Obituaries

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ELSIE A. BASCH, 92, of West Bloomfield,
died June 23, 2008.
She is survived by her beloved husband,
Robert Basch; son and daughter-in-law,
Dr. David and Debbie Basch of Bloomfield
Hills; sisters and brothers-in-law, Riva
Greenstein of Florida, Marian and Harry
Cohen of Rochester, N.Y., Thelma Rudin of
Rochester, N.Y., Shirley and Jerry Braiman
of Brighten, N.Y.; grandchildren, Chase
Basch and Chandler Basch; brother-in-law,
Frank Donsky; many other loving family
members and friends.
Mrs. Basch was the dear sister of the
late Sonny Alent, the late Leon Alent and
the late Leah Donsky.
Interment at the Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

ESTHER BEN SHALOM, 83, former
Detroiter of Kibbutz Hatzor, Israel, died
June 25, 2008. She blessed all with her life
and even now, though deeply missed, she
continues to keep opening hearts to the
importance of love.
She is survived by her daughters, Ditza
Ben Shalom Pillow (Steve), Tikva Shapiro
(Mark), Gadi Ben Shalom, Yefet Taibi, and
Rotem Ben Shalom; grandchildren, Boaz
(Gill) and Nadav Rapoport, Shaul Ben
Shalom, and Iris Shapiro; sisters, Adina
Carmi of Kibbutz Afikim, Bea Sandweiss
(Sherwood) of Oak Park, Freda Wagman
and Vivian Choi of Houston, Texas; many
loving nieces, nephews and friends in
Kibbutz Hatzor, other kibbutzim in Israel,
as well as in America, South America and
Europe.
Mrs. Ben Shalom was the beloved wife
of the late Avraham Ben Shalom; dear sis-
ter of the late Shonnie Kulka, the late Ed,
the late Iry and the late Elliot Moser.

IZRAEL BESSER, 89,
of Boynton Beach, Fla.,
died June 26, 2008.
He was a jeweler and
the owner of Lilly's
Jewelry and Novelty in
Southfield.
Mr. Besser was the
Besser
only survivor of his fam-
ily from the Holocaust.
He was a Mason, active
with the National
Holocaust Memorial
and a past president
HoLLdAvsr of Congregation B'nai
OR
Moshe.
He is survived by his
daughters and son-in-law, Ruth and Ralph
Greenberg of West Bloomfield, Suzanne
Nest of West Bloomfield, Nancy Besser

