Obituaries

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ROSE C. COHEN, 100, of Southfield, died
Oct. 1, 2010.
She is survived by her son, Harold
Cohen (companion, Marsha Dickman) of
Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-
law, Sheila and Dr. Burt Eisenberg of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Tracy (Gary)
Naftaly, Lorey (Steven) Zlotnick, Marcy
(Dr. Alan) Newman, Stacey (Joe) Lash,
Lisa (Jason) Cooper; great-grandchildren,
Jessica, Ashley, Asher, Jonah, Brendan,
Courtney, Cara, Jordyn, Drew and Ian. Mrs.
Cohen was the beloved wife of the late
Sam Cohen.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park in
Livonia. Contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, to the Alzheimer's
Association or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

LARRY COLLINS, 85,
of Southfield, died Sept.
29, 2010.
He is survived by his
wife, Phyllis Collins;
children, Marjie and
Alan Benson of Oak
Park, Brenda and Jim
Collins
Fields of Cape Coral,
Fla., Brad and Karen Collins of Fort Myers,
Fla., and Leslie and Oscar Schwartz of
Manhattan Beach, Calif.; nephew, Barry
Bershad; grandchildren, Wendy Benson,
Richard Benson, Casey Fields, Jake and
Nicole Fields, Noah Collins, Seth Collins,
Max Schwartz, Samantha Schwartz and
Joey Schwartz; sister, Sylvia Bershad.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Israel, Courtney Lisa Canter Israel Travel
Scholarship Fund, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.temple-
israel.org or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GRACE COLTON, former Detroiter of St.
Louis, Mo., died Sept. 30, 2010.
Mrs. Colton was the founder of the St.
Louis Jewish Book Festival and was past
regional president of Women's American
ORT in Detroit.
She is survived by her beloved husband,
Bernard Colton; dear children, Amy Colton
and Julie Colton; sister and sister-in-law,
Ruth (late David) Grover and Ann Magid.
She was a dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin
and friend.
Graveside services were held at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery in St.
Louis. Contributions maybe made to
Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis,
8215 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117
or the ACLU of Eastern Missouri, 454
Whittier Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108.
Arrangements by Berger Memorial Chapel
in St. Louis.

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DOLORES FOX, 75, of Helena, Mont., for-
merly of Detroit, died Oct. 1, 2010.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Craig Fox of Helena, Neal
and Jennifer Fox of Helena; daughter and
son-in-law, Kelly and Donald Van Meter
of Gilbert, Ariz.; brother and sister-in-
law, Seymour and Ileene Zate of West
Bloomfield; sister, Gladys Zate of Oak
Park; 10 grandchildren; four great-grand-
children; many loving nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
Mrs. Fox was the loving sister of the late
Betty Grushof.
Contributions may be made to the
Betty Grushoff Scholarship Fund through
Na'amat, do Ann Shapiro, 14571 Ludlow,
Oak Park, MI 48237 or to a charity of
one's choice. Services and interment
at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

RALPH FRIEDMAN,
91, former Detroiter of
Santa Cruz, Calif., died
Oct. 1, 2010.
He was an avid fan
of all the Detroit sports
teams, especially the
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Red Wings. He and
Friedman
his wife, Millie, were
longtime members of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Mr. Friedman is survived by his
sons, Larry (Tom Ellison) Friedman,
and Daniel (Vinnie Jeanne Hansen)
Friedman; granddaughter, Melissa (Joe)
Devera; brothers, Edward Friedman and
Alex Friedman; many wonderful nieces
and nephews.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Millie Friedman.
Interment at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to Hospice
of Santa Cruz County. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

JERALD GERS, 63, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 30, 2010.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Carol Gers; sons and daughters-in-law,
Todd and Amy Gers of Walled Lake,
Corey Gers and Siegal Eli-Gers of Oak
Park, Ill., and Brett and Alison Gers of
Chicago, Ill.; brother and sister-in-law,
Allan and Renee Gers of Chesterfield,
Mo.; sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and
John Kreibaum of Florissant, Mo.; sister-
in-law, Susan Gers; grandchildren, Jacob,
Ethan, Alexander, and Emma; father-in-
law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Sue
Bearman; a loving niece, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mr. Gers was the dear brother of the

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late Harvey Gers.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park in
Livonia. Contributions may be made to
the American Heart Association, to the
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund at Temple
Kol Ami or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

She was the loving wife of the late
Dr. Harvey D. Lynn; daughter of the late
David S. and the late Lillian S. Diamond.
Contributions may be made to
Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation, 10001
N. 92nd Street, Suite 120, Scottsdale, AZ
85258.

