Obituaries

Obituaries from page B31

JAMES GROSSMAN,
64, of Farmington Hills,
died Jan. 18, 2009.
A marketing and pub-
lic relations executive, Mr.
Grossman was the owner
of Pronto Promotions,
which was started with
Grossman
his wife, Judith.
He is survived by his wife, Judith of
Farmington Hills; children, Elizabeth
Grossman and Brad Sewell of Brooklyn,
N.Y., Jonathan and Michelle Grossman of
Washington, D.C., Robyn and Mark Coden,
Daniel Storchan and Carrie Bloxson; also
survived by Dan Berent, Amy Berent and
Kenny and Amy Berent; grandchildren,
Benjamin, Elana, Frankie and Chloe; sister
and brother-in-law, Mary and Steve Serlin;
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don and
Janis Reisman.
Mr. Grossman was the devoted son of
the late Isabel and the late Alan Grossman;
cherished brother of the late Tom
Grossman and the late Joe Grossman.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Par.
Contributions may be made to Birmingham
Temple, 28611 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334, (248) 477-1410, www.
birminghamtemple.org; Bear Hug
Foundation, P.O. Box 2197, Birmingham,
MI 48012, (248) 594-7000, www.thebear-
hugfoundation.org; or Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame, 2000 Oakley Park Road, Suite
104, Walled Lake, MI 48390, (248) 592-
9323, WWW. michiganjewishsports.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RICHARD JAY GUTOV,
63, of West Bloomfield,
died Jan. 15, 2009.
He is survived by his
beloved wife, Bonni
Gutov; daughters and
sons-in-law, Marla
Gutov of Berkley, Lori
Gutov
and Dr. Leeor Peleg of
Bellaire, Texas, Jeanette
and Richard Wolff; sons and daughters-in-
law, Jason and Alycia Schoof and Joshua
and Robin Schoof; sisters and brother-
in-law, Gloria and Dr. Stephen Stuppler
of West Bloomfield, Carol Cohen of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Lindsey, Ryan
and Carly Peleg, Richie and Rachel Wolff,
Dax, Mira and Leif Schoof; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family members
and friends.
Mr. Gutov was the dear son of the late
Harry and the late Rose Gutov.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery
in Birmingham. Contributions may be
made to the University of Michigan
Comprehensive Cancer Center for
Melanoma Research. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

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January 22 • 2009

RICHARD L. HARTMAN, 84, of
Farmington Hills, died Jan. 18, 2009.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Nancy Hartman; sons and daughters-
in-law, Jeffrey and Adi Hartman of
Bloomfield Hills, Michael and Andrea
Hartman of Bloomfield; brother, Jay
Hartman of Southfield; sisters, Shirley
Gruber of West Bloomfield, Jane Blumberg
of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jacob,
Alexandra and Emily Hartman; many
loving nieces, nephews, other family mem-
bers and friends.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery
in Birmingham. Contributions may be
made to the Children's Leukemia Society.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

GERTRUDE HERTZBERG, 89, of
Asheville, N.C., formerly of Detroit, died
Jan. 12, 2009, at the Brooks Howell Home.
She was a native of New York. Mrs.
Hertzberg was a member of Beth Israel
Synagogue of Asheville, its sisterhood,
Ladies of Mosaic and a lifetime Hadassah
member.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Ronna and Rob Resnick of
Asheville; son and daughter-in-law, David
Allen Hertzberg and Doris Harmon of
Royal Oak; sisters-in-law, Lillian Fink of
South Hadley, Mass., Evelyn Starman of
Farmington Hills; granddaughter, Vanessa
H. Harmon of Detroit currently living in
South Korea.
She was the daughter of the late Morris
and the late Anna Goodman Finkelstein;
wife of the late Henry Hertzberg.
Contributions may be made to
Mountain Area Hospice, 21 Belvedere
Road, Asheville, NC 28803 or Jewish
Council on Aging, 236 Charlotte St.,
Asheville, NC 28801. Interment at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

MARTIN ELLIOT
HOLLANDER, 81, of
West Bloomfield, died
Jan. 18, 2009.
He was an educator
and administrator for
Oak Park Schools until
his retirement. He then
Hollander
was an administra-
tor for Hechtman Hall
Apartments until his second retirement.
Mr. Hollander is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Bernice Hollander of West
Bloomfield; sons and daughters-in-law,
Jay and Jill Hollander of Orchard Lake,
David and Louisa Hollander, Dan and
Priscilla Hollander of Carmel, Ind., Mitch
and Betsey Hollander of Bloomfield Hills;
grandchildren, Brad, Alexa, Rachel, Greg,

