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HELEN BIEL, 65, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 25, 2006.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Irving Biel; son and
daughter-in-law, David and
Angie Biel of Walled Lake;
daughter and son-in-law,
Darlene and Richard Wolf of
Richland; brothers and sisters-
in-law, Rabbi Boruch and
Elaine Kupfer of Los Angeles,
Robert "Bobbie" and Naomi
Kupfer of Las Vegas; sister-in-
law and brother-in-law, Agnes
and Thomas Lugoli; grandchil-
dren, Rachel Wolf, Joshua Wolf,
Kyle Biel, Evan Biel.
Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to American Lung
Association, 18860 W. 10 Mile,
Southfield, MI 48075.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ANNETTE BORINSTEIN, 89,
of Boca Raton, Fla. and West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 27, 2006.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Larry and
Esther Borinstein Weitzman of
West Bloomfield; daughter and
son-in-law, Judie and Harvey
Nussbaum of West Bloomfield;
brother and sister-in-law,
Leonard and Blanche Crane of
West Bloomfield; grandchil-
dren, Lisa Weitzman and
Geoffrey (Michelle) Weitzman;
great-grandchildren, Evan and
Ethan.
She was the beloved wife of
the late Nathan Borinstein.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Karmanos Cancer
Institute, 24601 Northwestern
Hwy., Southfield, MI 48075 or
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
SUZANNE B. BROOKS, 74, of
West Bloomfield, died Feb. 25,
2006, after a 17-year battle with Senior Retirement Community,
St. John Health Systems and
lung cancer.
Providence Hospital.
Known as "the caretaker:' she
Suzanne Brooks is survived
lived on the joy of being —
by sons and daughters-in-law,
even after cancer took the lives
Keefe and Terri Brooks of
of her parents,
Bloomfield Hills, J. Dee and
Anne and
Ralph, her
Elaine Brooks of Midland;
first-born son, daughter and son-in-law,
Michelle and Raymond Ross of
Dr. Gregory
Brooks, and
Canton; grandchildren,
her husband of Michael, Amy and Jack, Arjay,
50 years, Lee.
Ryan, Aleea, Amber, Joel,
Brooks
Maygen, Lyndsey, Kelsey,
She enjoyed
being a mother Baylee, Jason and Susi; brother
and sister-in-law, Dean and
and grand-
Debbie Benyas of Illinois.
mother and loved to cook, bake
Mrs. Brooks was the beloved
and decorate cakes.
wife of the late Lee Brooks and
Mrs. Brooks wore many vol-
the devoted mother of the late
unteer hats — from writing
Dr. Gregory I. Brooks.
scripts, directing and perform-
Private interment.
ing for the Franklin Knolls
Contributions may be made to
Women's Club talent shows;
Maplegrove Community
raising money for the needy;
Education and Children's
and establishing a clothing
Program, c/o Henry Ford
drive and teaching mending to
Health System, Office of
mothers at the old Franklin
Philanthropy, P.O. Box 2220,
School, across from Tiger
Detroit, MI 48202-0220.
Stadium. This led to the late
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
columnist Joe Falls and friends
Chapel.
starting a baseball league for
children in the area. Mrs.
SARA COVENSKY, 92, of
Brooks acquired old uniforms
and cleaned and repaired them. Southfield, died Feb. 24, 2006.
She is survived by her sons
Her story was told in one of
and daughter-in-law, Harvey
Falls' columns.
and Edith Covensky of
She also worked with school
Bloomfield Hills, Gerald
reading programs and was a
Covensky of Farmington Hills;
classroom mother, den mother
brother and sister-in-law,
and Brownies and Girl Scout
Daniel and
leader. In 1985, she served as a
Edith Ponnock
lecturer on drug abuse preven-
of Boca Raton,
tion at Maplegrove Community
Fla.; grand-
Education. She also counseled
children,
female inmates at Oakland
Jeffrey
County Jail, urging them to be
(Michelle)
drug-free once released.
Covensky and
Mrs. Brooks received many
Laurice
honors for volunteering includ-
Covensky;
ing awards from WDIV-TV,
nephew, Kalman (Katherine)
WWJ radio, West Bloomfield
Ponnock; and other special
Township and J.C. Penney. In
family member Gizy Bizaoui.
2003, she won a Top Ten Senior
She was the beloved wife of
Award from WDIV, Trowbridge
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BEATRICE GLICKEN, 94, of
Livonia, died Feb. 26, 2006.
She is survived by daughters
and sons-in-
law, Marjorie
and Melvin
"Ronald" Rose
of Northville,
Marilyn and
John Tracy of
Palm Harbor,
Fla.;
grandchil-
Glicken
dren, Dr.
Robert and
Louise Coleman, Lawrence Rose
and Frances Fredrick; great-
grandchildren, Kimberly and
Daniel Coleman.
Mrs. Glicken was the beloved
wife of the late Herman Glicken
and the devoted sister of the
late Albert Pomerantz, the late
Ann Cohen and the late
Abraham Pomerantz.
MARVIN HILF, 72, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 20, 2006.
Prior to retirement 15 years
ago, he was the owner of Hilf
Appliance in
Clawson,
Southfield and
Birmingham.
He was also a
member of the
Goodfellows,
Rotary and
University
of
Hilf
Minnesota
Alumni. He vol-
unteered at Capuchin Soup
Kitchen.
Mr. Hilf is survived by his
wife of 39 years, Carol Hilf; sons
and daughters-in-law, Michael
and Alyson Hilf of California,
Daniel and Sufen Hilf of
Beverly Hills; daughter, Susan
Hilf of Farmington; grand-
daughters, Winna Wu and Leila
Hilf; brother, Allen Hilf of West
Bloomfield.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Dorothy and Peter
Brown Adult Day Care, 6720 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322 or to the Michigan
Parkinson Foundation, 30400
Telegraph, Suite 150, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025.
Arrangements by the Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
ILONA "ELAINE" KLEIN-
FELD, 88, of Bingham
Farms, died Feb. 25,
2006.
A kitchen director
for the new Borman
Home for Aged,
Mrs. Kleinfeld was a
Holocaust survivor.
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MORTON FISHER, 91, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 23,
2006.
He is survived by his beloved
wife, Fredell Fisher; son and
daughter-in-law, Harold Kurtz
and Louise Bator of
Birmingham; grandchildren,
Alexis Sheridan and Bryce
Fenster; nieces and nephews,
Anne (Ralph) Winograd, Steven
(the late Lindsey) Rogin,
Howard (Patricia) Rogin; sister-
in-law, Harriet (the late Sidney)
Rogin.
He was the dear father of the
late Barbara Fenster.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributors
may consider any charity of
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
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