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EVA ADELSON, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 6. She is sur-
vived her son and daughter-in-law,
Allen and Barbara Zatko- ff of South-
field; daughter, Marilyn Schwartz of
West Bloomfield; brothers, Abe Stein
of Farmington, Morris Stein of Flori-
da; sister, Ann Gross of Southfield;
grandchildren, Andrea and Alan
Brake, Randy Schwartz, Steven and
Beth Zatkoff, Leslie Zatkoff, Jeffrey
Green; great-granddaughter Jamie
Auster; brothers-in-law and sisters-
in-law, Barney and Rae Zatkoff, Jack
Schechter, Hilda Mazer. Mrs. Adel-
son was the beloved wife of the late
Harry Zatkoff and the late Thomas
Adelson; loving sister-in-law of the
late Miriam Stein, the late Lillian
Schechter, the late Dave Mazer, the
late Ben Starr, the late Manny Gross,
the late Morton Granat, the late
Molly Stein and the late Rose Stein;
loving grandmother of the late Jason
Green; loving sister of the late Harry
Stein, the late Max Stein, the late
Bella Granat; mother-in-law of the
late Donald Schwartz.
Contributions may be made to
Karmanos Cancer Center, 110 E.
Warren Ave., Detroit, MI. 48201, or
Hospice of Michigan, 16250 North-
land Drive, Suite 212, Southfield,
MI 48075. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Services and arrange-
ments by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
S. BROOKS BARRON, 95, of Indi-
an Wells, Calif, died Jan. 4. Mr.
Barron graduated from the Universi-
ty of Michigan Law School and was
an attorney and real estate developer.
Connoisseurs of wines, books and
art, Mr. Barron and his wife, Flo-
rence, helped and mentored
unknown artists and collectors.
Together they helped establish the
Meadow Brook Art Gallery at Oak-
land University.
He is survived by his wife, Flo-
rence Barron; son and daughter-in-
law, Guy and Nora Barron of Bloom-
field Hills; grandchildren, Eric Bar-
ron and Marc and Lori Barron.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
BENJAMIN BASKIN, 82, of Oak
Park, died Jan. 6. Mr. Baskin was a
civil and mining engineer who not
only built dams in Arkansas for the
government but was also a head
engineer for Wayne County Pollu-
tion Control. He was a First Lieu-
tenant in the Army in Manila and
received his bachelor of science
degree in Mining and Civil Engi-
neering from the Michigan College
of Mining and Technology and his
masters degree from the University
of Michigan.
Mr. Baskin is survived by his wife,
Beatrice Baskin; sons and daughters-
in-law, Theodore and Karen Baskin
of Quebec, Mark Baskin and
Suzanne Cascio of Boznia; grandchil-
dren, Jeremy Baskin, Sarah Baskin,
Rebecca Baskin and Isaac Baskin; sis-
ters and brother-in-law, Jean Zarem-
berg of Southfield, Ethel and Perry
Schwartz of Commerce Township;
nieces and nephews, Joyce and Mike
Rosett, Kenneth and Isa Joseph, Judy
and Fred Vocino, Joan Schwartz and
many other loving relatives and
friends.
Interment at Workmens Circle
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to the Department of Neu-
rosurgery Research Fund at Henry
Ford Hospital, 2799 West Brand
Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
ETHEL BENACH, 91, of South-
field, died Jan. 10. She is survived by
many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ethel was the beloved wife of the
late, Mark Benach, mother of the
late, Raymond Benach and sister of
the late, Albert Gershenzon.
Services were held at the Aaron
Moshe Cemetery Chapel in
Roseville. Contributions can be
made to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral
Direction.
ANDREW BLAU, 81, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 7. Mr. Blau
was in used car sales. He was also a
member of Temple Beth El. Mr. Blau
is survived by his wife, Phyllis Blau;
son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert
and Fayclare Blau of Bloomfield
Hills; grandchildren, David and Risa
Blau and Randy and Michelle Blau.
He was the loving father of the late
Marsha Blau.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be directed
to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
JEANNE CHARNESS, 77, of Farm-
ington Hills, died Jan. 9. She is sur-
vived by her husband Sidney Char-
ness; son and daughter-in-law, Larry
and Mimi Charness of East Lansing;
daughters and son-in-law, Arlene
Niskar of Livonia, Bobbi and Ron
Blackman of Marion; brother and
sister-in-law, Al and Bess Meizler of
Deerfield Beach, Fla.; grandchildren,
Sally and Drew Charness, Michael
Niskar, Gary and Christy Niskar,
Jerri Niskar, Randy and Jodi Black-
man, Kim and Tom Sullivan, Aimee
and Sean Evans; loving nieces and
nephews.
