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HARRY BERMAN, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died Dec. 6, 2009.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Sylvia Berman; son, Steven Berman
of Southfield; daughters and son-
in-law, Lynn and Donald Somers of
Kalamazoo and Ilene Berman of West
Bloomfield; sister, Helen Scammel of
Windsor, Ont.; grandchildren, Summer
and Hunter Berman, Cori (Bill) Caskey
and Craig Somers; great-grandchil-
dren, Rachel and Deven.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
Richard Gach; 12
wonderful grand-
children; 13 devoted
great-grandchildren.
He was the hus-
band of the late
Rosalie Gach; father
of the late Joseph
Gach
Dobbins; father-in-
law of the late Warren Galke; brother-
in-law of the late Bernice Gach;
brother of the late Robert Gach.
Contributions may be made to the
Detroit Rescue Mission, to Gleaners
Food Bank or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
ARTHUR BLAU, 85,
of West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 5, 2009.
He is survived
by his beloved wife,
Roslyn Blau; sons
and daughter-in-
law, Michael and
Blau
Maureen Blau of
Farmington, Alan and Laurie Blau of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Sarah,
Taylor, Brian; many loving nieces, neph-
ews, other family members and friends.
Mr. Blau was the dear brother of the
late Arnold Blau; grandfather of the
late Emily Rose.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery
in Ferndale. Contributions may be
made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
HIRSCH SAMUEL GOLDBERG, of
Atlanta, Ga., died Nov. 29, 2009.
For many years he was the executive
director of Israel Bonds in Louisville,
Ky., Columbus, Ohio, St. Louis, Mo.,
and Atlanta, Ga. As a volunteer, he did
woodworking with children and read to
elementary school children weekly. He
kept everyone laughing and he always
had a positive outlook on life. To him,
the glass was more than half full.
He is survived by his loving wife of
53 years, Nancy Maxwell Goldberg;
his children, Paulette (David) Bradley,
Laura (Rabbi David) Bogart, Steven
(Jamie) Goldberg; six grandchildren,
all of Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, Eugene
Goldberg of Toronto and Darryl
(Marilyn) Goldberg of Bloomfield
Hills; many loving nieces, nephews
and other family members,
Contributions may be made to Adat
Shalom Synagogue, the Marilyn and
Darryl Goldberg Family Camping
Fund at Fresh Air or Yad Ezra.
SAM DOCK, 99, formerly of
Indianapolis, Ind., of Louisville, Ky.,
died Nov. 22, 2009.
He was born in Paris, France, April
2, 1910, to Morris and Esther Dock. He
was a member of Congregation Beth-
El Zedek for over 50 years.
Mr. Dock is survived by his loving
children, Dr. Robert (Beverly) Dock
of Farmington Hills, Nancy (James)
Strull; sister, Sayde Cohen; nine grand-
children; 15 great-grandchildren.
He was the husband of the late
Esther Sacks Dock; father of the late
Morton Dock.
Contributions may be made to
Yeshiva Ohr Somayach, 244, Route 306,
P.O. Box 334, Monsey, NY 10952.
PAUL GACH, 91, of Clinton Twp., died
Dec. 3, 2009.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Valerie Gach; children, Dr. Jerald and
Rochelle Gach, Dr. Rodger Gach, Gina
and Tony Iacona, Charles Albert,
Jacquelyn Galke, Karla and Charles
Robinson, John Dobbins; brother,
EVA GOLDNER, 84, of Southfield,
died Dec. 3, 2009.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Sheldon and Susan
Goldner of Oak Park; daughters and
sons-in-law, Julie and Shaul Margolis
of Oak Park, Mira and Lenny Glazer
of University Heights, Ohio; 19 grand-
children; three great-grandchildren;
many loving nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Goldner was the beloved wife
of the late Leonard Goldner; loving
daughter of the late Shaul and the late
Mirel Rozenberg.
Contributions may be made to
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044,
Southfield, MI 48037 or charity of
one's choice. Interment at Beth Tefilo
Emanuel Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
NOVEMBER
23RD
2009
OCTOBER
28TH
1956
Our Dad died on November 23, 2009 at 53 years old. There was so much more to my Dad
than being a fisherman or life starting at 40.
Our Dad's funeral was cut short, similarly to his life. If we ever smelled smoke; we knew it
was Dad!
Dad was born October 28, 1956. He was the son of Claire and Sherman "Shim" Kay. The
brother of Larry and Kathy Kay. He lived in Huntington Woods around the corner from
his father's practice. He loved his Uncle Eddie who passed away early on in his life and
was very close to his Uncle Donny Kay.
As a young boy, he went to camp, played sports and liked to fish. From photos of the early
years, there really wasn't a better looking face around than Doug Kay.
He graduated from Berkley High School and went on to study at Michigan State
University. Our Dad spent time abroad as a student in London, England and even played
golf at a famous course in Italy. Our Dad got married at a young age and had met our Mom
at Knollwood Country Club. Our Dad loved Knollwood for family fun, cards and golf.
For many years he held the title "Club Champion" in golf. We suspect that goes along with
being a scratch golfer. He certainly impressed Sam Snead at Oakland Hills Country Club
during tour practice.
Our Dad was a home builder and tackled some commercial work as well. He was one of the
first to build the 1st barrier free JARC homes in the area.
Our Dad decided to move to Florida and pursue business down south. The weather was
great and golf could be year round. It was not uncommon for scores to be in the mid to
upper sixties as his handicap was changing from scratch to plus 3.
Our Mom stayed back in Michigan and we would visit our Dad in Florida often. Dad ran a
Pro-Golf franchise and we learned, as little girls, an awful lot of how to grip a club and putt.
Our Dad met (our step-mom) Ronna Harwood in Florida and a new chapter of his life
began. It was not long before Dad and Ronna (who was also born and raised in Michigan,
with her family intact here) moved back to the Detroit area to reside near all of us.
Our Dad focused on his interest in building once again and developed a new company,
Claymore Construction. Dad was always looking into new businesses involving finance or
whatever was interesting to move forward in this economy.
We were lucky enough to have a brother born in August of2004, Matthew Kay, who is now
5 years old and wears our Dad's face and has inherited his unique and funny personality.
As time went on and we grew up, our Dad got to know and spend time with his son-in-law,
Ricky Hartman. They built the own special relationship, sharing clothes, jokes, and advice
which often excluded us girls. We were all "his kids".
Over the years, stories of our Dad would surface and for those that knew him well would
say "that's Doug!" He was a true character. Our Dad was funny, witty, nosy, loved Vegas and
numbers. He loved poker, all sorts of card games, magic, toys and took a great interest in
modem art. It was a family passion as well. Our Dad loved gadgets of all kinds and
unfortunately craved smoking cigarettes.
He had a few friends that were friends forever, like Alan Brooks, but mostly a lot of
acquaintances. He loved his dogs, his house, his family and living quietly.
So often when someone is taken from you so suddenly or abruptly — you always wonder if
they knew you loved them or to what extent, or even how you feel at all. We never got the
chance to say good-bye. IF you are looking down and see this tribute then you'll know for
sure and if not —then everyone else will. We love you and good-bye Dad.
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