Doctor And War Hero
D
r. Aubrey Goldman, 99, of
Bloomfield Hills, died July 24,
2011.
He was born Sept. 2, 1911, the third
of four children of Harry and Sophia
Goldman of Detroit.
He graduated from Northeastern High
School and went on to University of
Michigan School of Architecture, where
he studied for one year. He excelled in
drafting and rendering but felt that he
lacked inspiration in design sufficient for
a successful career in architecture dur-
ing a global depression. He returned to
Detroit, where he attended City College
(later Wayne State University) and com-
pleted requirements to enter the medical
school in the fall of 1935, where his older
brother, Perry, was an upperclassman.
After only six weeks of medical school
classes, Aubrey had to drop out of school
due to the death of his father, a pharma-
cist, to run Goldman Brothers Drug Store.
He continued to manage the pharmacy
for several years until he could re-enter
medical school and complete his stud-
ies and internship at Detroit Receiving
Hospital just in time to enlist in the
Army to serve during World War II. His
first overseas posting was in Swindon,
England, where he was preparing to join a
hospital and collecting company in North
Africa. He landed in Algeria and moved
east to Tunisia, where he served most of
1942 in the vicinity of Tunis.
Capt. Goldman was trans-
ferred to the 36th Texas
Infantry Division in time
for the invasion of Italy. He
landed at Salerno serving
as a battalion surgeon for
the duration of the Italian
campaign, driving the
Amalfi Drive in blackout,
observing the eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius and failing to
get his aid station across the Dr. Aubrey
Rapido River at the battle of
Montecassino. In December
1943, he was awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry in action evacuating his aid
station under heavy enemy fire without
concern for his own safety.
Capt. Goldman continued forward with
the 36th Division all the way to Rome.
Award of the Silver Star as well as two
Bronze Stars meant that Aubrey would
be promoted to major and rotated home
to complete his military service at Ft.
Blanding in Florida.
On leave to Detroit, he was introduced
to Shirley Siegel, fell in love and mar-
ried her on Nov. 25, 1945, only 10 days
after Shirley's 23rd birthday. Shirley was
trained in modern dance
and physical education and
worked as a gym teacher in
the Detroit public schools. She
ended that career to be a full-
time mother to a son, Howard,
born in 1949 and a daughter,
Beth, born in 1951.
Aubrey separated from
the service and began a
practice in general internal
medicine, first at the Detroit
Goldman
VA Hospital then in private
practice in the Kales Building
and later in northwest Detroit. He was a
member of the inaugural medical staff
of Sinai Hospital, where he served for
many years as chair of the Drug and
Formulary Committee. He retired from
full-time practice at age 75 and continued
in various part time medical activities
for another decade. At about the same
time as he retired, he began to paint in
FREDRIC EDWARD
TAUBER HYKE, 30, of
Royal Oak, died July 22,
2011.
He is survived by his
parents, Susan Tauber
and Stuart Hyke; fiance,
Matthew Rosso of Royal
Hyke
Oak; brother, Jeffrey
Jacob Tauber Hyke of
West Bloomfield; sister, Rebecca Anne
Tauber Hyke of San Francisco, Calif.
Contributions may be made to
Affirmations, 290 W 9 Mile Road,
Ferndale, MI 48220; American Heart
Association, Memorial & Tribute Lockbox,
3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL
60674; or Tauber Memorial Fund, c/o
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield
Parkway, Troy, MI 48084. Interment at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
he accepted a position as judicial clerk to
the Hon. Justice Bushnell in the Supreme
Court of Michigan. Along with a distin-
guished legal career, Mr. Hyman served as
a member of the Michigan Board of Law
Examiners, the Board of Directors for the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School and the
Barrister's Society. He earned a multitude
of awards, honors and distinctions, includ-
ing the Robert P. Hudson Award from the
State Bar of Michigan.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia
Hyman; daughters and son-in-law, Shelley
Rosenfield and Carone and James Dutz
of Bloomfield Hills; sons and daughters-
in-law, Douglas and Margo Hyman of
Davisburg, Roger Hyman of Florida,
Jeffrey Hyman of Birmingham, Peter
Hyman and Jennifer Geismar of New York;
grandchildren, Sasha Hyman, Mackenzie
Hyman, Jakob Dutz and Siena Dutz,
Nathaniel Hyman and William Hyman.
Mr. Hyman was the dear brother of the
late Shirley Gold.
Contributions may be made to the
University of Michigan Cardiovascular
Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5852, www.umcvc.
org. Those who wish to share a memory
or thoughts they have about J. Leonard
Hyman can do so by sending a note to
RememberJLH@gmail.com. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
RUTH KATZMAN, 89,
of Birmingham, died
July 22, 2011.
She was a psychother-
apist and was a member
of the Michigan Psycho-
analytical Association,
Grosse Pointe Jewish
Council, National
Association of
Social Workers and the Association for
Psychoanalytical Thought. She was also
a member of Temple Israel and the Great
Lakes Yacht Club.
Mrs. Katzman is survived by her hus-
band of 68 years, Albert Katzman; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Cheryl Scott Dube and
Paul Dube of Grosse Pointe; son, David
Katzman of Metamora; grandchildren,
Josh and Carolyn Scott, Sara and Paul
Jodoin, Daniel Dube, Ian Katzman, Lillian
Katzman, Harold Katzman, Carrington
Mahanna and Lisa and John Forsell; great-
grandchildren, Noe Scott, Audrey Jodoin,
Nick Yearego and Grace and William
Forsell; sister, Pearl Seidman.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Children's
Hospital, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI
48201, www.chmkids.org or the Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward, Detroit,
MI 48202 www.dia.org. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Hyman
J. LEONARD HYMAN,
89, of Birmingham, died
July 19, 2011.
He earned his bach-
elor of arts from the
University of Michigan
in 1944 followed by his
juris doctor in 1947.
Following law school,
Obituaries
watercolors, which he enjoyed for another
decade.
Shirley died in 2006 of the complica-
tions of dementia after a protracted period
living in an adult care home and visited
daily by her devoted husband. Aubrey
was a lifelong member of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. He lived in his own home
until his death, where Maureen Bratcher
cared for him for the final nine years of his
life. He had hoped to live to 100 years and
fell short of this goal by only a few weeks.
He is survived by his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Dr. Howard H. Goldman and
Debra Josefchak of Maryland; daughter
and son-in-law, Dr. Beth Goldman and
Dr. David Anderson of Bloomfield Hills;
grandchildren, Ilana Goldman and Ari
Goldman.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Shirley Goldman; the dear brother
of the late Dr. Perry Goldman, the late
Reva Ceasar and the late Leah Donon; the
devoted son of the late Hirsch and the
late Sophie Goldman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel. fl
DAVID KREGER, 81, of Oak Park, died
July 23, 2011.
He was a devoted husband, father and
friend. His kind and gentle nature along
with strong leadership skills and wis-
dom were just a few of his many admi-
rable qualities.
His hospital administration career
included serving as a CEO of Westland
Medical Center as well as work-
ing at Sinai Hospital and the Cancer
Foundation. He was also the president
of the Birmingham Temple and enjoyed
giving lectures about classical music.
Mr. Kreger is survived by his beloved
wife, Evelyn Kreger of Oak Park; daugh-
ters, Joyce Kreger of Ferndale, Diane
(Kathy) Kreger of Ann Arbor, Sandra
Kreger of Dexter; grandchildren,
Michael and Olivia.
He was the brother of the late Alan T.
Kreger.
Contributions may be made to
the Birmingham Temple, Fragile X
Association of Michigan Chapter or to
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Interment at the Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
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