Obituaries
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MILDRED "MITZIE" COHEN, 73,
of Oak Park, died Jan.12. She is sur-
vived by her daughters and sons-in-law,
Marjory Cohen and Melvin Kaufman of
Huntington Woods, Rochelle and
William Brunsdon of Arvada, Colo.;
grandchildren, Andrew Brunsdon, Cody
Brunsdon. Mrs. Cohen was the loving
mother of the late Joshua Martin
Cohen.
Contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association, P.O. Box
721129, Berkley, MI 48072 or Ameri-
can Diabetes Association, 30600 Tele-
graph Road, Suite 2255, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025. Interment at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park. Services and
arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
KATIE FORMAN, 88, of Southfield,
died Jan.12. She is survived by her hus-
band, Irvin Forman; son and daughter-
in-law, Sidney and Pauline Forman;
daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and
Harold Guz; grandchildren, Jeffery For-
man, Suzanna Forman, Michael For-
man, Stuart and Barbara Forman, Sandy
and Michael Robbins, Amy and Cary
Stein, Lisa and Richard Wade; great-
grandchildren, Bryan Robbins, Lauren
Robbins, Adam Forman, Eric Forman,
Aaron Wade; daughter-in-law, Sheila
Forman. Mrs. Forman was the loving
mother of the late Leon Forman.
Contributions may be made to Yeshi-
va Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044,
Southfield, MI. 48037. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park, Pinsker Sec-
tion. Services and arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
GRIGORIY FRAYMAN, 70, of Oak
Park, died Jan.12. He is survived by his
wife, Fanya Nizker; daughter and son-
in-law, Irina Frayman and Alex Gold-
shteyn of Madison Heights; brother and
sister-in-law, Daniel and Fera Frayman
of Israel; sister, Ida Epstein of Israel;
grandchildren, Yelena Goldshteyn,
Michael Goldshteyn.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Services and
arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
MARSHALL LAWRENCE
FRUMAN, 61, formerly of Detroit of
Las Vegas, died Jan. 9. He was a gradu-
ate of the University of Michigan and
the Ohio School of Podiatry. Mr. Fru-
man was a podiatrist for over 20 years in
Orlando, Fla., until his retirement in
1997.
He is survived by his wife Carol; par-
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ents, Albeit and Dorothy Fruman of
Bloomfield Hills; daughters and sons-in-
law, Hyla (David) Kallen of Glencoe,
Ill., Marcy (Patrick) O'Malley of Bloom-
field, Shana of Tarzana, Calif.; son,
Brian of Santa Monica, Calif.; grand-
children, Matthew, Leah and Benjamin
Kallen, Danielle and Brody O'Malley;
brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Dale
(Rosemary) Fruman of Murrysville, Pa.;
brother, Dr. Lee S. Fruman of Franklin.
Services were held at Palm Mortuary,
Las Vegas. Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
VALENTIN GERBST, 84, of Oak
Park, died Jan.12. He is survived by his
wife, Yevgeniya Perelmutr; daughter and
son-in-law, Anna and Yury Gendelman
of West Bloomfield; grandson, Vladimir.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Services and
arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
PNINA DOBRUSHIN GINZACH,
84, of Tel Aviv, died Jan. 15. Born in
Poland, she immigrated to Palestine as a
pioneer in 1933 after graduating from
the Teacher's College in Vilna. In Israel
she taught elementary school, working
with children from poor neighborhoods
and developing programs for illiterate
new immigrants. Later in her career, she
trained teachers at various teachers' col-
leges. She published articles in profes-
sional journals and wrote textbooks for
teaching literature and Bible. She went
back to school for a bachelor's degree
from Hebrew University.
Mrs. Ginzach is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law, Nira and
Amos Lev of Southfield; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Yosef and Gloria Ginzach of
Israel; sister, Rachel Zinger of Israel;
grandchildren Ron and Ori Lev, Shai,
Oren and Nava Ginzach.
Contributions may be made to
Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical
Center, Inc., 2124 Broadway, Suite 150,
New York, NY 10023, earmarked for
the Institute of Preventive Cardiology -
Dr. Ariel Finkelstein.
STEVEN MICHAEL ISENBERG, 41,
of San Francisco, died Jan. 13. Mr. Isen-
berg was a clothing business sales repre-
sentative. He was also a volunteer for the
Jewish Children's Family Services. Mr.
Isenberg is survived by his mother,
Eileen Isenberg; sisters and brother-in-
law, Lynn Isenberg of California, Lauren
and Frank Zinn of Ann Arbor and
niece, Mara Zinn. He was the loving
son of the late Dr. Gerald Isenberg.
