Obituaries

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LILYAN EICHLER, 75, of West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 17. Mrs. Eich-
ler worked in retail sales of women's
clothing. She is survived by her hus-
band, Alvin Eichler; sister, Sadye
Tenebaum of West Bloomfield;
nephews and nieces, Howard and
Terry Tenebaum, Marilyn and Melvin
Bonin, Dr. Mark and Carol Segel.
Leonard and Lynne Segel, Gordon
Fox. Cheryl and Larry Paulus,
Howard Cohn, Dr. Mark and lvlila
Greenbain and Eileen Greenbain; sis-
ters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Ida
Greenbain, Saralee and Louis Segel,
Lydia and Barton Cohn; great-nieces
and great-nephews, Jennifer and Amy
ROBERT ELIOT BRAITMAN, 55,
Tenebaum, Jason and Michael Teshu-
of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 27. Mr.
ba and Ari and Alec Segel. Mrs. Eich-
Braitman was an attorney. He is sur-
ler was the loving sister of the late
vived by his wife, Eda Braitman; sons,
Edward Greenbain and the dear sister-
Jamie Braitman, John Elezarof, Adrian
in-law of the late Nathan Tenebaum.
Elezarof and sister and brother-in-law,
Interment at Adat Shalom Memori-
Dr. Marcia and Dr. Saul Cohen of
al Park. Contributions may be direct-
Weston, Mass. Mr. Braitman was the
ed to the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
loving son of the late, Dr. Louis Brait-
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
man, the late Arabelle Osnos and the
Chapel.
late Max Osnos.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
MARGE M. ERGAS, of Laguna
Cemetery. Arrangements by Ira Kauf-
Niguel, Calif., died Nov. 29. Mrs.
man Chapel.
Ergas was a travel agency executive.

BENJAMIN BLOOM, 79, of South-
field, died Nov. 25. He is survived by
his son, Marvin Bloom of Southfield;
daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Estelle
and Dr. Dale Bloom of Clawson;
grandchildren, Alisa Bloom, Stacy
Bloom. Mr. Bloom was the beloved
husband of the late Frieda Bloom.
Contributions may be made to
Beaumont Hospice, 811 South Blvd.,
East Suite 220, Rochester Hills, MI
48307 or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Services and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

LOUIS BURSTEIN, 92, of South-
field, died Nov. 26. Mr. Burstein was
a pharmacist at Cunningham Drugs.
He was also a member of the Crafts-
man Oak Park Masonic Lodge. Mr.
Burstein is survived by his grandchil-
dren, Tamara and Douglas Zimmer-
man, Curtis and Jamison Burstein;
great-grandchildren, Amanda and Kar-
ley Zimmerman and Blake Burstein.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Elizabeth Burstein and the loving
father of the late Michael Burstein.
Contributions may be directed to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LEONARD EFROS, 70, of Hunting-
ton Woods, died Nov. 30. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Margot; mother,
Rose Efros; sons and daugters-in-law,
Norman Efros of Ann Arbor, Ronald
and Brenda Efros of Royal Oak and
Martin and Freda Efros of Oak Park;
brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and
Ada Efros of West Bloomfield; sisters
and brother-in-law, Lillian Kaufman
and Beverly and Norman Willett of
Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Morgen
Efros and Rachael Efros.
Contributions may be made to Con-
gregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses
or the charity of one's choice. Services
were held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.

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of Bowling Green, Ky., Phyllis Fried-
man and Mark Schneider of Norfolk,
Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Morris
and May Friedman of Santa Monica,
Calif.; grandchildren, Benjamin
Vaughan, Nathan Vaughan, Aaron
Schneider, Jeffrey Friedman, Jodie
Friedman, Sarah Schneider, James
Cooper, Brian Cooper; five great-
grandchildren.
Services were held at Hebrew
Memorial Chapel. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph
Ergas; son and daughter-in-law, Ray-
mond and Rita Ergas of Laguna
Niguel; daughters and sons-in-law,
Aimee and Dr. Tor Shwayder of Farm-
ington Hills, Helen and Steve Johan-
son of Wheaton, Ill.; grandchildren,
Ariel, Kobeey and Maya Shwayder,
Erika Johanson; sister, Anne Okend of
Overland Park, Kan.
A memorial fund has been estab-
lished at the classical music depart-
ment at University of California,
Irvine, where Marge and Ralph
enjoyed many hours of music plea-
sure. Contributions may be sent to
Ms. Susan Totten, director of develop-
ment, UC Irvine School of the Arts,
300 Arts, Irvine, CA 92697-2775.
Checks should be made payable to
University of California — Irvine
Foundation, attention: Marge May
Ergas Music Fund. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

