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Pearl Coffman
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Today Pearl is a JHCN volunteer who spends her free
time comforting patients at the end of their lives.
While her hospice friend can no longer communicate,
she smiles every time she sees Pearl.
Linwood Rak of Hamtramck; sister
and brother-in-law, Mary Lou and
Robert McMullin of Davie, Fla.
Interment at Glen Eden Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
was a little girl when her
mother became gravely ill. Yet she still remembers the
Jewish social worker who helped her cope during that
difficult time.
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"I am happy when she recognizes me," Pearl says. "This
is not hard. I hold her hand and rub her hack. It's the
right thing to do."
Pearl Coffman is a JHCN Volunteer and
one of the Hospice Heroes who ensures
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RICHARD A. FREUND, 91, of
Boca Raton, formerly of Detroit, died
Aug. 16, 2006. A nationally known
engineering consultant in the food
warehousing industry, Mr. Freund was
a World War II veteran and taught fly-
ing. The secretary for the first and sec-
ond graduating classes of Cranbrook,
he was also a longtime member of
Temple Beth El.
Mr. Freund is survived by a son
and daughter-in-law, Robert and
Suzy Freund of San Diego, Calif.;
daughters and sons-in-law, Meredith
and Howard West of Laupahoehoe,
Hawaii, Frances and Kenneth
Steinman of Birmingham, Patricia
and Kenyon Olds of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Casandra Olds, Jamie
and Thomas Donagrandi, Joshua
Steinman, Amy Steinman and Lauren
Freund; great-granddaughter, Adriana
Donagrandi. He was the beloved hus-
band for 56 years of the late Helene
Freund.
Interment at Woodmere Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
SYDNEY ELDERT
GARTENBERG, died Aug. 7, 2006.
He was born in New York in 1940 and
graduated from City College of New
York, receiving
his master's
degree in busi
ness from Wayne
State University.
He was a mem-
ber of MENSA.
Mr. Gartenberg
served as a
second lieu-
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tenant in the
first infantry,
stationed in Germany in the1960s.
He later trained as a stockbroker and
securities adviser for E.F. Hutton and
began his own insurance consult-
ing company, Group Benefit Plans of
Farmington Hills.
He was a devoted Zionist who trav-
eled frequently to Israel. His family
supported and built Natanya and
as a youth, he smuggled guns to the
yeshiva in his school bag to be used in
Israel's War for Independence; he was
a member of the Betar Youth.
He was also a member of B'nai
Brith, Shaarey Zedek Men's Club,
Jewish War Veterans, Congregation
Beth Shalom and Jewish Federation.
Mr. Gartenberg is survived by his
wife, Susan; daughters, Elissa, Randi
and Lori; son-in-law, Larry; twin
grandchildren, Hannah Brooke and
Joshua Ryan; brother and sister-in-
law, Martin and Shelley Gartenberg;
sister, Susan Gartenberg; brothers-in-
law and sisters-in-law, Dr. David and
Keirsten Schwartz, Robert and Linda
Schwartz; nieces, nephews and cous-
ins. He was the son of the late Marsha
and the late Joseph Gartenberg; son-
in-law of the late Betty Schwartz.
Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 18505 W.
12 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076;
Friendship Circle, 6890 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or
to any Israeli charity. Interment at
Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel
FANNY D. KALISH, 91, of
Pompano Beach, Fla., died Aug. 18,
2006.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Neal and Sharon
of Livonia, Gene and Connie of
Margate, Fla.; grandchildren, Joe, Liz,
Andy, Adam, Aaron and Jilly Rose;
great-grandchildren, Crystal, Rachel,
Rio, Vincent and Aliyah. She was the
beloved wife of the late Robert Kalish.
Funeral arrangements were pri-
vate. Contributions may be made to
Seedlings, P. 0. Box 51924, Livonia, MI
48151 or a local hospice organization.
IDA G. KRISEMAN, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 18, 2006.
She is survived by her children,
Steven and Goldy Kriseman of West
Bloomfield, Ronald and JoAnne
Kriseman of Savannah, Ga.; grand-
children, Jeffrey Kriseman, Richard
(Jodi) Kriseman, Tasha Kriseman and
Jacob Kriseman.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
GERSON LACOFF, 82, of Las
Vegas, formerly of Detroit, died Aug.
16, 2006. He owned People's Auto Parts
in Detroit for over 45 years. A deco-
rated veteran, he was a bombardier in
World War II and flew 35 missions. A
member of the Oak Park School Board