Obituaries
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ROBERT L. AUSLANDER, 62, of
Southfield, died April 5, 2010.
He was a pharmacy technician, special-
izing in pharmacy services.
Mr. Auslander is survived by his wife,
Carole Auslander; daughters, Michelle
Auslander of Southfield, Beth Auslander;
son, Daniel Auslander; sister and brother-
in-law, Adrienne and Richard Munich;
father-in-law, Allan Cohen; brothers-in-
law and sisters-in-law, Michael and Helene
Cohen, Dr. Didi Cohen and Richard Colton;
nieces, nephews and friends.
He was the beloved son of the late
Mildred and the late Irving Auslander; the
loving brother of the late Myra Auslander;
the dear son-in-law of the late Laura
Cohen; the dear brother-in-law of the late
Gary Cohen.
Interment at Beth Tefilo Emanuel
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
VIOLET BAYER, 90, of Birmingham, died
April 5, 2010.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Fran and Dr. Sidney Broder of
Birmingham; grandson, Zachary Broder;
nieces, nephews and friends.
Mrs. Bayer was the beloved wife of the
late Harry Bayer; the loving mother of
the late Howard Bayer; and the dear sister
of the late Morris Werney, the late Sam
Werney, the late Rose Perlman, the late
Bess Mills, the late Elaine Barbas and the
late Ida Kramer.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be directed to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
OSCAR GENSER, 90, of
Oak Park, died April 7,
2010.
He was a building
developer and owner of D
& H Builders. He was also
on the city of Oak Park's
Planning Commission
Genser
and Zoning Board of
Appeals for 40 years.
Mr. Genser is survived by his sons and
daughters-in-law, Don and Jane Genser
of Milford, Howard and Susan Genser of
Highland; grandchildren, Benjamin and
Holly Genser; great-granddaughter, Bella
Rose Genser; nieces and nephews, Leslie
Sarver, Sydney Pittman, Mark Pittman,
Asa and Julia Sarver, Josh and Miriel
Pittman, Joel Pittman, Albert and Ann
Mellen, Lila Reder and Rosita Rabin and
sister-in-law, Mary Genser.
He is also survived by Susan Genser's
children and grandchildren and a warm
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and special thanks to Oscar's angels, Irene,
Shannon and Heather.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Lillian Genser and the loving brother of
the late Julius Genser and the late Philip
Genser. Interment at Beth Abraham
Cemetery. Contributions may be sent
to the Wayne State University Lillian
Mellen Genser Fund, Center For Peace
and Conflict Studies, Detroit, MI 48202.
Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
DAVID HALEM, 87, of California, died
April 10, 2010.
David was born in Bacau, Romania, on
March 28, 1923. His wife, Lila, preceded him
in death; the two are formerly of Detroit.
David is survived by three children,
Michael, Gail, and Sheldon; six grandchil-
dren, four great-grandchildren and one
brother, Edward.
MAE T. SHUBOW HENKIN, 89, of
Sarasota, Fla., died March 23, 2010.
She was a retail clothing executive and
former owner of Belle Jacob on Livernois
in Detroit.
Mrs. Henkin is survived by her daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Lynn Blakeslee
of Saginaw, Gail and Charles Geer of
Newaygo, Mich., Elizabeth and Larry Hintz
of Illinois, Eileen Jacob of Florida; grand-
children, Jan Dijkers, Sander and Gloria
Dijkers, Ben Blakeslee and Samantha
Hintz; seven great-grandchildren; sister,
Helen "Hikie" Jacobs of West Bloomfield;
brother-in-law, Bert Gladstone.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Oscar Schwartz, the late Morris Jacob and
the late Dr. William Henkin.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's
Association, Detroit Area Chapter, 20300
Civic Center Drive, Suite 100, Southfield,
MI 48076. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
ERWIN HOLZMAN, 83, of Farmington
Hills, died April 11, 2010.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Dora
Holzman; daughters and sons-in-law,
Allison and David Rose of Farmington
Hills, Claudia Holzman and David Lipsitz
of East Lansing; sister, Evelyn Feigenson
of Detroit; grandchildren, Jennifer (Brook)
Morris, Kenny Rose, Peter (Nikki) Rose,
Sarah Holzman-Lipsitz and Miriam
Holzman-Lipsitz; great-grandchildren,
Mathew, Brady and Kodi. Also survived by
many other loving family members and
friends.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to any charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Obituaries
IDEL IZRAELEWICZ, 88, of Bloomfield
Hills, died April 3, 2010.
