The Family of the Late
HAROLD GRODMAN
Announces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory at
12:00 noon Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002,
at Adat Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Yoskowitz is officiating.
Family and friends are
invited to attend.
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B'nai B'rith Youth Organization conven-
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"A friend of hers asked me to carry
udrey Kron's close friends and
her upstairs," he said, because she need-
family gathered at her West
Bloomfield home on Sept. 28 ed help after undergoing her first sur-
gery. They were married in 1956 at Adas
and the Birmingham Temple
Shalom Synagogue in Detroit.
was filled the next day for her memorial
His wife always said that
service.
"her illness had placed var-
Both were times for peo-
ied demands on her; the rest
ple to remember the 66-
of her time was her own,"
year life of a tenacious
recalled Dr. Kron. "She was
fighter, compassionate
extremely social. She was a
friend, psychotherapist and
friend of so many because
author.
people knew that they were
Mrs. Kron's 50-year bat-
important to her."
tle with Crohn's disease
Mrs. Kron once had a
ended on Sept. 21, 2002.
mentor who, as an exercise,
Through the years, peo-
asked her to make a list of
ple marveled at her ability
the people she wouldn't hes-
to enjoy the fullness of life,
itate to call on if she needed
in spite of the many
help.
months of hospitalizations
"She stopped when she
and surgeries she required
Audrey Kron
got to 200," said Dr. Kron.
because of her inflammatory
Dr. William and Michelle
gastrointestinal condition.
Sills of Bloomfield Hills
"She was possibly most
were close friends of the Krons. He was
courageous person I ever met," said her
introduced to Mrs. Kron — "this most
daughter, Karen Kron. "She never
remarkable patient" — in 1962 while
dwelled on what was going wrong —
interning at Sinai Hospital in Detroit.
never complained about any of her ail-
She became world-famous, he said, for
ments."
Born in Highland Park and a graduate having "learned more about Crohn's dis-
ease from the viewpoint of the patient
of Detroit's Central High School, Mrs.
than anyone else, and learning to navi-
Kron attended Wayne State University
gate her illness."
and graduated with a bachelor's degree
Mrs. Kron willingly shared that
from University of Michigan. She
knowledge,
making phone calls, sending
earned a master's in psychology and
e-mails and mailing materials, to help
marriage counseling at University of
Detroit and had a large practice in Royal people around the world manage their
own chronic conditions.
Oak and West Bloomfield.
"She was a wonderful counselor," said
"She was gregarious, very warm and
Dr. Sills.
very lively," said her husband, Dr.
Mrs. Kron lectured at medical confer-
Lawrence Kron, also a psychotherapist.
ences
and wrote two books pertaining to
He met the former Audrey Katz at a
her own and other chronic illnesses. The
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
America published her monthly "Ask
Audrey" column. Dr. Kron and a couple
of her close friends plan to edit her last
writing project, From Hurt to Hope, a
compilation of stories about people suc-
cessfully dealing with chronic illness.
Among her enduring interests was
the Lit Group, a monthly book club
she founded 35 years ago with her
friend Edith Broida. Mrs. Kron also
belonged to professional organizations
and several clubs at Birmingham
Temple, where she organized a half
dozen of their annual retreat week-
ends, Dr. Kron said. They joined the
temple 28 years ago.
Not letting her illness stop them,
the Krons traveled widely, including
yearly trips to visit her family in
Hawaii.
Dr. Sills said simply, "For many
people, Audrey was a hero."
Mrs. Kron is survived by her hus-
band, Dr. Lawrence Kron; son and
daughter-in-law, Michael and Rebecca
Kron of Coto de Caza, Calif.; son and
partner Robert Kron and Mark
Gonzales of Southfield; daughter and
son-in-law, Karen Kron and Dan
Welcher of Chicago; three grandchil-
dren, Joseph Kron, Scott Kron and
Jack Welcher; mother, Mae Katz of
Tamarac, Fla.; and. sister and brother-
in-law, Judith and Sid Rosen of
Honolulu, Hawaii.
She was also the dear daughter of
the late Harry Katz.
Memorial contributions are suggest-
ed to Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.
12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills or
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
America, 31313 Northwestern Hwy,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. ❑
Toppel of Sunnyvale, Calif., Molly
Waldman of La Jolla, Calif.;
stepchildren, Barbara and Dick
Rosenthal of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Steven Waldman,
Jason and Lynette Waldman, Brian
and Nicole Toppel, Scott Waldman,
Jeffrey and Sherry Rosenthal, Amy
and David Finn, Scott Toppel;
great-grandchildren, Benjamin and
Taylor Toppel, Giana Waldman,
Joseph Rosenthal and Ava Finn. He
was the beloved husband of the late
Sylvia Dreylinger.
She is survived by her son,
Ronald Gollman of Southfield;
brother and sister-in-law, Dr.
Seymour and Isabel Vander of
Farmington Hills. She was the
beloved wife of the late Dr.
Maurice Gollman; mother of the
late Susan Weingarden and the late
Linda Mayer.
Graveside services were held at
Adat Shalom Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
ESTHER ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART
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The Family of the Late
MARY ADLER
Announces the unveiling of a
monument in her memory at
11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002,
at Machpelah cemetery.
Rabbi Anton is officiating.
Family and friends are
invited to attend.
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Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to the Parkinson's Institute,
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94089-1605, Attn: Development
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Foundation, 201 San Antonio
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IDA GOLLMAN, 90, of
Southfield, died Oct. 1, 2002.