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tions and charities he was involved in
were American Red Magen David, Jewish
National Fund and B'nai B'rith Albert
Einstein Chapter and many Israeli chari-
ties. He was married to the late Estera
Olshansky Halpern for 59 years.
Mr. Halpern is survived by his son
and daughter- in- law, Dr. Yale and Tami
Halpern of West Bloomfield; daugh-
ter and son- in-law Sarah and Dr. Eric
Gordon of Delray Beach, Fla.; daugh-
ter and son- in-law, Edi and Dr. Irvin
Gastman of Bloomfield Hills; grand-
children, Jordan Halpern, Michelle and
Andrew Millman, Rebecca and Andrew
Hayman, Dr. Brian and Admit Gastman,
Jennifer and Jason Gordon, Dr. Sharon
and Dr. Brian Ferber, Eilzabeth Gordon
and David Gordon; great-grandchil-
dren, Racheli, Dovid and Binyamin
Gastman, Jonathan, Mitchell
and Lauren Hayman, Joshua
LEON HALPERN of West
Millman, Joseph, Eli and Gabriel
Bloomfield, 91, died June 23,2006. A
Gordon
and Aaron Ferber.
Holocaust survivor, born in Poland,
Interment
at Clover Hill Park
he was the sole survivor of his fami-
Cemetery.
Arrangements by
ly. He came to the United States
usT Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
with his wife and two small
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nessman as president of Leon Halpern
Construction Company.
Mr. Halpern was one of the found-
MARILYN MAZELL, 79, of West
ing members and
Bloomfield, died July 3, 2006. She was a
the first president
personal assistant to Senator Jack Faxon.
of the Holocaust
Mrs. Mazell is survived by her daugh-
Memorial Center.
ter and son-in-law, Margo and Michael
For many years he
Stocker of Farmington Hills; son and
was president of
daughter-in-law, Bennett and Elizabeth
Shaarit Haplaytah,
Mazell of Novi; grandchildren, Julie
Detroit's Holocaust
Mazell, Laurie Mazell, Brandon Mazell;
survivor organiza-
tion. Other organiza- brother and sisters-in-law, Jerry and
Halp e rn
in-law, Estelle Guboy of Bloomfield Hills;
sister, Slava Dickstein of Israel; grand-
children, Leonard (Terrie) Goren, Steve
Goren, Mona Gubow, Janey Gubow, Judge
David (Dottie) Gubow, Suzi (Michael)
Silverstein, Martin (Colleen) Gubow;
great-grandchildren, Danielle, A dam,
Jamey, Rachel, Jackie, Morgan, Brooke,
Lindsay, Jacob and Cassie; many other
loving family members and friends.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Jacob Gubow; mother of the late Judge
Lawrence Gubow; mother-in-law of the
late Roz Gubow; sister of the late Luba
Becker and the late Jacob Gordon.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
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Martha Siefman of West Bloomfield,
Margaret Weiner. She was the beloved
wife of the late Julius Mazell.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Send
A Kid To Camp Program or to the •
American Cancer Society. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ARTHUR PARNES, 65, of Farmington
Hills, died June 25, 2006. Since 1964, he
was a teacher of mathematics and statis-
tics at Berkley High School and CASA.
Mr. Parnes is survived by his beloved
wife, Jean "Peppy" Parnes; sons, Dr. Aric
Parnes (fiancée, Dr. Paige Wickner) of
New Haven, Conn., Jeremy Parnes of Las
Vegas, Nev.; daughter and son-in-law,
Mikki and Michael Lewis of Wylie, Texas;
brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Milton
and Ruth Parnes of Cornwells Hts., Pa.;
grandchildren, Kaitlyn Lewis, Taylor
Lewis and stepgranddaughter, Andrea
Presto; sister-in-law, Holly Post; many
loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends. He was the son of
the late Leon and Ida Parnes.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to the Oakland County
Library for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, the Farmington Community
Library or to a charity of one' choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
LESLIE MARK PINES, 59, of
Flushing, Mich., died July 1, 2006. A
retired vice president of Pines Investment
Company, Mr. Pines was an Air Force vet-
eran and a volunteer with the Oak Park
Police Department.
He is survived by his daughter and
son in law, Sherylanne and Patrick Kelley
of Berkley; son and daughter-in-law, Gus
and Kelly Pines of Flushing; grandchil-
dren, Jacob, Joshua, Joseph and Sadye
Kelley, Brennan Pines; father, Ted Pines of
West Bloomfield; brothers and sisters-in-
law, Barry and Pat Pines, Lee and Andrea
Pines; former wife, Annette Pines-Perez
of Farmington Hills. He was the beloved
son of the late Lenore Pines.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to American
Diabetes Association, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 117, Bingham Farms, Mi 48025
or American Kidney Foundation, 1169
Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
LILA PLOTKIN, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died June 29, 2006. She was
a member of Mezeritcher and a member
of the Louis Marshall Suburban Lodge of
B'nai B'rith.
Mrs. Plotkin is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Howard and
Donna Plotkin of Canada; daughter and
son-in-law, Phyllis and Harvey Yates of
Birmingham; grandchildren, Beth Yates,
David and Stephani Yates, Rachel Plotkin,
Julie and Tim Howard, Jeremy Plotkin;
great-grandchildren, Sydney and Olivia
Yates and Aliya Howard; many loving
nieces, nephews and friends. She was the
beloved wife of the late William Plotkin;
dear sister of the late Rose Hock, the late
Anne Kahn, the late Ben Bircoll, the late
Sam Bircoll and the late Al Bircoll.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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