Mazel Toy!

Effort Pays Off

Woman matches cousin and
former college roommate.

Leonard Poger
Copy Editor

eoffrey Linden and
Carey Chicorel grew up
in the same Jewish -
community in suburban
Detroit, had their bar and bat
mitzvahs at Temple Israel and
went through their undergrad-
uate years at the University of
Michigan.
But it was a cousin of Geoff's,
Laurie Linden (now Kohen),
who was the linchpin of getting
the two together.
Laurie was friends with
Carey for years and was one of
her roommates during college.
Laurie felt that Geoff and

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Carey would be a good match. In
cute girl wanted to meet me,"
the summer of 2001, she planned said Geoff. "I was kind of
a barbecue .at the Bloomfield
speechless, which rarely hap-
Hills home of Laurie's parents to - pens to me. We talked about
fOrce the two to meet.
how lucky it was to have met
At the time, Geoff, now 28,
that night because neither of us
was working in Chicago and
were comfortable with being
Carey, now 27, was planning to
set up, particularly at a full
start the U-M medical school.
family gathering."
"Both Carey and I knew what
The next day, at the barbe-
was going on [with the barbe-
cue, Geoff and Carey were
cue]" Geoff recalled.
probably more relaxed than
The night before, Geoff went
our families. We spent the
to a bar in Royal Oak with
whole afternoon together:'
friends. Carey was there with
Geoff said, "though it was tough
her friends. She recognized one to ignore my relatives who were
of the group and asked if Geoff watching us the whole time
was there, which led to an early
After that weekend, Geoff
introduction.
and Carey spent a lot of time
"I was taken aback that such
phoning and e-mailing, with

Jan. 31
Jennifer (Kristall) and Rob Cohon of West
Bloomfield welcome with love the birth of
their daughter, Sara Rose. Welcoming Sara
home with love, hugs and
kisses is big brother Ben,
2. Sharing in their joy are
proud grandparents
Linda and Alan Kristall
of Farmington Hills and
Cohen
Laura and Ed Cohon of
Commerce Township.
Sara is the great-granddaughter of Louis
Rogovein, Harold Schwedel and Henry
Lewis. She is named in loving memory of
her maternal great-grandmothers Sara
Rogovein and Rose Schwedel.

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Jan. 25
Kim (Dorfman) and Bryan Schon of West •
Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Shmuel Aryeh (Ari).
Ari is welcomed home by big sister Shira
Chaya, 2 1/2. Sharing in
their joy are grandpar-
ents Shelli and Dr.
Michael Dorfman. of
West Bloomfield and
Pearl and Larry Schon of
Oak Park. Ari's proud
Schon
great-grandparents are
Ceil and Jerry Liebman of Southfield,
Joyce Dorfman of Pompano Beach, Fla.,
and Albert Ferleger of Southfield. He is
also the great-grandson of the late Saul
Dorfman, the late Molly Ferleger and the

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late Sylvia and the late Isadore Schon. Ari
is named in loving memory of his great-
grandfather Saul Charles Dorfman
(Shmuel Yitzchak.)

Geoffrey Linden and Carey Chicorel

Geoff looking for excuses, such
as birthdays and football
games, to drive to Ann Arbor
over 'the next few months. They
started dating that fall.
"I was trying to be cool and
not let her think I was making
all those trips to Ann Arbor just
to see her, but I know she saw
through it," he recalled.
During the next three and
half years, Geoff accumulated
40,000 miles and five speeding
tickets to see Carey. They
became engaged in 2004.
As for meeting at the bar, "It

Deanne Hamburger.

Jan. 19 •
Shelly (Wasserman) and Jason Bell of
Farmington Hills joyfully announce the
birth of their daughter, Kylie Grace (Chana
Gila). Excited big brother is Spencer, 17
months. Maternal
grandparents are Leslie
and Mark Wasserman of
West Bloomfield. Pater-
nal grandparents are
Linda and Stephen Bell
of.Monroe County, N.J. •
Bell
Kylie's name is in honor
of her great-great-grandmother Gertrude
Mann Schorr.

Jan. 14
Beth Goodman-Plante, formerly of
Birmingham, and Mike Plante of New York
are pleased to announce the birth of their
daughter, Julian RoSe Plante (Avigail
Shoshanna). Maternal grandparents are
the late Ozzie Goodman and the late Ruth
Goodman. Paternal grandparents are Bill
Plante, the late Jules Ortieg and the late
Barbara Ann Plante. Julian Rose is named
after three of her grandparents, Jules
Ortieg and her paternal grandmother's
middle name, Ann. Her middle name is
after her maternal grandmother Ruth
Goodman and great-grandmother Rose
Goodman. Her Hebrew name is in honor
of her maternal grandfather the late Ozzie
(Aaron) Goodman.

Jan. 18
Stacey (Schwartz) and Steven Gursten of
Bloomfield Hills welcome with love their
son, Henry Drew (Aharon Chanen).
Welcoming Henry home is big sister
Abbey. Sharing in their excitement are
proud grandparents Louis and Anita
Schwartz of Commerce Township and
Lawrence and Sharon Gursten of West
Bloomfield. Also sharing in their joy are
great-grandparents Abraham and Evelyn
Molotch and James and Rosalyn Lazear, all
of Margate, Fla. Henry Drew is named in
memory of his paternal great-grandfather
Harry Kahrnoff and paternal great-aunt

Jan. 13
Elizabeth (Ellis) and Brad Wasserman of
Huntington Woods lovingly announce the
birth of their daughter, Rose Ellis
(Shoshanna Elyana).
Welcoming Rose home
is big brother Samuel,
22 months. Maternal
grandparents are
Cynthia Ellis of
Westwood Hills, Kan.,
and the late Dr. David
Ellis. Paternal grandparents are Leslie and
Mark Wasserman of West Bloomfield.
Proud great-grandmother is Neora Swartz.

was a good ice breaker:' said
Carey. She found they had a lot
in common.
Carey, a West Bloomfield
High School graduate, is, con-.
tinuing her medical residency
in pediatrics at the University
of Chicago Children's Hospital.
Geoff, a graduate of North
Farmington High School, is a
CPA and a senior investment
analyst for a Chicago-based real
estate investment trust.
They will be married in May
at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. ❑

Rose is named in memory of her great-
grandmother Rose Ellis.

Garrett Joseph Fried celebrated his bar
mitzvah at Temple Shir Shalom Saturday,
Feb. 11. He is the son of Jamie and Marvin
Fried and brother of
Jessica and Ellis. Alo
sharing in their joy
were grandparents
Harriet Chodoroff of
Scottsdale, Ariz., and
Lenard Fidler
(Marilynn Spoon): He
is also the grandson of
the late Maurice Fried
and the late Elaine
Fried Gannes. • •
Garrett is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. He is
involved with the Friendship Circle as a
volunteer.

More 'B'nai Mitzvah

• Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield - Samuel Allen Berke, son of
Libby and Matt Berke; Alexander Litt,
son of Eleanor Litt and Richard Litt
(Saturday).
• Temple Kol Ami Stephen Peters, son
of Michael and Elayne Peters (Saturday,
Havdalah).

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