Interment at Maclipelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be directed to the
Michigan Jewish Aids Coalition
(MJAC) Echo Program. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
NEIL M. KALEF, 95, of Oak Park,
died Jan.12. He is survived by his sons
and daughters-in-
law, Manny and
Nancy Kalef of
Southfield, Ray
and Barbara Kalef
of Louisville, Ky.;
sisters-in-law, Jan-
nett Karbal of
Southfield, Anne
Kalef of Calgary;
brother-in-law,
Harry Zalesin of
Lauderhill, Fla.; grandchildren, Ellen
and Lou Feldman, Deborah and Randy
Schepis, Daniel Kalef, Jeremy and Eliza-
beth Kalef, Judy and Paul Lipson; great-
grandchildren, Michael Feldman, Jere-
my Feldman, Abby Feldman, Max
Kalef, Sarah Shepis, Brian Lipson,
Rachel Lipson, Stacey Lipson. Mr. Kalef
was the beloved husband of the late
Esther Kalef.
Contributions may be made to Yad
Ezra, 26641 Harding, Oak Park, MI
48237 or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Nusach Hari Cemetery.
Services and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
JANET LAKRITZ, 91, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 16. Mrs. LaKritz
was a 57 year member of Temple
Israel and on the board of its sister-
hood, ran the gift shop at Temple
Israel on Manderson in Detroit and
was a member of Hadassah. She is sur-
vived by her husband, Irving LaKritz;
daughter and son-in-law, Linda and
Dr. Burt Frank of New Jersey; son and
daughter-in-law, William and Eliza-
beth LaKritz of Farmington Hills;
grandchildren, Risa and Michael Zim-
merman, Dr. Jodee Frank, Gavin
LaKritz, Elyse LaKritz; great-grand-
children, Aaron and Raquel Zimmer-
man and sister and brother-in-law,
Florence and Louis Cantor of Aventu-
ra, Fla. Mrs. LaKritz was the dear sis-
ter of the late Arthur Rubin and the
late Harold Rubin.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be directed
to the Janet LaKritz Memorial Fund at
Temple Israel. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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JULIUS LESNICK, 74, of Irvine,
Calif., died Jan. 14. He is survived by
his wife, Joan Anna Lesnick; sons,
Michael (Mona), Howard (Shari) and c_
Bruce Lesnick and Jimmie McCarthy;
grandchildren, Stacey, Marc, Maxx
and Ben Lesnick and Steven
McCarthy; brother, Dr. Sol (Eileen)
Lesnick; sisters, Ann (Dr. Carl) Car-
ron, Sylvia (Dr. Abe) Pearlman; nieces
and nephews, cousins and friends.
Memorial service was held at Con-
gregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses.
Memorials may be made to Congrega-
tion Beth Abraham Hillel. Moses.
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THELMA INDICTOR SILVER
LEVY, 94, of Orchard Lake, died Jan.
15. She is survived by her daughter
and son-in-law, Nancy and Larry
Shalit of Orchard Lake; sister, Winnie
Rothenberg of Sunrise, Fla.; grand-
children, Laurie Margot Ross, Robert (.__/
Edward Ross, Phyllis (Donald) Mut-
nick, Cary (Joanne) Levy, Robert
(Maggie) Levy, David (Anne) Levy; •
daughter-in-law, Lilly Levy; many
great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews
and wonderful friends. Thelma was
the beloved wife of the late, Daniel
Levy.
Services were held at the Clover
Hill Park Cemetery Chapel followed
by interment in. the cemetery. Contri-
butions can be made to the charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Dorf-
man Funeral Direction.
ANN MAYERS, 77, of Dearborn
Heights, died Jan. 18. Mrs. Mayers is
survived by her sons and daughters-in-
law, Mark and Carol Orden of Dear-
born, Arthur and Virginia Mayers of
Illinois; grandchildren, Amber, Court-
ney, Shawn and Jennifer Mayers and
brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and
Betty Nosanchuk of Farmington Hills.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Abraham Mayers and the late Nathan
Orden.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
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MARION MOSS, 78, of Southfield,
died Jan. 13. Mrs. Moss is survived by
her sons and daughters-in-law, Sidney
and Sharon Moss of Bloomfield Hills,
Dr. Robert and Cynthia Moss of
Agoura Hills, Calif.; daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Eric Lutz of '17-.=
West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Michele Moss and Adam Berger, Lau-
rie Moss, Adam Lutz and Beth Freed-
man, Hope Lutz, Sara and Jordan
Moss and sister, Josephine Marcus.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Harry Moss, the loving daughter of