Contributions may be made to Common
Ground, 1410 S. Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48302. Services were held at Machpelah
Chapel in Ferndale. Interment was held at
Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
at Nusach Hari Cemetery in Ferndale.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 20300 Civic Center
Drive, #100, Southfield, MI 48076 or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
JOSEPH L. POLSTER,
84, of West Bloomfield,
died Oct. 31, 2011.
He was originally
from Toronto, Ontario.
Mr. Polster was an
honored World War II
veteran in the Canadian
Poister
Armed Forces.
He was the beloved
husband for 62 years of Geraldine
Poister; loving father of Sandra (Steven)
Grossman, Robin (Larry) Banker, Eric
Polster; proud grandfather, "Pa," of
Geoffrey (Tina) Grossman, Andrew
(Maureen) Grossman, Juke Polster and
Kelly Banker; adoring great-grandfather
of Marci Grossman; also survived by his
nephew, Matthew O'Connor.
Mr. Polster was the loving father of the
late Marc Polster; dear brother of the late
Bernice O'Connor.
A private family service was held
HARRY POMERANTZ, 98, of Topeka,
Kan., died Oct. 24, 2011.
His family and friends will miss his lively
spirit while he was in Topeka for the past
51/2 years. He was a real estate broker and a
passionate poker player. He loved to sing.
His wife, Ruth, preceded him in death
in 2004.
He is survived by two sisters, Norma
Katz and Yetta Pomerantz; three chil-
dren, Dr. Sanford Pomerantz and Linda
Pomerantz of Hollywood, Calif., and
Carole Pomerantz of Orange County, Calif.
He was a beloved uncle and grandfather to
Jennifer, Joanna, Katie, Eric and Dallas. His
great-grandchildren are Thorsten, Sven,
Maja-Rei, Morgan and Micah.
RENEE ROCHLIN, 80, of Franklin, died
Oct. 31, 2011.
She is survived by her husband, Morris
Rochlin; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael
and Karen Egren of Bloomfield Hills,
Robert Egren of West
Bloomfield and his fian-
cee, Susan Grace Kelly,
Richard Rochlin; daugh-
ters and son-in-law, Elyn
and Larry Charlupski of
West Bloomfield, Joan
Rochlin; grandchildren,
Rochlin
Rachel, Cory and Jordan
Charlupski and Brandon
Egren; sister-in-law, Rhoda Dickin.
Mrs. Rochlin was the beloved wife of the
late Norman Egren; the cherished mother
of the late Barbara Rochlin; the loving
sister of the late Shirley Klein, the late
Saul Dicken and the late Albert Dicken;
the dear sister-in-law of the late Harry
Klein, the late Marion Dicken; the devoted
daughter of the late Jennie and the late
David Dicken.
Interment was held at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer's Association,
Detroit Area Chapter, 20300 Civic Center
Drive, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076,
www.alzgmc.org; Beaumont Hospice Fund,
3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI
48073, www.beaumonthospitals.com ; or to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
EDITH ROSENBERG, 95, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 30, 2011.
She is survived by her daughters and
sons-in-law, Beth and Sidney I. Feldman
of Bloomfield Hills and Maxine and
Robert Carson on Bloomfield Hills; grand-
children, Debra and Miles Singer, Jeffrey
Feldman and Deborah Hoehne, Stephen
and Lauren Carson, and Amy and Jeffrey
Schlussel; great-grandchildren, Jessica,
Stephanie and Maxwell Singer, Sabrina
and Tony Carson, Jacob, Lindsay and Mia
Schlussel; niece and nephews, Marcia and
Dr. Lawrence Ross and Richard Saks.
Mrs. Rosenberg was the beloved wife
of the late George Rosenberg; the loving
sister of the late Julie Hortick.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555
W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
www.jewishhospice.org ;
Beaumont Hospice Fund, 3601
W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073,
www.beaumonthhospitals.com ; Hillel
Day School, 32200 Middlebelt Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.hil-
lelday.org; or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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