Mazel Tov!

Young Love
Wins Out

Teens make their friendship last.

Leonard Poger
Copy Editor

onventional wisdom says that
marriages of very young couples
may not last. Charles (Chuck)
and Beatrice Eder proved the exception.
They were 16 when they met and 20 when
they married.-And they recently marked
their 60th anniversary.
Chuck was working at Rena Sweeper on
Grand River in Detroit. He noticed the
attractive secretary in the office, but
found out she was married.
"Are there any more like you at home?"
he asked.
Edna Anne Brown, 19, replied that she
had a younger sister, Beatrice (Bea)
Bieman.
Before Beatrice learned about the office
conversation, she stopped in at the busi-
ness to visit her sister. Chuck liked what
he saw and quickly asked her for a date.
"I said 'yes, of course Bea recalled.
A few days later, they went to a down-

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Jan. 16,
Nathan and Susie (Weiss) Winter
announce with love the birth of their
son, Ethan Westin. Ethan is welcomed
by his brother Jesse; grandparents Nettie
Weiss of West Bloomfield; Howard Weiss
of Farmington Hills; Cyndee Winter of
Parma Heights, Ohio; Wayne and Xinia
Winter of Costa Rica. Ethan is named in
loving memory of his paternal great-
grandparents Joseph and Gertrude
Weiss.

Dec. 20
Debbie (Weinstein) and Matt Dubin of
Buffalo Grove, Ill., are ecstatic to announce
the birth of their son, Marcus Andrew
(Rafael Chaim). Fabulous big sister is
Alivia, 2'/2. Very proud grandparents are
Marvin and Eleanor Weinstein and
Howard and Susan Dubin, all of West
Bloomfield. Proud great-grandmother is
Clara Dubin, also of West Bloomfield.
Marcus is named in loving memory of his
paternal great-grandmother Ann Pinchuk,
his maternal great-grandmother Rose
Plotnik and his maternal great-grandfa-
ther Hyman Greenbaum.

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town Detroit movie and din-
ner.
Bea liked Chuck, but felt he
was too young for her. She
preferred guys at least two
years older. When they met,
she was still attending Cass
Technical High School in Detroit. He had
just graduated from high school in New
York City.
"She was good looking, outgoing and
happy – all the usual things," Chuck
recalled.
Following a few dates, Chuck helped
Bea-with her homework, especially in eco-
nomics.
-
They were engaged in 1943, but World
War II disrupted their plans. When Chuck
was notified of his 1-A status, meaning he
could be drafted at-any time, he decided
to enlist. He joined the Army and served
in Europe with a tank crew in the 14th
Armored Division. -
While his unit was in combat in. the

Dec. 15
Julie (Bernstein) and Seth Roseman of
Atlanta, Ga., are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Jedidiah Samuel
(Yedidiah Shmuel). Sharing in their joy
are proud grandparents Jane and Stan
Bernstein of Oakdale, N.Y., formerly of
Birmingham; Susan Roseman of Novi;
Mark and Lou Roseman of Hollywood,
Fla. Delighted great-grandparents are
Belle and Bill Caplan of Farmington
Hills. Jed is named in loving memory of
his maternal great-grandfather Solomon
Bernstein, and his paternal great-great-
grandfather Shmuel Simon.

south of France, near the German border,
he was wounded when his tank was
destroyed by a- German howitzer — just
two months before the end of the war. He
was hospitalized for back problems at an
Army hospital in Great Britain and had to
wear a full-body cast for months.
-
In November 1945, he was discharged.
Two weeks later, on Nov. 17, Chuck and
Bea were married in Detroit.
For most of their married years, they
owned the United Good Housekeeping
vacuum sales and service business, with
locations in Detroit, Birmingham and Oak
Park. The business is now in the process
of being sold.
They started United Good
Housekeeping in their Oak Park home,

Charles and Beatrice Eder

were they have lived for the past 40
years.
The couple celebrated their 60th
anniversary with family members on
hand. They are the parents of a daughter
and two sons — "all of whom went to col-
lege" Bea proudly declared — and seven
grandchildren.
Chuck believes all couples "must take
marriage seriously. Don't do it on a whim.
If you're not sure, don't do it:'
Bea admitted that a marriage has its
ups and downs but "we worked them
out." ❑

ly of Farmington Hills. Delighted great-
grandmother is Nidia Granda of Boca
Raton. Morgan Brooke is named in lov-
ing memory of her paternal great-
grandmothers Miriam Gornbein and
Beatrice Zietz.

Jadyn and Sydney Butler

Nov. 7
. Jennifer (Finer) and Jonathan Lovy of
Also sharing in their joy are great-grand- West Bloomfield are thrilled to
parents Carol Nagle of Aventura, Fla., and announce the birth of their son, Evan
Mary Griffin of Middlebury, Vt. Jadyn is
Riley (Avishai Reuven). Welcoming Evan
named after her paternal great-grandfa-
home is big brother Noah. Very excited
ther James Griffin and maternal great-
grandparents are
aunt Phyllis Krause, and Sydney is
Dorene and Alan
named after her maternal great-grand-
Finer, Madeline Lovy
Dec. 12
mother Sylvia Krause and dear family
and Andrew Lovy.
Lisa (Nagle) and Dan Butler of West
friend Aranka Klayn.
Also sharing in their
Bloomfield are ecstatic to announce the
joy are great-grand-
birth of their identical twin daughters,
Dec. 11
parents Lilyan Finer
Jadyn Paige (Ya'akova Peri) and Sydney Sheila and Sam Zietz of Boca Raton, Fla.,
and Joseph Lovy. Evan
Alexis (T'ziporah Alita). Welcoming
Lovy
are happy to announce the arrival of
is named in loving
them home is their big sister Madison, 19 their daughter, Morgan Brooke, little
memory of his pater-
months. Sharing in their excitement are
sister of Rachel and Jordan. Thrilled
nal great-grandmother Elsa Lovy and
very- proud grandparents Fran Nagle of
grandparents ate Nellie and Tomy
his maternal great-grandmother Ruth
West Bloomfield, Kerry Nagle of West
Sevillano of Boca Raton, and Naomi and
Cowan.
Bloomfield, Barbara Moss of Leadville,
Alan Zietz of Delray Beach, Fla., former-
Colo., and Steve Butler of Avondale, Pa.