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JACK ALSPECTOR, 82, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Sept. 3, 2010.
Mr. Alspector is survived by his chil-
dren, Lisa Alspector and Pascal Verluyten,
Tammy and Marc Alspector-Kelly, Debra
Alspector and Craig Carmack and Julie and
Dennis Garlock; grandchildren, Benjamin
Aaron, Daniel Miles and Jonathan Elliott
Alspector-Kelly; Maxwell, Simon and Oliver
Carmac and Lucas and Dominic Carlock.
He is dearly missed by his children's
mother, Mimi Alspector; loving nieces and
_nephews, Alan, Ron, Steve and Cara.
He was the beloved son of the late
Samuel and the late Sarah Alspector; the
dear brother of the late Thelma and the
late Jerome Stern.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Rhabilitation Institute of Michigan, 261
Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, www.
rimrehab.org or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HILDA AUGUST, 96, of White Lake, died
Sept. 4, 2010.
She is survived by her son, Barry August
of White Lake; daughter, Gail August of
New York, N.Y.; grandchildren, Stephanie
August, Jessica August, Erica Sachs and
David and Ellen Sachs; sisters-in-law,
Shirley Croogloff and Marion August.
Mrs. August was the beloved wife of
the late Milton August; the dear sister of
the late Sidney Warnick, the late Irving
Warnick and the late Alan Warnick.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

TEREZIA BEER, 95, of Hallandale, Fla.,
died Aug. 31, 2010.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Suzi and Jon Colman of
Commerce Twp; grandchildren, Jeffrey
Ferber, Sandy (Chris) Brine, Jessica and
Zack Colman; great-grandson, Aaron Zoli
Brine.
Mrs. Beer was the beloved wife of the
late Zoltan Beer.
Interment at the Beth David Memorial
Gardens in Florida. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

SYLVIA BERESH, 87,
of Southfield, died Sept.
3, 2010.
She is survived by her
husband of 67 years,
Mike Beresh; daughter
and son-in-law, Lorry
and Jerry Cooper of
Bloomfield Hills; sons
and daughters-in-

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law, Ken and Suzy Beresh of Commerce
Township, Arnie and Michele Beresh of
Virginia; grandchildren, Brad Cooper
and Kimberly Cooper, Jason and Dana
Cooper, Jennifer and Jeffrey Dudovitz,
Steven Beresh, Matthew Beresh and
Jennifer Jones; great-grandchildren, Carly,
Cameron, Sofie, Jake, Noah, Josh, Lindsay
and Eliza; brothers and sister-in-law, Jack
Goldfarb of Florida, Morris and Joanne
Goldfarb of Florida; sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Eleanor and Marty Rafal.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.temple-
israel.com . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

SANFORD COHL, 72, of West Bloomfield,
died Aug. 30, 2010.
Mr. Cohl is survived by his wife of 42
years, Izora Cohl; son, Dylan Cohl; mother,
Rose Cohl; brother and sister-in-law,
Michael and Debbie Cohl; brother-in-
law and sister-in-law George and Phyllis
Corpman; loving nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodard Avenue,
Detroit, MI 48202, www.dia.org or the
Nation magazine, 33 Irving Place, New
York, NY 10003, www.thenation.com.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MERLE HOFFMAN, 72, of Roanoke, Va.,
died July 30, 2010.
After high school, he enlisted in the
Navy for 21 years. He earned the rank of
first class petty officer. He was in Cuba
during the Cuban Crisis and in Vietnam.
Mr. Hoffman is survived by his brother
and sister-in-law, Gerald and Sue Hoffman
of Farmington Hills; niece, Dana (David)
Greenhut; nephew, Michael Hoffman;
great-nephew and great-niece, Andrew
and Alyssa.
Interment at Arlington National
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Temple Shir Shalom or to a charity of
one's choice. Local shivah will be held at
the Hoffman residence on Sept. 15 and 16.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

STEPHANIE S. KATZ,
of Detroit, died Sept. 30,
2010.
She studied modern
dance and ballet at the
Juilliard School of Music
and danced with the
Jose
Limon Company
Katz
and the Baltimore City
Ballet. In Detroit, she chaired the Dance
Department of Marygrove College, where
she was greatly appreciated as a gifted and
talented teacher and choreographer.

