Obituaries

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rwin Simon, 97, of Huntington
Woods, died Nov. 12, 2010.
He was born on June 16, 1913,
to Minnie (Kramer) and Louis Simon in
Lansing, where he spent his childhood.
Mr. Simon was active in
scouting and proud to have
achieved his Eagle Scout
status. He received his
bachelor's and law degrees
from the University of
Michigan and then served
as a law clerk for Henry
M. Butzel, the chief justice
of the Michigan Supreme
Court.
Erwin Simon
Mr. Simon married
Eleanor M. Butzel in 1940.
He served in the U.S. Army and was in
the Pacific theater in World War II. In
1938, he joined the Detroit law firm of
Butzel, Levin and Winston (later Butzel,
Keidan, Simon, Myers and Graham),
transferred to the firm of Butzel Long
in 1991 and retired from practicing law
in 2000.
Following the death of his wife,
Eleanor, he married Marjorie Steinhardt
Hecht in 1981. Mr. Simon was very
active in the Detroit community,
serving as an officer of the Jewish
Vocational Service, the Jewish Welfare
Federation, the United Jewish Charities

SHIRLEY BAKER, 87, of Southfield, died
Nov. 9, 2010.
She is survived by her brothers and
sister-in-law, Victor Morros of West
Bloomfield and Jack and Rosalind
Morros of Mission Viejo, Calif.; nieces
and nephews, Penny and Joel Woolf and
Mark and Cari Morros; many loving
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Mrs. Baker was the beloved wife of the
late Harry Baker.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic
Center Drive, Southfield, MI, 48076, www.
cancer.org; American Heart Association,
P.O. Box 15120, Chicago, IL, 60693, www.
americanheart.org ; or Jewish Women
International, c/o Fran Klinger, 30825
Tanglewood Trail, Farmington Hills, MI
48331. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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of Detroit, the Michigan Welfare League
(Michigan League of Human Services),
and Detroit Community Services.
He also served on the board of Sinai
Hospital of Detroit.
Mr. Simon is survived
by his wife, Marjorie Hecht
Simon; daughters and
sons-in-law, Mary and Alan
Loesberg of California,
Judy and Richard Cooper
of Arizona; son and
daughter-in-law, Richard
and Sandra Simon of Ann
Arbor; sister, Josephine
Lesser; 13 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by
Marjorie's children, Betsy and David
Summer, Miriam and Ivan Zackheim
and Deborah Hecht and Joseph Falik.
Mr. Simon was the beloved husband
of the late Eleanor Butzel Simon; the
dear brother of the late Rena Thal.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48301, www.thisisfederation.org
or University of Michigan Law School,
Development and Alumni Relations,
109 East Madison, Suite 3000, Ann
Arbor, MI 48104. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

MAGDA BEER BRUMER, 95, of West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 12, 2010.
She was a member of B'nai Moshe and
Hadassah.
Mrs. Brumer is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Peter and Rosalie
Beer of West Bloomfield.
She was the wife of the late Alex Beer
and the late Max Brumer.
Contributions may be made to Hebrew
Benevolent Society, 26640 Greenfield
Road, Oak Park, MI 48237. Services and
interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

RUTH FENTON, 98, of Parkland, Fla.,
died Nov. 7, 2010.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Dr. Stuart and
Raylene Fenton of Boynton Beach,
Fla., Jerome and Gerardine Fenton of
Boca Raton, Fla.; daughter, Glorianne
Siporin; grandchildren, Jeffrey Fenton,
Douglas (Melissa) Fenton, Keith
(Laura) Fentonmiller, Brandon Fenton,
Christopher Fenton, Kenneth Siporin
and Erica (Mark) Ladenheim; great-
grandchildren, Brooke, Derek, Mitchell,
Mallory, Samantha, Zachary, Joshua, Bay
and Stoney.
Mrs. Fenton was the beloved wife of
the late Dr. Meryl Fenton.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery
in Birmingham. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

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ANNA BRAND, 90, of
Southfield, died Nov. 9,
2010.
She is survived by her
son, Jeremy Brand of
West Bloomfield; daugh-
ters and son-in-law,
Jody and George Collet
Brand
of Orchard Lake, Jenene
Brand of Southfield;
grandchildren, Eden and Jonathan Brand,
Jessica and Christopher Johnson; brother
and sister-in-law, Herbert and Millie Chad
of Florida; brother-in-law, Joseph Dresner;
sister-in-law, Virginia Hoffman; nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Brand was the beloved wife of the
late Leonard Brand; the loving sister of
the late Vera Dresner and the late Della
Shapiro; the dear sister-in-law of the late
Harold Hoffman.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

Obituaries

ROSE FOX, 83, of West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 8,
2010.
She was past presi-
dent of local chapter
of Jewish Women
International, life
member of Hadassah,
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active in Beth Aaron,
Beth Achim and
Congregation B'nai Moshe. She was also
a ceramic artist.
Mrs. Fox is survived by her beloved
husband of 63 years, Hyman Fox; her son
and daughter-in-law, Mayer and Sarita;
granddaughter, Eryn Fox.
She was the loving mother of the late
Aaron Hersh Fox; loved by nieces, neph-
ews, grandnieces, grandnephews and
cousins.
Contributions may be made to
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 or to
a charity of one's choice. Interment at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

STACEY HITOW, 30, of Novi, died Nov.
9, 2010.
She is survived by her father, Richard
Hitow; aunts and uncles, Judy Friedman,
Sandy and Ron Feldman, Andrea and
Dennis Kennedy; great-aunts and great-
uncles, Doris and Irving Novetsky,
Harold Tobin, Florence Landman; cous-
ins, Debbie Friedman, Kenneth and
Sharon Friedman, Bryan Feldman, Amy
Feldman, Jacob Kennedy, Benjamin
Kennedy; boyfriend, William.
Ms. Hitow was the loving daughter of
the late Helene Hitow; dear niece of the
late Bernard Friedman, the late Karen
Friedman; dear great-niece of the late
Sam Landman, the late Ruthie Tobin.
Contributions may be made to
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan,
20300 Civic Center Drive, Ste. 250,
Southfield, MI 48076; American Diabetes
Association, 30200 Telegraph Road,
Ste. 105, Bingham Farms, MI 48025.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

CHARLES LUKACS,
93, of West Bloomfield,
died Nov. 15, 2010.
He was born Jan. 1,
1917, in Tamashida,
Hungary, which
later became part of
Romania when the
borders of the Austro-
Hungarian empire were
redrawn after World
War I. His mother
was Borbala (Grim)
Lovy and his father
was Samuel Lovy. His
UST birth name was Karoly
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Lovy, but his name was
changed when he immi-
grated to the United States in 1958. As a
young man, Mr. Lukacs barely survived
the Holocaust and interment in labor
camps; his mother and sister were killed.
He was a furrier by trade and his hobby
was writing poetry.
Mr. Lukacs is survived by his beloved
wife of 65 years, Eva Lukacs; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. William Lukacs and
Dr. Jane Lukacs; grandson and wife, Dr.
Nicholas and Amy Lukacs; great-grand-
children, Matthew and Kylie Lukacs.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, (248) 642-4260. Services and
interment at B'nai Israel Memorial
Gardens in Novi. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.