STACY KAHN, 41, of
Novi, died Sept. 29,
2010.
She is survived by
her parents, Susan and
Jerrold Weiner of West
Bloomfield and Harvey
Kahn; sisters and broth-
Kahn
er-in-law, Amy and Paul
Sarris of Huntington
Woods, Jennifer Kahn (fiancé, Bobby
Boudreau) of Walled Lake, Lisa (Rick)
Wade and Amy (Cary) Stein; nieces
and nephews, Baillie and Liam Sarris,
Jonah Boudreau, Aaron and Jason Wade,
Jeremy and Katie Stein; aunts and uncles,
Beverly and Robin Hartman, Deborah
and David Wayne, Inez and Michael
Barnett, Rosalind and Alan Silver; many
other loving family members and a world
of devoted friends.
Ms. Kahn was the devoted grand-
daughter of the late Bubbie Frances
Weinberg.
Contributions may be made to Henry
Ford Hospice or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

PAUL ORR, 85, of Oak Park, died Sept.
28, 2010.
He was a heating and cooling con-
tractor and the owner of M. Orr and
Company.
Mr. Orr is survived by his cousin,
Eleanor Wolf, and her children, Larry
Wolf and Ruthanne and Michael Tuomey
and Eric and Ethan Tuomey.
He was the beloved son of the late Max
and the late Nettie Orr; the loving brother
of the late Robert Orr.
Interment at Workmen's Circle
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HELEN LERMAN, 86, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 1, 2010.
She is survived by her beloved hus-
band, Michael Lerman; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Eugene and Debra Lerman of
St. Louis, Mo.; daughters and son-in-law,
Terry Reznicki of Las Vegas, Nev., Miriam
and Gary Skimin of Farmington Hills;
grandchildren, Steven, Jayson and Lisa
Lerman, Carolyn (Todd) Skowronski,
David, Laura and Matthew Skimin, Lea
(Jason) Bardol and Jennifer Reznicki;
great-grandchildren, Lillian and Jason.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park in Livonia. Contributions may be
made to Susan G. Komen for the cure or
to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

MARCIA D. LYNN, 89, former Detroiter
of Scottsdale, Ariz., died Sept. 25, 2010.
She was a member of what is now
Temple Beth El of Bloomfield Township
for over 60 years as well as a life member
of Hadassah. In addition, she served as
president of the Women's Auxiliary to the
Wayne County Medical Society.
Mrs. Lynn is survived by her sons,
Chuck and Fred (Ann); her grandson, Jeff
(Lindsay).

DR. ROBERT PAUL RADTKE, 59, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 2, 2010.
He lived a proud family life with Lynn,
his wife, and daughters, Sarah and Alyssa.
Dr. Radtke grew up on the northwest side
of Detroit and attended Henry Ford High
School. The oldest of five children, he
loved to spend summers up north with
family and friends, fishing and roaming
the woods and fields.
Dr. Radtke graduated from Oakland
University and then the National College of
Chiropractic in Illinois. He worked first as
an associate of George Goodheart, founder
of Applied Kinesiology, and later practiced
privately in Birmingham for 25 years. His
ability to reach bodies, hearts and minds
was legendary. He was gifted at articulating
the pilgrimage towards consciousness.
Dr. Radtke was the enthusiastic presi-
dent of Kirkwood Lake Association for 20
years. He loved to fish with his brothers
and friends on the beautiful Michigan
waterways. All those who knew him knew
he was the facilitator of fun and joy and
true engagement in life.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Lynn; daughters, Sarah and Alyssa; par-
ents, Patricia and Robert Gustav Radtke;
siblings, Thomas (Rose) Radtke, Diane
Williams, Glen (Jean) Radtke and Jean
Radtke; mother-in-law and father-in-law,
Albert and Margaret Goldstein; brother-
in-law and sister-in-law, David Goldstein
(Kathryn Brown); adored nieces, Nicole,
Jessica, Lauren, Melanie, Alex, Glenda,
Jessica and Laura.
Interment at Oakview Cemetery in
Royal Oak. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