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Among her many works was the cho-
reography of Bernstein's Mass for the
Marygrove College Dance Company.
Mrs. Katz was a founding member of the
American Dance Therapy Association
and served that organization in many
capacities, including president.
As a dance/movement therapist, she
worked with autistic children, severely
disturbed psychiatric in-patients, as well
as those who had suffered severe closed
head and spinal cord injuries.
She and her husband, Jerry, were
nationally prominent breeders and exhibi-
tors of dogs, Briards, in both conforma-
tion and obedience. Mrs. Katz served
the Briard Club of America in a host of
educational capacities. For the past several
years, she served as liaison between Briard
owners whose dogs had been diagnosed
with malignancies and various cancer
researchers around the country.
Mrs. Katz is survived by her husband
of 42 years, Jerry Katz; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Morrie and Delores
Katz; sister-in-law, Anna Katz Brenner;
cousins, Dr. Jenaii Gold and Dr. Eric
McPherson, Marc and Cathy Klein and
their children. She is also survived by
over 50 nieces, nephews, great-nieces,
great-nephews, great-great-nieces and
great-great-nephews.
She was the beloved daughter of
the late Maurice and the late Helene
Sherman; the loving daughter-in-law of
the late Barnet and the late Ida Katz; the
beloved sister-in-law of the late Jeannette
Tilchin, the late Lillian and the late
Ruben Gold and the late Isadore and the
late Celia Katz.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Briard
Medical Trust, c/o Mary Lou Tingley, 13
Behrens Terrace, Monroe, CT 06468-1467
or the Marion Chace Foundation, c/o
American Dance Therapy Association
Inc., 10632 Little Patuxent Parkway,
Suite 108, Columbia, MD 21044-3263.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MORRIS MOORAWNICK, 83, of
Redford, died Sept. 4, 2010.
Mr. Moorawnick was a longtime score-
keeper for the Detroit Pistons and statis-
tician for the Detroit Red Wings.
He is survived by his sister and brother-
in-law, Marian and Robert Manning;
nieces and nephews, Karyn and Brian
Bookmeier, David and Jennifer Manning,
Lisa and Joe Dougherty and their children.
He was the beloved son of the late Jack
and the late Sylvia Moorawnick.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LILLIAN OLENDER, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died Sept. 5, 2010.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Allen and Amy Olender
of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-
in-law, Jane and Neil Anchill of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Teddie
Olender, Max Olender, Dr. Shira Anchill
and Aaron Herskovic and Ben Anchill.
Mrs. Olender was the beloved wife of
the late Theodore Olender.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Michigan Humane Society,
Development Department, 30300
Telegraph, Suite 220, Bingham Farms,
MI 48025, www.michiganhumane.org
or Alzheimer's Association, Detroit Area
Chapter, 20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48076,
www.alzgmc.org . Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

RABBI ROBERT
SCOTT, 72, of
Southfield, died Sept.
3, 2010.
He was born in
Leeds, England, in 1938
and immigrated to the
United States on the
Scott
Queen Mary after
World War II. His ambi-
tion and scholarly pursuits led to the
University of North Carolina, where he
graduated with honors and later attend-
ed Hebrew Union College-Cincinnati,
where he was ordained in 1966.
Rabbi Scott's rabbinical career
spanned 40 years, continuing through
his retirement. His illustrious career
began as an assistant rabbi at
Congregation Beth Israel under Rabbi
Al Plotkin, whom he considered a dear
friend and mentor. He also was an assis-
tant rabbi at Temple Sholom in Chicago,
Ill., under Rabbi Louis Binstock; there
he met his wife, Ardis Koloms, and
his first son, Jeffrey, was born. Shortly
thereafter, he became the rabbi of sever-
al congregations in the southern United
States, including Temple Bnai Israel
in Monroe, La. — where his children
David and Stephanie were born — and
Temple B'nai Sholom in Huntsville, Ala.
In the early 80s, he relocated to
South Africa, where he served as rabbi
of Temple David in Johannesburg. At
the close of the decade, he returned to
the United States and was the rabbi of
Michigan's Tri-City Jewish Community:
Bay City, Saginaw, Midland, for more
than 13 years till his retirement in 2000.
Following his "retirement," he moved
to the Detroit area to take care of his
ailing wife and became involved in teach-