We are deeply saddened by the passing of our TREASURED FRIEND ALLEN CHARLUPSKI 1 7"1 A MAN OF GREAT NOBILITY WHOSE LIFE WAS FILLED WITH DIGNITY, LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR HIS FELLOW BEINGS SELIK APPLEBAUM, 79, of Farmington Hills, died May 22, 2005. He was a life and disabili- ty insurance counselor. Mr. Applebaum is survived by his wife, Louise Applebaum; sons and daughters- in-law, Mark Applebaum and Tara Applebaum of West Bloomfield, Joel Applebaum and Sarah Hunter of Birmingham; daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Dale Wilcox of Missouri; grandchil- dren, Alec and Georgia Applebaum, Dana and Bobby Triantafyllidis, Rachel Applebaum, David Applebaum, Spencer Wilcox, Jaye Wilcox; sisters, Minnie Levitt of Southfield, Rebecca Frank of Southfield. He was the dear brother of the late Albert Applebaum and the late Emanuel Appel. Interment at B'nai Israel Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network or the Beaumont Hospice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SHIRLEY BRESLER, 93, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died May 22, 2005. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Michael Rosenberg of Boca Raton, Fla.; grandchildren, Martin and Patricia Rosenberg, Lawrence and Marla Rosenberg, Carol and Fred Shapiro; great-grandchildren, Dana Rosenberg, Jacob Rosenberg, Kayla Rosenberg, Michael Rosenberg, Ashley Rosenberg. She was the beloved wife of the late Milton Bresler. Contributions may be made to Jewish Women International, 2868 Woodbine Drive, Waterford, MI 4832 or Vitas Hospice of Florida, 5420 Northwest 33rd Ave. Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale,. FL 33309. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Mr. Caplan is survived by his mother, Nancy Caplan Gottloeb; brother, William Caplan of St. Petersburg, Fla.; father, Lloyd Caplan of Farmington Hills. RUTH FARBMAN, 88, of Novi, died May 19, 2005. She was a mid- dle school teacher in Plain Edge, N.Y. Mrs. Farbman is survived by her husband, Jerome Farbman; daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Caroline and Richard Norman of Northville, Peg and Richard Wachowski of Wisconsin; son and daughter-in-law, Ben Farbman and Sue Freedman of Wisconsin; grandchildren, Judith Norman and Alistair Welchman, Sara Norman, Katharine Wachowski and fiance, Aaron Nelson, Elizabeth Wachowski, Jeffrey Farbman; great- grandson, Benjamin Welchman. She was the loving mother of the late Paul Farbman; dear sister of the late Jeanne Leighton and the late Milton Teitelbaum. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SARAH K. FRIDENBERG, 86, of West Bloomfield, died May 16, 2005. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Sheila Kurland of West Bloomfield; sister- in-law, Eva Utchenic of Oak Park; granddaughter, Jennifer Kurland. She was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Kurland and the late Henry Fridenberg; loving sister of the late Hyman Cohen, the late Herman Cohen, the late Joseph Cohen, the late Sidney Cohen, the late Louis Cohen; dear sister-in-law of the late Goldie Zager. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Association, 18505 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076 or the Michigan Humane Society, 7401 Chrysler Expressway, Detroit, MI 48211. Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. His concern for our gallant brethren in Israel, his special interest and devotion for Magen David Adorn inscribes his name eternally in the records of staunch supporters of the State of Israel. His indomitable spirit will live on in our hearts. 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