He is survived by his wife, Anna
Izraelewicz; son and daughter-in-law,
Garry and Schar Izraelewicz of Auburn
Hills; daughters and sons-in-law, Bela and
Benjamin Greenbaum of Bloomfield Hills,
Anne and Peter Goldberg of Bloomfield
Hills; brother, Kalman Izraelewicz of
Florida; sister, Esther Szuchmacher of
Florida; nine grandchildren; 19 great-
grandchildren; loving nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Mr. Izraelewicz was the beloved hus-
band of the late Luba. Contributions may
be made to Amit, 817 Broadway, New York,
NY 10003. Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park in Livonia. Services and arrange-
ments by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
ROSE KAUFMAN, 87,
of Commerce Township,
died April 2, 2010, of
natural causes.
Rose's motherly
warmth and wisdom
live on in daughter
Karen McFall (Thomas)
Kaufman
and son Matthew
Kaufman (Kimberley).
She was the mother of the late Lewis
Aaron Kaufman.
Rose's tenacious life spirit fuels her
grandchildren, Nikolai and Ashley Sears
and Cecilia Kaufman. Loving sister
Louise Applebaum has lifelong memories
of Rosie.
Rose was the sister of the late Pauline
Spayer. Her devoted former husband Jack
Kaufman and dear friend Mary Lewis
hold her dear as well.
A memorial service and interment
of ashes took place at the Birmingham
Temple. Contributions to Vitas Hospice
at vitascharityfund.org or to charities of
one's choosing are appreciated. Family
was everything to Rose Kaufman.
Kleinman
SOL KLEINMAN, 93, of
Farmington Hills, died
April 10, 2010.
He helped build the
Holocaust Memorial
Center and was involved
with Magen David
Adom and Shaarit
HaplaytaH for more
than 30 years.
Mr. Kleinman is sur-
vived by his daughters
and sons-in-law, Gloria
and Joseph Gardin of
Oak Park, Eleanor and
Dr. Abraham Aharoni
of West Bloomfield,
Marmol and Avrohom Kahn of Boca
Raton, Fla.; sister, Freida Korn of New
Jersey; numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Kleinman was the beloved hus-
band of the late Annie Kleinman.
Contributions may be made to Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, Akiva
Hebrew Day School, 21100 W. 12 Mile
Road, Southfield, MI 48076, Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield, MI
48037, or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Services and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
RUTH SHIRLEY
KOLTONOW, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died
April 7, 2010.
She is survived by
her daughters, Rosalyn
Koltonow of Mt. Shasta,
Calif., Marcia Koltonow
Koltonow
of Tomales, Calif.; sons
circa 1946
and daughter-in-law,
Dr. Sandy Koltonow
and Dr. Mary Schlaff of Beverly Hills,
Mich., Michael Koltonow of Emigrant,
Mont.; sister, Cecil Williams of Boynton
Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Andrew and
Elizabeth Koltonow. Also survived by
many loving nieces, nephews, other fam-
ily members and friends.
Ruth was the beloved wife of the late
Herman Koltonow; daughter of the late
Joseph and the late Rose Kasmer and
stepdaughter of the late Rita Kasmer;
sister of the late Harry Kasmer, the late
Fannie Bruner, the late Alex Kasmer, the
late Eddie Kasmer and the late Doris
Fisher.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Fresh Air Society or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
BERTHA LEPSETZ, 90, of Southfield,
died April 2, 2010.
She is survived by her sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Richard and Ronda Lepsetz
of Southfield, Steve and Alice Lepsetz
of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-
in-law, Sharon and Kenneth Urbach of
Longwood, Fla.; brother, Albert Sher; sis-
ter, Esther Winkler; grandchildren, Julie
and Michael Gabe, David Lepsetz, Neal
Lepsetz, Deborah Lepsetz, Shawn Urbach,
Matthew Urbach.
Mrs. Lepsetz was the beloved wife of
the late Joseph Lepsetz.
Contributions may be made to
Michigan Parkinson Foundation, 20400