IRVING DAVID FRIEDMAN, 73,
of Clermont, Fla., died Dec. 1. He is
survived by his wife, Elaine Friedman;
sons and daughters-in-law, Alan and
Lorie Friedman of Ann Arbor, Hal
and Lisa Friedman of Ypsilanti;
daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and
John Cooper of Arizona, Nancy and
Howard Greenberg of Northridge,
Calif., Margaret and Willard Vaughan

HERMAN GLUCK, 98, of Oak Park,
died Nov. 17. He is survived by his
wife, Esther Gluck; son, Norman
Woronoff of Southfield; daughters and
son-in-law, Shirley Karlin of West
Bloomfield, Geraldine Anderman of
Warren, Elaine and Arnold Berman of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Ellen
Rand, Fred Buchalter, Andrea and
Jonas Goldberg, Scott and Cheryl
Berman, Larry and Cathy Berman,
Amy Woronoff, Larry Woronoff.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment were held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Bloomfield; brother and sister-in-law,
Joe and Diane Halberg of Lauderdale
Lakes, Fla.; brother-in-law, Laura and
Al Slafkin; also survived by many lov-
ing nephews. Mr. Halberg was the
beloved husband of the late, Patricia
Lee Halberg, and father of the late,
Steven Halberg and brother of the
late, Earl Halberg.
Graveside services were held at the
Adat Shalom Memorial Park Ceme-
tery. Contributions can be made to
the Karmanos Cancer Institute, 18831
\X/. 12 Mile, Lathrup Village, MI
48076 or to the charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Funeral Direction.

MAX GOLDINER, 52, of Ypsilanti,
died Nov. 23. He is survived by his
wife, Valentina Goldiner; daughter,
Lyudmila Goldiner.
Services and interment were held at
Arborcrest Memorial Park in Ann
Arbor. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

ISADORE GOLDMAN, 84, of Tuc-
son, Ariz., died Nov. 25. He is sur-
vived by his son, David; daughter-in-
law, Colleen; grandchildren, Amy and
Aaron.

CLAIRE GOLDSTON, 96, of Santa
Clara, Calif., died Nov. 27. Mrs.
Goldston was employed in sales of
retail dry goods. She is survived by her
daughter, Irma Mackay. Mrs. Gold-
ston was the beloved wife of the late
Carl Goldston and the dear sister of
the late Carrie Epstein.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be directed
to the American Heart Association.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

BERNARD HALBERG, 76, of Farm-
ington, died Nov. 28. He is survived
by his son, Glenn Halberg of West

LENA HAMMOND (BOOK-
STABER), 90, of Paterson, N.J., died
Nov. 28. She is survived by her son,
Joseph (Lola) Goldring; grandchil-
dren, Diane (Kenneth) Jacobs of West
Bloomfield, Stuart (Bess) Goldring of
Great Neck, N.Y., Michael (Carri)
Goldring of Royal Oak; great-grand-
children, Loren, Rebecca, Adam
Jacobs, Michelle, Douglas, Richard,
Laura Goldring, Jason and Jacob
Goldring.
Contributions may be made to the
American Medical Center (Cancer
Research), 1600 Pierce Street, Denver,
CO 80214 or to a charity , of one's
choice.

ALEX HOROWITZ of New York,
died Nov. 28. He was the beloved hus-
band of Muriel Horowitz; sons and
daughters-in-law, Dr. Alan Horowitz
of Farmington Hills, Dr. Richard and ,H
Mindy Horowitz of Roslyn Heights,
New York; grandchildren, Andrew,
Jeffrey, Alyson, Joshua, Jason and Lee
Horowitz and step-children, Richard,
Randy and Brad April. He was the
beloved husband of the late Laura
Horowitz.
Services in Long Island, New York. ;
Placed at the request of the family by -‘)
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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ROSE S. HORWITZ, 92, of South-
field, died Nov. 30. She is survived by
her loving nieces and nephews, Lillian
and Dr. Sam Lerman, Rebecca Hor-
witz, Mary Ellen and Steve Kowalik,
Arlene Berent, Carole and Abraham
Zisman and numerous loving great
nieces and nephews and great great
nieces and nephews. Mrs. Horwitz
was the daughter of the late Louis and
Bessie Horwitz; loving sister of the late
Bernard Horwitz and Florence Rae.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish National Fund, 17100 W. Ten