of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Eric
Greenberg, Alana Greenberg, Lauren Nest
and fiance, Seth Taboh, David Nest; com-
panion, Naomi Krauss; nieces.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Lili Besser.
Interment at Oakview Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SAM FENTON, 89, of
West Bloomfield, died
June 27, 2008.
He was a business
leader and entrepreneur
in Detroit and helped
lay the foundation for
the world's largest emer-
Fenton
gency restoration and
contracting firm.
Mr. Fenton was born Jan. 22, 1919, in
Detroit to Harry and Ida Feinstein. He
STEVEN JAY BLOOM, 55, of Pompano
was the eldest of three brothers. Following
Beach, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died June
his marriage to Lillian (Sofferin) in 1942
23, 2008.
and service to his country as an Army
He is survived by his father, Harvey
Air Corps navigator during World War H,
Bloom and his wife, Karen Bloom; his
he returned to Detroit and began, with
"mom" Shirlee Feroni-Bloom; broth-
partner William Sak, an awning company
ers and sisters-in-law, Rob and Dawn
known as Quality Awning on Linwood
Bloom of Florida, Jeff and Kelly Bloom
Ave. Growth led to a larger operation in
of Montana; nephews, Trevor and Troy
Dearborn, where services were expanded
Bloom; his "sis" Cookie Feroni and Bart
into the field of insurance restoration
Chimoff and their daughters, Cortney and
and contracting, under the name Quality
Taylor Chimoff.
Awning and Construction Company.
He was the son of the late Barbara
By the late 1960s, insurance reconstruc-
Bloom. He was predeceased by Tony
tion had become the primary business.
Feroni.
The business rapidly expanded when
Services and interment in Florida.
the next generation joined the business
Contributions may be made to the
and the company became a leader in
American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic
national catastrophic response through-
Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076. This
out the United States under the name of
announcement was placed at the request
INRECON.
of the family by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Beyond his business success, Mr.
Fenton, along with his wife, Lillian, was
HAZEL CLOUSER, 80, died June 17, 2008, the leader of a large and loving family.
in St. Joseph, Mo.
He took great pride in the success and
She is survived by children and grand-
achievements of his children and was the
children, including son and daughter in
happy, smiling face of unconditional love
law, Tom and Sheyna Wexelberg-Clouser;
and support to his 13 grandchildren and
granddaughters, Adina Chavie and Rena
six great-grandchildren. He was a great
Wexelberg-Clouser.
friend and offered a welcoming smile and
She was the wife for 60 years of the late
presence to all who crossed his path.
T.J. Clouser, 84, who passed away Jan. 11,
Mr. Fenton was a proud member of
2008.
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield for more
than 40 years. He supported multiple
NAOMI DEUTSCH, 95, of West
religious and philanthropic causes and
Bloomfield, died June 15, 2008.
was especially touched by the work of the
She was born June 7, 1913, in Bay City,
Penrickton Center for Blind Children.
the daughter of Eleck and Lillian (Kahn)
He was an avid golfer most of his life
Blumenau. She was a life member of
and cherished the time spent with fam-
Hadassah.
ily and friends at Tam O'Shanter Country
Mrs. Deutsch is survived by daugh-
Club of West Bloomfield, where he was a
ter and granddaughter, Linda and Lisa
member for over 30 years.
Gordon of Wilmington, Del.; son and
Mr. Fenton is survived by his wife,
daughter- in-law, Larry and Laraine
Lillian Fenton; sons and daughters-in-
(Mogill) Deutsch of Farmington Hills.
law, Dr. Roger and Marcia Fenton of West
She was the beloved wife of the late
Bloomfield, Mark and Sheila Fenton of
Richard Deutsch.
West Bloomfield, Randy and Trayce Fenton
Contributions may be made to Yad Ezra, of Bloomfield Hills; George and Barbara
the Jewish National Fund, Hadassah or
Fenton of Illinois; daughter and son-in-
the Friendship Circle. Interment at the
law, Iris and Sheldon Yellen of Bloomfield
Bay City Jewish Cemetery in Bay City.
Hills; grandchildren, Lauren and Jon
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Goldstein, Carrie and Randy Leff, Jacob
Fenton and fiancee, Amanda Morton,
Rona and Scott Borre, Jodi Fenton, Aaron
and Julie Fenton, Kyle and Leah Fenton,

Jesse Fenton, Robert Fenton, Scott Fenton,
Brett Fenton, Brandon Yellen, Jordan
Yellen; great-grandchildren, Noa and
Eli Goldstein, Reagan and Whitney Leff,
Parker and Logan Borre; sisters-in-law
and brother-in-law, Shirley Fenton, Isobel
Fenton, Shirley Antonucci and Roberta
and Larry Warsh.
He was the dear brother of the late Ed
Fenton and the late Milton Fenton.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Penrickton
Center for Blind Children, 26530 Eureka
Road, Taylor, MI 48180 or to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

HARRY GOLDBERG
JR., 85, of Boca Raton,
Fla., and Bloomfield
Hills, died June 21, 2008,
in Boca Raton. He_was
the founder of Harry
Goldberg Advertising
and in later years an
Goldberg
associate with Stone
August Advertising. Mr.
Goldberg was a graduate of the University
of Michigan School of Journalism, char-
ter member of the Detroit Tennis Club,
regionally ranked as a tennis player; he
was also an avid fisherman. He was a for-
mer member of Temple Israel, a former
member of Knollwood and Tam O'Shanter
country clubs and a member of Broken
Sound Country Club in Boca Raton.
Mr. Goldberg served three years as a
U.S. Army medic in Europe during World
War II.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years,
Betty Goldberg; daughters and son-in-law,
Terry and Alan Axelrod, Nancy Edelstein;
son, William Goldberg; grandchildren,
Sara and David Axelrod, Laurel and
Raleigh Edelstein, Stephen and Sophia
Goldberg, all of Seattle, Wash.; sister-in-
law, Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan of New Haven,
Conn.
He was the loving son of the late Dr.
Harry and the late Sara Goldberg.
Interment in Seattle, Wash.
Contributions may be made to Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation, 24359 Northwestern
Highway, Suite 225, Southfield, MI 48075.
The Goldberg family will be gather-
ing Sunday, July 6, from 1-5 p.m. at
1768 Alexander Drive, Bloomfield Hills,
(248) 855-2323, for friends to call. Local
arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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