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ee R. Franklin, 80, of Detroit,
died Sept. 8, 2011.
She was an attorney at law.
Mrs. Franklin was born on April
2, 1931, in St. Louis, Mo., to Milton
and Martha Rosenthal.
Since 1954, she made her home
in Detroit, where she raised her
daughters, Juana Alicia Araiza
(Tirso Gonzalez Araiza) and Dr.
Randi Lou Franklin (Bill Simms),
participating actively in the League
of Women Voters and attending law
school at the University of Detroit.
After graduating summa cum laude
in 1966, she clerked for the Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals, T.
John Lesinski. She went on to form
a labor law partnership with James
Haggerty and became a champion
for the rights of many types of ser-
vice workers, from janitors to farm
workers to members of the SEIU
to AFSCME workers to those who
clean the stalls at the racetrack. She
defended the disenfranchised and
underrepresented, worked for the
rights of women and fought to keep
abortion legal.
Known as a brilliant legal strate-
gist and elegant arbiter, she dedi-
cated the final decade of her career
to arbitration. As a humanitarian
and humanist Jew, she was an
active and energetic member of the
Birmingham Temple.
She was known as an ebullient
party-giver, ballroom dancer and
friend to countless members of
many communities. She lived at
1300 Lafayette East for several
decades, where she was an active
member of the board and vibrant
member of that community. Her
Passover dinners were legendary
and included her many godchildren,
grandchildren and friends.
Mrs. Franklin is survived by
her daughters; brother, Alan G.
Rosenthal (Carol); sister, Uta D.
Skalka; grandchildren, Mayahuel
Raquel Montoy and Justin Lee
Regnier (Sarah Kollman Regnier);
friends, Rielle Randle, Alonzo
Austin, Norma and Richard Keil
Shaw, Michael and Elizabeth
Haggerty and Dave Grissom; and a
large extended family.
Mrs. Franklin was preceded in
death four years ago by her hus-
band, Robert G. Keydel.
The family wishes to express
special thanks to Rielle Randle,
Alonzo Austin, Norma and Richard
Keil Shaw, Michael and Elizabeth
Haggerty and Dave Grissom for
their deep and dedicated friendship
and care throughout her last year
of illness, as well as to the countless
friends and family.
A memorial service was held on
Sunday, Sept. 11, at Birmingham
Temple. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel. L I
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GARY PHILIP
MUTNICK, 56, of
West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 18, 2011.
He was a CPA at
Wrubel and Wesley.
Mr. Mutnick is
survived by his
wife of 31 years,
Catherine Mutnick; daughter, Leah
Mutnick; son, Matthew Mutnick;
parents, Erwin and Sally Mutnick
of Commerce Township; brother,
Leonard Mutnick of Florida; father-
in-law and mother-in-law, Stephen
and Violet Kocsis; sisters-in-law and
brother-in-law, Marianne Toghia,
Violet and David Ahlstrom; aunts and
uncles, Morrisa Seaton, Donald and
Phyllis Mutnick, Joyce Mutnick, Jordan
Fishman and Sandra LaRosa.
He was the loving brother of the late
Brian Mutnick; the dear nephew of the
late Wayne Seaton, the late Benjamin
and the late Hilda Cohen and the late
Paul Mutnick.
Interment was held at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to Arthritis Foundation
of Michigan, 1050 Wilshire Drive,
Suite 302, Troy, MI 48084, www.
arthritis.org; or Alzheimer's
Association, Detroit Area Chapter,
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100,
Southfield, MI 48075, www.alzgmc.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
RUTH OBERMAN, 86, of St. Louis
Park, Minn., died Sept. 14, 2011.
She was born Dec. 7, 1924, and
raised in Detroit. She married
Lester in 1943 and moved to Sault
Ste. Marie, where they lived for
over 40 years, raising their fam-
ily and running their retail store,
Barish Brothers. They retired to Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., where they both
enjoyed an active lifestyle.
Following her husband's death in
2006, Ruth moved to Minneapolis to
be near her family.