United States in 1967. He attended the
Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland
and, at the time of his diagnosis in 2005,
was the chief technology officer for
Motorola and CSC in Chicago, Ill.
He resided in Barrington, Ill., but
recently purchased a condo in Bloomfield
Hills to be near his new granddaughter.
His extraordinarily kind and generous
spirit lives on through his countless con-
tributions; he was a truly exceptional man.
Mr. Guttmann is survived by his high
school sweetheart, best friend and wife
of 40 years, Renee Bernat Guttmann, now
of Bloomfield Hills. He was the beloved
and doting father of his daughter, Nicole
Guttmann Schwartz; adored son-in-law
is Gregory Schwartz; he was proud "Papa"
to his 3-month-old granddaughter,
Alexandra Schwartz of Birmingham. He
is also survived by his devoted brother,
Dr. Paul Guttmann of Pleasant Hill, Calif.
He was the son of two Holocaust sur-
vivors: the late Dr. Alexander Guttmann
and the late Rosanna Blumenfeld
Guttmann; the son-in-law of survivors:
the late Jan and the late Mari Bernat.
Contributions may be made to the

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
MMRF, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor,
Norwalk, CT 06851,
www.multiplemyeloma.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ALBERT KAUFMAN, 94, of Southfield,
died June 21, 2010.
He is survived by his sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Barry and Annette Kaufman
of West Bloomfield, Edward and Patricia
Kaufman of Thornton, Colo.; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Nancy and Charles
Gladfelter of Travelers Rest, S. C.; grand-
children, Jeffrey and Amy Kaufman,
Jacqueline Kaufman, Rebecca and Ted
McDonald, Shelly and Bob Gabel, Todd
Gladfelter, Darin Gladfelter; great-grand-
children, Ben, Daniel, Isaac, Daphne, Ian,
Taj; loving caretaker, Tamisha Day.
Mr. Kaufman was the beloved husband
of the late Mae Kaufman, the late Billee
Perl Kaufman.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Services and inter-
ment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park
in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

SEYMOUR FRANK
POSNER, 80, of
Southfield, died June 25,
2010.
He was a practicing
criminal attorney for 54
years.
Mr. Posner is sur-
Posner
vived by his wife of 58
years, Muriel Posner; daughters and sons-
in-law, Cantor Gail and Rabbi Henry Karp
of Iowa, Sandra Posner and Ken Wedes of
Huntington Woods; son and daughter-in-
law, Ken and Gail Posner of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Shim, Joshua and Helene
Posner Karp, Alan and Jeremy Posner, Justin,
Erica and Emily Posner Wedes.
He was the loving brother of the late
Marvin Posner; the dear brother-in-law of
the late Jacqueline Posner, the late Sanford
and the late Shirley Ward.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000
Highway M-137, P.O. Box 199, Interlochen,
MI 49643, www.interlochen.org or Temple
Beth El, David C. Fredrick Holocaust
Remembrance Fund, 7400 Telegraph Road,

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, www.tbeonline.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JONATHAN SIMKOVITZ, 54, of Santa
Rosa, Calif., and Staten Island, N.Y., died
May 21, 2010.
He was the owner of KeyBoard
Alternatives and Vision Solutions. He also
served in the IDF in Israel with his good
friend Steve Spinner.
He is survived by his parents, Wilbert
and Elsie Simkovitz; beloved wife, Julie;
children, Rachel and Joshua; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Yaakov and Miriam
Simkovitz of Jerusalem, Daniel and
Juliette Simkovitz of Boston, Boruch and
Atara Simkovitz of Safed, Israel; sister
and brother-in-law, Debbie and Shmuel
Wienglas of El David, Israel; sister-in-
law, Carol Benson; brother-in-law, Ken
Buckfire; beloved uncles and aunts, Ernest
and Tova Buehler, Ralph and Helen Sands;
mother-in-law and father-in law, Sylvia
and Phil Buckfire of Arizona; many loving
nieces, nephews and friends.
Interment in Bet Shemesh, Israel.

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