to take care of yourself.
AAAERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Get a chec kup. Life is worth it.
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1998
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