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bet of the Jewish War Veterans,
Perfection Mosaic Lodge, Crescent
Shrine Club, Tam O'Shanter Country
Club in West Bloomfield and
Eastpointe Country Club in Palm
Beach Gardens, Fla.
Mr. Stone was the beloved husband
Rosalyn, his wife of nearly 60 years;
dear father of Jeffrey (Marianne),
Kenneth (Helen) and Steven (Jill);
loving grandfather of Richard (Jamie),
Allison, Jon, Kyle, Danielle and Sarah;
son of the late Ben and the late Anna
Stone; son-in-law of the late Max and
the late Sarah Bronstein; brother of
Willie (Ceti) Stone of Bloomfield
Township, Ruth Hack of Delray
Beach, Fla., Rose (Dan) Siegal of
Chesterfield, Mo., the late Dorothy
Sklar, the late Margaret Getz, the late
Ethel Gordon, the late Sylvia Ellman
and the late Ted Stone; brother-in-law
of Harold Getz of West Palm Beach,
Irving Gordon of West Bloomfield,
Ethel Susman of Oceanside, Calif.,
Ileane Stone of Farmington Hills, the
late Joseph. Sklar, the late Maurice
Korn, the late Norman Hack, the late
Tavy Stone, the late Evelyn and Frank
Sharkus, the late Joseph Susman and
the late Della Bronstein.
Burial was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer's Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter or a charity
of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

A Tower Of Integrity

ROBERT A. SKLAR
Editor

I

n the midst of the Great
Depression in 1932, Ralph
Stone, at age 18, started a small
Detroit business that would
blossom into one of the three largest
manufacturers of cleaning and wax
products for the auto wash industry.
Mr. Stone, the second oldest of nine
siblings, had wanted to study law after
graduation from Detroit Northern
High School — but he went into
business instead to help his father,
Ben, support the family. His mother,
Anna, had died four years earlier, one
month after childbirth.
By the time the young entrepreneur
retired as chairman of Stone Soap Co.
Inc. 60 years later, Mr. Stone's stead-
fast character had left an indelible
mark on his own three sons.
"His inspiration and guidance influ-
ences every decision that we make,"
said company President Kenneth
Stone of Bloomfield Hills. "All impor-
tant company decisions are influenced
by what Dad would do."
Steven Stone of Bloomfield Hills,
the executive vice president, said, "My
father was a tower of integrity. I

SIDNEY BRICKNER, 73, of West

Bloomfield, died June 22, 2002.
He is survived by his sons and
daughter-in-law, Neal Brickner of
West Bloomfield, Howard and Wendy
Brickner of Walled Lake, Robert
Brickner of West Bloomfield; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and Paul
Finkel of West Bloomfield,. Gael and
David Tyner of Bloomfield Hills;
brother and sister-in-law, Abraham
and Faye Brickner of Cleveland, Ohio;
sister and brother-in-law, Lee and
Stewart Kepes of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Paula Brickner,
Danielle Brickner, Ryan Brickner,

looked up to him as an example of
how to do things right. As a dad, he
was the near perfect role model."
Son Jeffrey of Irvine, Calif.,
described his father as "the most hon-
est, dependable and ethical person I
have ever known. Dad set an example
for my brothers and myself on how to
treat people with respect and dignity."
Ralph Stone, of Bingham Farms,
Mich., and Jupiter, Fla., died of com-
plications from Alzheimer's disease
June 25, 2002, at the Hospice of Palm
Beach County in West Palm Beach.
He was 88.
As a teenager, Mr. Stone helped his
father collect fats, grease and bones to
sell to soap makers. In 1932, he struck
out on his own when his father
changed his line of work.
Stone Soap, an international maker
of soaps, detergents and cleaning
chemicals that also supplies nursing
homes, municipalities and health
clubs, was founded on Ferry Street,
near the Eastern Market, before mov-
ing to the riverfront Warehouse
District and, in 1998, to Sylvan Lake.
"Dad insisted that business would
come if we offered a good product, a
good price and good service," Steven
said. "He could never have lived with

Jennifer Finkel, Rachel Finkel,
Rebecca Tyner. Mr. Brickner was the
beloved husband of the late Rachel
Brickner.
Contributions may be made to
Small Miracle, do Kathryn and Paul
Finkel, 4391 Forestview Drive, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322 or to a charity
of one's choice. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Ralph Stone

himself if he had ever cheated any-
body."
Steven added: "'Always get credit for
what you do,' Dad used to say, but he
never practiced that. He always went
out of his way to do things for family
and friends,- yet few ever knew about
them. He kept that quiet."
During World War II, Mr. Stone saw
combat as a Navy chief petty officer.
Mr. Stone was a member of the
Soap & Detergent Association and
many of its executive committees. He
was a founding member of Temple
Israel in Detroit. He also was a mem-

Burdick of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchil-
dren, Marc and Lloyd Burdick. She
was the beloved wife of the late Max
Burdick; dear grandmother of the late
Jeffrey Burdick.
Services and interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

MARY E. COHEN, 87, of West

ROSE BURDICK, 91, of Chicago,

died June 18, 2002.
•She is survived by son and daughter-
in-law, Dr. Donald and Rhoda

Bloomfield, died June 21, 2002.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Barry and Karen
Cohen of West Bloomfield; daughter,

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Carole Sher of
Farmington Hills;
sister and brother-
in-law, Udas and
Bob Blank of
Bloomfield Hills;
sister-in-law,
Jeanette Yourofs
grandchildren,
Mary Cohen
Bruce (Becca) Sher,
Howard (Randee)
Sher, Lori (Robert) Nusbaum, Alisa
Cohen and Brian Cohen; great-grand-
children, Jacob, Marissa, Hanna,
Samantha, Taylor, Zachary, Jonathan
and Bradley. She was the beloved wife

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