The Chapel
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that recognizes
each family's individual needs.

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Our heartfelt
condolences
to the families
we have served.

We serve the entire
Jewish community
by bringing together
our rich traditions
with customized,
sensitive services.

Associated with all cemeteries.

ALVIN A. BELTZMAN
Rabbi: Paul Yedwab of Temple Israel
Hebrew Memorial Park

BELLA SHULMAN
Rabbi: Daniel Nevins
of Adat Shalom Synagogue
Cantor: Howard Glantz
of Adat Shalom Synagogue
Beth Yehudah Cemetery

MINNIE SABBOTA
Rabbi: David Nelson
of Congregation Beth Shalom
Hebrew Memorial Park

JEROME STASSON
Rabbi: Elimelech Goldberg
Clover Hill Park Cemetery

Please call us at:
(248) 543-1622

RUTH RAPOPORT
Rabbi: Marla Hornstein of Temple Israel
Hebrew Memorial Park

Outside Michigan at:
1-800-736-5033

26640 Greenfield Road
Oak Park, Michigan 48237

SARAH G. GALANTER
Rabbi: Mark Goldfarb
of Temple Beth El in Flint
Beth Abraham Cemetery

Rabbi Boruch E. Levin

Robert H. Bodzin

Executive Director, H.B.S.

Funeral Director

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Asher T. Tatelbaum

Funeral Coordinator

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Mark E. Klinger

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Busy as he was, Mr. Cohen devel-
oped a wide range of personal inter-
ests, including fishing and boating,
which he enjoyed sharing with his
family and others, his daughter said.
Very good with his hands, Mr.
Cohern -was a watchmaker who also
"learned to carve stone 10 years ago
and created contemporary sculptures,"
she said. He loved collecting: clocks
and watches, miniature trains, tropical
fish and aquariums, historic cars and
more. "At one time, he was active in
the Miniature Mariners Association,
building and racing remote-controlled
miniature powerboats," his daughter
said.
Through his hobbies, he made life-
long friends.
Arnold Cohen is survived by his wife

of 59 years, Phyllis Cohen; son and
daughter-in-law, Walter and Margaret
Cohen of Bloomfield Hills; daughter,
Shari Cohen of Bloomfield Hills;
grandchildren, David Cohen, Nicholas
Cohen and Laura Cohen; sister, Selma
Fisher of Birmingham.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Sophie Cohen Endowment,
Jewish Apartments and Services, 6690
W Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322; University of Michigan
Development, do Depression
Research, 301 E. Liberty, Suite 300,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2251; or
American Diabetes Association, 30600
Telegraph, Suite 2255, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel. ❑

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him for advice, or to talk things
through," said daughter Claudia Sills, a
freelance television and film director-pro-
ducer. "He helped people discover their
own potential, showed them how to find
their own answers. People always left him
feeling better. And he loved the English
language; he passed that on to us."

Great Influence'

Born in New York to Polish immigrants
I i77.ie and Henry Silverstein, Sills grew
up on Calvert Street in Detroit.
Following his graduation from Central
High School, he enlisted in the Army,
where he served primarily as an ambu-
lance driver until the end of World War

II.

With the help of the GI Bill, he
attended the University of Michigan
upon his return, and, following some
discouraging and rather embarrassing
moments in the field of door-to-door
sales, he enrolled in the Detroit College
of Law.
Mr. Sills met his future wife, Rhoda
Nemeth, at the wedding of her sister,
Helene, and the couple worked together
to raise their family while Archie earned
his law degree.
Son Douglas credits his father for sup-
porting him in his decision to become
an actor.
"I was debating whether to study act-
ing or go to law school. My father told
me to follow my dream, that I could
always go to law school later if things
didn't work out," said Douglas, who was
nominated for a Tony award for his per-
formance in the Broadway show The
Scarlet Pimpernel.
"He was a great influence on us — he

expected a lot in terms of how we treated
people," said daughter Susie Sills, who
worked alongside her father in First
Holding Company. "In his business, he
was very hands-on, he never asked an
employee to do anything he wouldn't do
himself"
His children remember the weekly
Shabbat dinners, with various neighbors,
friends and relatives gathering at the Sills'
home.
"He always told jokes at the table,"
said Douglas. "He loved to hear and tell
a good joke; he was a great raconteur."
"People loved coming to our house,"
said Claudia. "He and my mother were a
great team, an interesting team. Things
were never dull."
Always a positive person, Mr. Sills' one
major setback was when his son, Dr.
Larry Sills, was killed in 1987 when a
Northwest Airlines plane crashed during
takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
"He never really got over that," said
Susie.
Mr. Sills is survived by his wife,
Rhoda; son and partner, Douglas Sills
and Todd Murray of Los Angeles;
daughters, Susie Sills of Bloomfield Hills
and Claudia Sills of Birmingham; grand-
children, Adam, Nicki, Tedi, and
Andrew.
He was father of the late Dr. Lawrence
D. Sills.
Contributions may be made to the Dr.
Lawrence D. Sills Send-A-Kid-To-Camp
Fund, do the Jewish Community
Center, 6600 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, or to a charity of
one's choice.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery, with arrangements by the
Dorfman Chapel. ❑