obituaries
BETTIE ALPERT, 88, of Los Angeles, died
March 17, 2012.
She is survived by her daughters and
sons-in-law, Susan and Robert Rossinove
of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Dale and Jerrold
Rubin of Brasilia, Brazil; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Michael and Vivienne Alpert
of Encino, Calif.; grandchildren, Nicole
and Adam DeKavallas, Ryan and Marina
Lenter, and Brandon and Ariella Rubin;
great-grandchildren, Blake, Ivy, Kaleb,
Yosef, Bina and Ezra.
Mrs. Alpert was the beloved wife of the
late Robert Alpert.
Interment was in Los Angeles, Calif.
Contributions may be made to Planned
Parenthood of Michigan, 4229 Cass,
Detroit, MI 48201 or a charity of one's
choice. This announcement was placed at
the request of the family by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
JEANETTE GROSS
AUSLANDER, 92, of
Southfield, died March
14, 2012.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-
law, Harriet Kaufman
of California, Susan and
Auslander
John Weiss of California,
and Fran Gross Linden and David Linden
of Birmingham; grandchildren, Jeanine
and Christopher Williams, Robin Min and
Kellet "Chip" Min Jr., Hillary Benjamin,
Shawn Benjamin, Molly Linden, Avie
Linden and Joe Linden; great-grandchil-
dren, Laurel Louie, Abby Louie, Lilli Louie,
Aaron Williams and Kellet "Trip" Min III;
nieces, nephews and friends.
Mrs. Auslander was the beloved wife of
the late Meyer Gross and the late Irving
Auslander; the devoted daughter of the
late Fanny and the late Jacob Goldberg; the
loving sister of the late Irving Goldberg,
the late Bella Lowinger and the late Rose
Valensky; the dear sister-in-law of the late
Anna Goldberg, the late Paul Lowinger
and the late William "Val" Valensky.
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Meals On Wheels, National
Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser
FRESH
MARKET
.00,vvoo to
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48034 or to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ELLIOT A. "LARRY"
BERGER, 92, of Livonia,
died March 12, 2012.
He is survived by his
beloved wife of 61 years,
Rosemary; his brother,
Norman (Rosa); sister,
Ellen (the late Milton).
Berger
He was a devoted father
to his children by birth and marriage,
Ellen, Laurel, Brian, Diana and Tom. He
was a loving Papa to his granddaughter
Bria, and to Jess, Jesse, Colette and Max.
He is also mourned by caring cousins,
nieces, nephews and friends.
Contributions may be made to the
Elliot and Rosemary Berger Education
Foundation or to the Harris Children and
Family Division at JARC. Interment took
place at the Beth El Memorial Cemetery
in Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
JAMES BERGER, 92, of
West Bloomfield, died
March 11, 2012.
He is survived by his
dear friends Meyer and
Ho usT Sunny Segal.
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Contributions may
be made to a charity of
one's choice. Services and interment were
held at Beth Tefilo Emanuel Cemetery
in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
DIANE THERESA
BETMAN, 46, of West
Bloomfield, died March
13, 2012.
She is survived by her
husband, Marc Betman;
daughters, Erin Betman
and Michelle Betman;
parents, Lee Ann
and Jerome Salle of Longboat Key, Fla.;
brother and sister-in-law, Alan and Janet
Salle of West Bloomfield; mother-in-law
and father-in-law, Maurice and Bernice
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and brothers-in-law, Jeff Betman, Ron and
Shelly Betman, Michael and Lisa Betman;
loving nieces and nephews, other family
members and numerous friends.
Contributions may be made to
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322; American
Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River
Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018; or David
Hermelin Brain Tumor Center at Henry
Ford Hospital West Bloomfield, 6777
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322. Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham. Services and
arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
MYLES HAROLD
DAVIDSON, 81, died
March 10, 2012, sur-
rounded by his five lov-
ing children and their
spouses.
He was born Feb. 20,
1931, in Louisville, Ky.,
Davidson
to Joseph and Gertrude
c. 1960
Davidson.
He was a graduate of Louisville
Male High School and the University
of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Mr.
Davidson served in the Korean Conflict
in MASH Unit 8076. He was a Kentucky
Colonel as well as a member of Male
High School marching band, Keneseth
Israel Congregation, Keneseth Israel Men's
Club, Kentucky Pharmacist Association,
Jefferson County Academy of Pharmacy,
Alpha Zeta Omega-Pharmaceutical
Fraternity, National Association of Retail
Druggists, B'nai B'rith and the Goose
Creek Optimist Club. He looked forward to
his Thursday outings with his "ROMEO"
friends.
He was the proud proprietor of Myles
Drugs for 22 years. He also worked
for Louisville Apothecary, Winn Dixie
Pharmacy and Cox Pharmacy before most
recently retiring from Meijer.
Mr. Davidson is survived by his chil-
dren, Dr. Brent Davidson (Karen) of
West Bloomfield, Marc Davidson (Roz),
Dr. Sherry Milner (Dr. Michael), Karen
Borowick (Jerry), and Barbie Evans
(Howie); his grandchildren, Amanda,
Stephanie, and Adam Davidson, Samuel
Milner, Jeremy and Andrew Borowick, and
Ethan and Danielle Evans; his sister-in-
law, Sandra Davidson. He is also survived
by his second wife, Sara Davidson.
He was preceded in death by his lov-
ing wife and mother of his five children,
Elaine Goldberg Davidson, and his sib-
lings Marjorie (Avron) Chudacoff and Ivan
Davidson.
Services were held at Herman Meyer &
Son, 1338 Ellison Ave. with interment in
Keneseth Israel Cemetery. Expressions of
sympathy may be made in his honor to
Keneseth Israel Congregation or to a char-
ity of one's choice.
SAMUEL GONTE, 87, of Farmington
Hills, died March 16, 2012.
A World War II Army veteran, Mr. Gonte
was an engineer with the Aviation Airfield
Battalion and served in New Guinea,
Australia and the Philippines. He served
under Gen. MacArthur and received three
Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart.
He participated at many synagogues,
including Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
Congregation Beth Achim, Congregation
B'nai David and Congregation Beth
Shalom.
Mr. Gonte is survived by his sons and
daughters-in-law, Barry and Cynthia
Gonte of Commerce, Carl and Gail Gonte
of Southfield, Allen Gonte and Jackie
Foster of Southfield; daughters and
sons-in-law, Pamela and Daniel Miller
of Waterford, Francine and Marc Wise
of Farmington Hills; sister-in-law, Joyce
Gonte; grandchildren, Michelle and Greg
Robbins, Julie and Alex Kuzmanovski, Lori
Gonte, Corrine Gonte, Jeff, Lisa and James
Thomas, Bonnie and James Bolton, Scott
Gonte, Richelle and Warren Frankford,
Erik and Jamie Goodman, Shaun and
Janelle Goodman; great-grandchildren,
Cara, Annie, Randall, Camryn, Brooke,
Morgan, Ashlee, Mason, Rebekah,
Cameron, Makayla, Liliana.
He was the beloved husband for 50
years of the late Roselyn Gonte; loving
father of the late Linda Gonte-Perlman;
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