Clare, Phil, Nicole, Alex, Jack and Isaac;
sisters and brothers-in-law, Bea and Jerry
Mandell of West Bloomfield, Flo and Louis
Bloch of West Bloomfield; sister-in-law,
Rae Mucasey.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, 24359
Northwestern Highway, Suite 225,
Southfield, MI 48075, (248) 355-1133,
www.jdrfdetroit.org , or a Charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

JINKS JERVEY-PAGE,
39, lost her battle with
cancer on Jan. 16,
2009, at her home in
Charlevoix.
She was born in
Greenville, S.C., on
March 13,1969, the
Jervey-Page
daughter of Darrell and
Pat Jervey. She was a
1987 graduate of Christ Church Episcopal
School, a 1991 honors graduate of the
University of Massachusetts in social
thought and political economy and earned
her MSW in counseling from Michigan
State University in 2007.
She was the owner and founder of
Gaitway Equine Therapy. She previously
lived in Greenville, Royal Oak, Chicago and
Charlevoix.
Her special hobbies included horseback
riding, the care and training of horses and
gardening. She loved her family and her
friends, all animals and chocolate cream
pie. She was a champion of the less fortu-
nate and a true friend to many. She wanted
to make the world a better place and did
so by being a part of it. Mrs. Jervey-Page
was proudly independent in thought,
word, and deed and will be greatly missed
by all who knew and loved her.
Mrs. Jervey-Page is survived by her
husband, Jason; children, Benjamin
Maxwell Page, 8, Sydney Rose Page, 3;
two sisters, Kay Roper and her husband,
Phil, Elizabeth Gentry and her husband,
Andrew; brother, Darrell and his wife,
Connie; brother-in-law, Mark Page and his
wife, Pam Sylvor; sister-in-law, Sarah Page;
her husband's parents, David and Andrea
Page; beloved nieces and nephews include
Alex and Jervey Roper, Alletta, Annie, and
Thomas Gentry, Jinks, Mac and Renee
Jervey, Maya and Noah Page.
She was the granddaughter of the late
Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Jervey Jr. and the late Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Hamilton.
A memorial service will be held
Sunday, Jan. 25, at noon at Temple B'nai
Israel in Petoskey. Contributions may
be made to Christ Church Episcopal
School, 245 Cavalier Drive, Greenville, SC

29607; Temple B'nai Israel, P.O. Box 2416,
Petoskey, MI 49770; Karmanos Cancer
Institute, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI 48201;
Northern Michigan Regional Hospital
Foundation Oncology, Unit 360, Connable
Ave., Petoskey, MI 49770; or a charity of
one's choice. Local arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

DANIEL KNOPPER, 78,
of West Bloomfield, died
Jan. 14, 2009.
He was the owner of
Danny's Foods with 13
stores in Western Wayne
County.
Mr. Knopper is sur-
Knopper
vived by his daughter,
Karen Knopper of
Birmingham; sister and brother-in-law,
Laurie Graff Figg and Chet Figg of Florida;
sister-in-law, Dorothy Knopper; many
relatives, including Leslie Larkins, and
caregivers.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Sonia Knopper and the late Judith
Knopper; dear brother of the late Morton
P. Knopper.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network,
6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, www.jewishhospice.org or
Michigan Humane Society, Development
Department, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite
220, Bingham, MI 48025. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RICHARD KRASNOW, 84, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 18, 2009.
He was born on July 29, 1924, in Detroit.
His cause of death was complications from
a brain hemorrhage suffered on Jan. 2,
2009.
Mr. Krasnow was a veteran of World
War II and a graduate of the University
of Southern California. He worked as
an industrial engineer for Chrysler
Corporation, from which he retired in
1979. He remained an active member of
the International Industrial Engineering
Society.
Mr. Krasnow was a volunteer for SCORE,
a member of B'nai B'rith, a member of the
Jewish Community Center and a member
of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township.
He is survived by his wife, Sheryl;
daughters and sons-in-law, Stephanie and
John Parrish of Westminster, S.C. Audrey
and Paul Gaynor of Evanston, Ill.; son and
daughter-in-law, Ronald Krasnow and
Ellen Semaya-Krasnow of Palo Alto, Calif.;
grandchildren, Noah, Benjamin, Julia, Jack
and Joseph.
He was the son of the late Philip and the
late Dorothy Krasnow; brother of the late