obituaries

ELEANOR S. ALPER, 79, of Southfield,
died March 31, 2012.
She is survived by her son, Richard
Alper of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; daughter
and son-in-law, Susan and Richard
Schwartz of Bloomfield Township;
grandchildren, Evan and Dustin
Schwartz.
Mrs. Alper was the devoted daughter
of the late Fred and the late Luba Bond.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ROSALINE K. BERSHAS, 96, of Novi,
died March 27, 2012.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, James and Libby Bershas of
West Bloomfield; daughter, Joan Bershas
of New Castle, England; grandchildren,
David (Pam) Bershas, Paul (Heather)
Bershas; great-grandchildren, Cameron,
Ian and Jack; many loving nieces, neph-
ews, other family members and friends.
Contributions may be made to a local
library literacy program or to a charity
of one's choice. Interment took place
at the Beth El Memorial Cemetery in
Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

HELEN BRAVERMAN,
80, of Boca Raton, Fla.,
and West Bloomfield,
died March 26, 2012.
Mrs. Braverman is
survived by her hus-
band, Arthur. He and
Helen had 61 wonderful
Braverman
years
together and he
c. 1950
said she was a pleasure
to be around. Arthur also credits Helen
for raising their four incredible children,
Sara, Linda (wife of Harold Friedman),
Bruce (husband of Carole) and Patty
(wife of Jay Klein). Their children pro-
duced 10 grandchildren: Amy (wife of
Stuart Brody), Emily (fiance of Adam
Berman), Daniel, Ben, Michael, Julia,
Rachel, Michelle, Jane and Kate.

Helen also nurtured her many nieces
and nephews, cousins and friends. She
was the daughter of the late Anna and
Harry B. Korman; sister/sister-in-law
of the late Geraldine and the late Burt
Rissman, and the late Suzanne Morton.
She is survived by her sister and
brothers-in-law, Eunice and Milton Ring
and Joseph Braverman.
Contributions may be made to
Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.hadassah.
org; American Technion Society, 30230
Orchard Lake Road, #155, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334, www.ats.org ; or
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Suzanne
Korman Morton Cancer Research Fund,
4100 John R, Detroit, MI 48201, www.
karmanos.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

LAWRENCE ROBERT COVILLE, 95, liv-
ing in Sun City Center, Fla., passed away
March 25, 2012.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria
Bell Coville; his two brothers, Donald
Lloyd Coville (Helen), Warren J. Coville
(Margot); his two sons, Charles Michael
Coville (Karen) and David Mathew
Coville; and grandchildren, Julia Coville,
Kimberly Coville, Tessa Coville; numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Interment was at the United States
Armed Forces Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla.

ALLAN DRUCKER, of West Bloomfield,
died March 26, 2012.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Lori Drucker of West Bloomfield; sons,
Michael Drucker, Nevin Drucker; daugh-
ters, Elizabeth Drucker, Emily Drucker,
Gayle Drucker; brother and sister-in-law,
Joel and Barbara Drucker; grandchil-
dren, Samantha and Brianna; nephew
and niece, Wayne and Jennifer, and their
children.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Family Service. Interment took place
at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park
Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

SOPHIE EISENBERG,
89, of West Bloomfield,
died March 31, 2012.
She is survived by her
daughters and son-in-
law, Carol and Matthew
Rosenthal of Farmington
Hills, Nadele Spiro of
Eisenberg
Boca Raton, Fla.; sister,
Diana Steiner of Cupertino, Calif.; grand-
children, Jessica Spiro, Pamela (William)
Marcus, Monica (Jonathan) Moray, Eric
(Margaret) Rosenthal, Jill (Alex) Vinter;
great-grandchildren, Madeleine, Rose,
Samantha, Jared, Livia, George, Brock and
Jenna; sisters-in-law, Jeri Chusid, Jean
Sosin and Helen Jacobs.
Mrs. Eisenberg was the beloved wife of
the late Louis Eisenberg; the mother of the
late Gary Eisenberg.
Contributions may be made to the
Friendship Circle or to a charity of one's
choice. Interment took place at the Adat
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in
Livonia. Arrangements by Doi finan Chapel.

LILLY FARKAS, of West Bloomfield, died
March 24, 2012.
She is survived by her daughter and son-
in-law, Linda and George Fleischer of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Michael and
Tiffany Fleischer, Nicole and Adam London;
great-grandchildren, Grant, Griffin, Gianna,
Emma; sister-in-law, Vera Fekete.
Mrs. Farkas was the beloved wife of the
late Joseph Farkas; loving sister and sister-
in-law of the late Violet and the late Alex
Pastor and the late Tibor Fekete.
Contributions may be made to Macular
Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 531313,
Henderson, NV 89053 or to a charity of
one's choice. Interment was at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

DORIS FISHMAN, 88, of West
Bloomfield, died March 28, 2012.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Ann Fishman and David
Mcllwain; son and daughter-in-law, Phillip
Fishman and Mary Pack; grandchildren,

Ben, Samantha, Sam and Luke; twin sister,
Sadie Bialock; brother, Harry Elkins; lov-
ing nieces, nephews and friends.
She was the beloved wife of the late Sam
Fishman.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SARA GENDELMAN,
95, of West Bloomfield,
died March 30, 2012.
She is survived by
her son and daughter-
in-law, Max and Sheila
Gendelman of West
Bloomfield; daugh-
Gendelaman
ter and son-in-law,
Alessandra and Raymond Paul Shepard of
North Carolina; grandchildren, Dr. Brian
Gendelman and Dr. Andrea Nakisher,
Michael Gendelman, Linda and Dr. Jon
Hoffberger, Dr. Warren and Loann Shepard,
Erica and Farhang Shamsi, Andrea and
Jacob Ayvazian, Eloy Ramin and Renata
Shepard, and Jalieh Shepard; great-grand-
children, Stephen and Jack Gendelman,
Isabel, Emily and David Nakisher, Joshua,
Jennifer and Samuel Gendelman, Emily,
Sydney and Robert Hoffberger, Paul and
Mark Shepard, Nissa and Danesh Shamsi,
Alena Isa Ayvazian, Cedric Luca Ayvazian,
Andre, Isabela and Juliana Shepard, Allegra
Midgette and Badi Milani; brother and
sister-in-law, Kalman and Ada Bandalene;
sister, Gertrude Klein.
Mrs. Gendelman was the beloved wife
of the late Irving Gendelman; the devoted
daughter of the late Nathan and the late
Minnie Bandalene; the cherished sister of
the late Rose Tanner.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to JARC,
30301 Northwestern Highway, Suite 100,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.jarc.
org; Alzheimer's Association, Detroit
Area Chapter, 20300 Civic Center Drive,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076, www.
alzgmc.org; or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by ra Kaufman Chapel.

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