obituaries
ARNOLD
BECKERMAN,
66, of West
Bloomfield, died
Jan. 17, 2012.
He is survived
by his wife, Lynn
Beckerman; sons,
Beckerman
David Shogan
of Telluride,
Colo., and Robert Beckerman of
Costa Mesa, Calif.; daughter, Emily
Beckerman of Farmington Hills;
mother-in-law, Audrey Morris;
sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen
and Wil Weiner, and Roslyn and
Bruce Moore; brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Jon and Cynthia
Morris. He is also survived by Alma
Beckerman and many loving niec-
es, nephews, cousins and friends.
Mr. Beckerman was the devoted
son of the late Oscar and the late
Shirley Beckerman; the loving son-
in-law of the late Kenneth Morris.
Interment was held at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be made to the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society of Michigan,
1471 E. 12 Mile Road, Madison
Heights, MI 48071, www.11s.org;
Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road,
Berkley, MI 48072, www.yadezra.
org; or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
FRANCES BLOOM, 82, of Oak
Park, died Jan. 20, 2012.
She was a member of the Rose
Chapter of the Jewish War Veterans.
Mrs. Bloom was the loving
mother and mother-in-law of
Barbara and Joel Letzer of Oak
Park, Hazel and Armin Fischer of
West Bloomfield, Barry and Mary
Bloom of Clinton Township, Pam
and Bob Homer of Dexter; devoted
grandmother of Daniel and
Karen Letzer, Jennifer and Simon
Richards, Sean Fischer, Marcie and
Jamie McAmmond, Jeremy and
Stephanie Bentley, Jeremy Homer,
Kaitlyn Horner; adoring great-
grandmother of Liam, Alexis, Lynn,
Ava, Mason.
She was the beloved wife for 62
years of the late Gerald Bloom;
loving sister of the late Donna
Hershberg.
Contributions may be made
to the Parkinson's Foundation,
30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150,
Bingham Farms, MI 48025 or to a
charity of one's choice. Interment
was held at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
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