Obituaries Obituaries from page 89 Anna Bershad; companion of nine years, Florence Gaynes; brother and sister- in-law, Dr. Gilbert and Merle Slutzky of Colorado; sister and brother-in-law, Shandy and Melvin Small of California; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Murray and Helen Sherman. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline Slusky; lov- ing father of the late Stephen J. Slusky. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made Kadima or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FRANCES STERN, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 16, 2006. She is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Karen and Larry Brown of Granger, Ind., Susan Brown of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Noell (Bleu) Vaughn, Ryan (Cassandra) Emmer, Michael Brown, Jonathan Brown, Scott Brown and Craig Brown; brothers and sister-in-law, Jack Jaffee of Oak Park, Irving Jaffee of West Bloomfield, Louis and Lee Jaffee of Camarillo, Calif.; broth- er-in-law, Ted Manheim. She was the beloved wife of the late Norman Stern; sister of the late Sarah Dolgin and the late Rose Manheim. Interment at the B'nai Israel Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JULES TRATTNER, 95, former Detroiter of Carmel, Calif., died Sept. 16, after a short illness. Born in Hungary, he emigrated to Detroit 1921 at the age of 10. He arrived http ://www.irakaufman.corn/ THE IRA KAUF1VIAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community 18325 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 248 - 569 - 0020 • Facsimile 248 - 569 - 2502 www.irakaufinan.com We Get Questions i s Q : My parents were told by a Florida funeral director that embalming is mandatory for transferring a body back to Michigan? Isn't embalming against Jewish tradition? Concert," featuring Mike Burstyn 7 pm, Sun, Oct 29, 2006 Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills A : Have your parents call us directly. 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Later he became chairman of the art department at Cass Technical High School. He served briefly as vice principal at Cass. The last 10 years of his career were as director of art educa- tion for the entire Detroit Public School System. After his retirement in 1977, he met and married Kathleen Kinsler and joined her at her home in Carmel. They enjoyed 25 years together until Kathleen's death in 2004. They loved to travel and enjoyed trips and cruises worldwide. He stayed in Camel but often spoke of returning to Detroit to spend his last years. Former students remember him fondly. They described him as dynamic, encour- aging, motivating and knowledgeable about everything having to do with art. He had a very positive influence and inspired many young artists. Some of his students became successful and famous. He was a dapper dresser, always wear- ing a tweed jacket and tie. He was hand- some and attractive to the ladies. He was fond of telling stories of his boyhood in Hungary and Detroit, always finishing the stories with, "That, wasn't yesterday; that was the day before." He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen, and his sisters Helen Salamon and Olga Rubin. He is survived by his sister, Elizabeth Altman of Kensington, Md., many nieces and nephews as well as grand- and great-grandnieces and nephews.