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Obituaries
JULIA BARRIS, 86, of Southfield,
died April 18, 2005. She was a
teacher, a past president of Hadassah
and a member of
Temple Israel
Treasures.
Mrs. Barris is
survived by her
daughters and
son-in-law, Dr.
Sherry Jackson
and Stuart Seigel
of New York, Kay
Kutinsky of West
Barris
Bloomfield;
grandchildren,
Kari and Dr. Jeffrey Provizer, Eric and
Peggy Kutinsky; great-grandchildren,
Noah, Jakey and Ellie Provizer; sister,
Selda Loeb of Farmington Hills. She
was the beloved wife of the late
William B. Barris.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to American Cancer Society,
William Beaumont Hospice or Temple
Israel Treasures. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel,
LOIS BERMAN, 74, of West
Bloomfield, died April 11, 2005.
She is survived by her beloved hus-
band, William
Berman; son and
daughter-in-law,
Michael and Kyra
Berman of
Southlake, Texas;
brother and sis-
ter-in-law,
Melvin and
Beverly Friedman
of Northridge,
Calif.; grandchil-
Berman
dren, Jacob
Berman, Max Berman and Daley
Berman.
Interment at the Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Karmanos Cancer
Institute, 24601 Northwestern
Highway, Southfield, MI 48075 or to
a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
CLAIRE
BRANDT, 85, of
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Brandt
Farmington Hills,
died April 14,
2005.
She is survived
by her sons and
daughters-in-law,
Jeff and Penny
Brandt of
Woodland Park,
Colo., Kenny and
Sharyl Brandt of Farmington Hills;
daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and
Howard Hertz of Farmington Hills;
brother, Buddy Grahm of Scottsdale,
Ariz.; sister, Helen Gottfurcht of Los
Angeles; grandchildren, Scott
(Michelle) Brandt, Cory (Julia) Brandt,
Matt Brandt and Sarah Brandt,
Lindsey (Peter) Gottlieb, Jeremy
Brandt, Ryan Hertz and Adam Hertz;
great-grandchildren, Haley, Nicole,
Alia and Chloe. She was the beloved
wife of the late Irving Brandt; sister of
the late Milton Grahm and the late
Marcella Schreiber.
Interment at the Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer's Association,
20300 Civic Center Dr. Suite 100,
Southfield, MI 48076; the Beaumont
Hospice Fund, 1200 Stephenson
Highway, Troy, MI 48098; or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
of Brazil. She was the beloved mother
of the late Evelyn Cohn; loving daugh-
ter of the late Jacob Benzecry and the
late Ester Larrat Benzecry; devoted sis-
ter of the late Abraham Benzecry, the
late Messod Benzecry, the late Isaac
Benzecry, the late Pepe Benzecry, the
late Rachel Benzecry, the late Samuel
Benzecry, the late Elias Benzecry.
Interment in Philadelphia.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish Federation, P.O. Box 2030,
6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48303. Local arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Beach Gardens, Fla., died April 9,
2005.
Dr. Cohen is sur-
vived by his wife,
Vivian Cohen;
daughter, Kristin
Cohen and
fiance, Thomas
Toth of
Farmington Hills;
sons, Gregory
Cohen of
Cohen
Florida, Dr. Jason
Cohen of California; mother, Frances
Cohen; brother and sister-in-law,
Robert and Paula Cohen; sister and
brother-in-law, Beverly and Mark
Hutton of Bloomfield. He was the
beloved son of the late Solomon
Cohen.
Contributions may be made to Dr.
Philip W. Cohen Memorial Fund,
31620 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI
48150. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
GERTRUDE G. DOBRUSIN, 82, of
Ann Arbor, formerly of Brookline,
Mass., died April 15, 2005. She was a
journalist and the co-owner with her
husband of a public relations firm. She
was an active member of Congregation
Kehillath Israel and its sisterhood in
Brookline and Congregation Beth
Israel in Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Dobrusin is survived by sons
and daughters-in-law, Rabbi Charles
and Deborah Dobrusin of Highland
Park, Ill., and Rabbi Robert and Ellen
Dobrusin of Ann Arbor; grandchil-
dren, Nami, Yael, Shai, Avi and
Michal Dobrusin; sisters-in-law, Tobe
Goldman and Ruth Dobrusin. She
was the beloved wife of the late H.
Manuel Dobrusin; devoted sister of
the late Albert Goldman and the late
Elmer Goldman; cherished sister-in-
law of the late Pearl Goldman, the late
Albert Dobrusin, the late Bernard
Dobrusin and the late Palma
Dobrusin.
Interment at Boylston Lodge
Cemetery in Suffolk, Mass.
Contributions may be sent to the
Dobrusin Family Philanthropic Fund
do Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Chicago, 1 South Franklin Street,
Chicago, IL 60606 or Congregation
Beth Israel, 2000 Washtenaw, Ann
Arbor, MI 48104. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
SOLITA COHN, 93, of Philadelphia,
BERT FREY, 88, of Tamarac, Fla.,
Pa., died April 8, 2005. She was an
active volunteer, teaching macrame at
Brandeis University and was also
active with the Brandeis Book Club.
Mrs. Cohn is survived by her hus-
band, Bernard Cohn of Philadelphia;
son and his fiancee, Dr. Edward Cohn
and Laura J. Weil of Huntington
Woods; daughter, Dr. Lillian Cohn;
grandchildren, Aaron Cohn, Emily
Yaffa Cohn, Benjamin, Henry, Philip
and Richard Jackson; brother and sis-
ter-in-law, Benjamin and Alice
Benzecry of Brazil; sister, Abigail Cal
died April 14, 2005. A sales represen-
tative for Block Industries, a men's
sportswear company, Mr. Frey was a
World War II army veteran and was
stationed in Europe during the war.
He is survived by sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Richard and Cindy Frey of
Ann Arbor, Jonathan and Cathy
Lauren; grandchildren, Robert and
Rachel Frey; sister, Hilda Goldmark of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park
Cerrietery. Contributions may be
made to University of Michigan
DR. PHILIP COHEN, 66, of Palm
Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500
E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor,
MI 48109 or Ann Arbor Jewish
Family Services, 625 State Circle, Ann
Arbor, MI 48108. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
LIBBY GLAZER, 87, of Oak Park,
died April 10, 2005.
She is survived by her son, Jack Glazer
of Oak Park; daughter, Arlene Glazer of
Oak Park; brother, Morris Kaplan of
Longboat Key, Fla. She was the beloved
wife of the late Meyer Glazer.
Contributions may be made to
American Heart Association, 6555 W
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
RHEA GORDON, 74, of West
Bloomfield, died April 18, 2005. She
was a homemaker who taught reading
at Bagley Elementary and volunteered
at Jewish Home and Aging Services.
Mrs. Gordon is
survived by her _
daughter and
son-in-law,
Pamela and Dr.
Neil Friedman of
West Bloomfield;
sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Dr.
James and Debra
Gordon of West
Gordon
Bloomfield,
Robert Gordon of West Branch;
grandchildren, Joshua, Nathaniel and
Bethany Friedman, Allie, Max, Jake
and Sam Gordon, Stuart and Cara
Gordon. She was the beloved wife of
the late Norman Gordon; dear sister
of the late Dr. William Roubeck.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Home and Aging Services.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
TOBY JACOBOWITZ, 51, of Ann
Arbor, died April 17, 2005. A physi-
cian, she specialized in internal medi-
cine and pedi-
atrics. Dr.
Jacobowitz was
active with the
Ann Arbor
Holocaust
Foundation and
the Domestic
Violence Task
Force. She also
volunteered at
Jacobowitz
Hope Medical
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