Contributions may be made to
JARC, 28366 Franklin Road, South-
field, MI 48034, or Hartland Hos-
pice, 28588 Northwestern Highway,
Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48034.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Services and arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
JACK EDELSTEIN, 91, of Farm-
ington Hills, died Jan. 11. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Ann Edelstein; son
and daughter-in-law, Norman and
Inessa Edelstein of KentWood,
Mich.; daughter, Ellen Edelstein of
Grandville, Mich.; grandchildren,
Jeremy Abramson and Craig Edel-
stein.
Services were held at the Mach-
pelah Cemetery Chapel followed by
interment in the cemetery. Contribu-
tions can be made to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Dorf-
man Funeral Direction.
WILLIAM FIELDS, 87, of Farming-
ton Hills, died Dec. 29. Mr. Fields
worked for Bobson Construction in
modernization. He was also a mem-
ber of Temple Israel. Mr. Fields is
survived by his wife, Shirley Fields;
sons and daughters-in-law, Dr.
Richard and Jessica Fields of Orchard
Lake, Milton and Linda Fields of
Troy; grandchildren, Sasha Fields,
Jeremy Fields, Jessica Fields, Ryan
Fields, Michelle and Randy Blau,
Gary and Lizzie Fields, Karen and
Tony Levin, Shawn and Ian Fox,
Stacey Fields, Leslie Fields; great-
grandchildren, Bradley and Jody
Levin, Avery Fields and Mollie Fox.
Interment at Machpelah Ceme-
tery. Contributions may be directed
to Hospice of Michigan. Arrange-
ments by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
of B'nai B'rith for 55 years. She is
survived by her husband, Sherman
Fisher; sons, Phillip N. Fisher of
Detroit, Marshall F. Fisher of
Detroit; grandchildren, Marla,
Michael, Karen, Neal, Matthew and
Steven Fisher and sisters and brother-
in-law, Jennie Katz of Southfield and
Beatrice and Jack Mihaly of South-
field.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to the Herman and Mary
Fisher Fund at Congregation Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses. Arrange-
ments by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
MOLLIE FISHER, 80, of Oak Park,
died Jan. 2. She is survived by her
husband George Fisher; daughter
and son-in-law, Joyce and Alan
Kaczander of West Bloomfield; son-
in-law, Mort Krosnick, husband of
the late Diane Krosnick; brother and
sister-in-law, Hyman and Arlene
Wolfman of Farmington Hills; sister,
Edith Agauas; grandchildren, Rob
Krosnick, Rick and Deb Krosnick,
Alisa and Greg Bowman, Michelle
Kaczander, Nicole Kaczander; great-
grandchildren, Daniel Krosnick, Jes-
sica Bowman. Mrs. Fisher was the
loving mother of the late Diane
Krosnick.
Contributions may be made to
JARC, 28366 Franklin Road, South-
field, MI 48034, or Gail Purtan
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at
Karmanos Cancer Center, 24601
Northwestern, Southfield, MI
48075. Interment at Hebrew Memo-
rial Park. Services and arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
SIDNEY FISHMAN, 81, of Fern-
dale, died Jan. 5. Mr. Fishman was a
clerk at Quarton Foods. He is sur-
vived by his sisters and brother-in-
law, Celia Glaser, Helen and Manuel
Eizelman; niece and nephew, Maxine
and Jerome Kossoff and grandnieces
and grandnephews. Mr. Fishman was
the dear brother of the late Sara
Graff.
Interment at Beth Tefilo Emanuel
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to any Israeli Charity.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
HOWARD GLAEDEY, 55, of
HELEN FISHER, 81, of Southfield,
died Jan. 5. Mrs. Fisher was a past
president of Beth Abraham Sister-
hood, Hadassah, the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women and a member
Detroit, died Jan. 8. Mr. Glaedey
was a janitor for Detroit Deisel. He
is survived by his father, Erwin
Glaedey; sister, Ann Karen Glaedey
of Detroit and nieces, Irene Glaedey
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