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October 4 • 2012
Obituaries
MYRON
GRUSKIN, 81, of
Farmington Hills,
died Sept. 27, 2012.
He is survived by
his wife of 57 years,
Ellen Gruskin;
daughters and sons-
Gruskin
in-law, Karen
Gruskin and Ronald Gunsberg, and
Gail and Steven Fisher of West
Bloomfield; son and daughter-in-law,
Michael A. and Dr. Laura Gruskin of
Franklin; grandchildren, Aaron
Fisher, Brian Fisher, Emily Fisher,
Eric Gruskin, Alex Gruskin, Nikolas
Gruskin, Jeffrey and Jenica
Gunsberg, and Lisa Gunsberg; sister,
Joan Volin of California; brother-in-
law and sister-in-law, Howard and
Lolly Averbuch.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to Hospice of Michigan, 400
Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201,
www.hom.org; Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jewishhospice.org ; or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
AARON
FRIEDMAN, 90, of
Farmington Hills,
died Sept. 30, 2012.
He is survived by
his wife of 65 years,
Dorothy "Dolly"
Friedman; daughter
---
Friedman
and son-in-law,
Barbara and Steven
Kohler of West Bloomfield; grand-
children, Jay and Ian Kohler. He is
also survived by many loving nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
Mr. Friedman was the cher-
ished brother of the late David I.
Friedman; the devoted son of the late
Isaac and the late Esther Friedman;
the loving brother-in-law of the late
Aaron Geselis; the dear son-in-law
of the late Joseph and the late Ida
Geselis.
Interment was at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
BENJAMIN KAPLAN, 83, of
Madison Heights, died Sept. 10,
2012.
He is survived by his sons, Gad
Kaplan of Waterford, Dan Kaplan
of Los Angeles, Denny Kaplan
of Laughlin, Ariz., David Kaplan
of Arizona, and Allan Kaplan of
Livonia; sister and brother-in-
law, Sally and Harry Cogan of
Farmington Hills; a loving great-
niece and great-nephews; other fam-
ily members and friends.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
ARTHUR MEVIS,
84, of West
Bloomfield, died
Sept. 28, 2012
An Army veteran,
Mr. Mevis was a
pharmaceutical
representative in
Mevis
the 1960s. He then
owned a liquor
store in Detroit and eventually
became the owner of the Custard
Cone in West Bloomfield in the
Pine Lake Mall in the '70s and '80s.
He also worked at Harvard Row
Bakeries. A dedicated Goodfellow,
past master of the Perfection Lodge
of the Masons, he was also active
with MADD and was a volunteer
usher at the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra.
Mr. Mevis is survived by his wife
of 25 years, Rita Mevis of West
Bloomfield; children, Arlene and
Kurt Strevel of Roseville, Cheryl
Gumenick of Birmingham, and Lori
and Stuart Zack of Birmingham;
grandchildren, Haley Gumenick,
Ross Gumenick, Connor Zack and
Joshua Zack; sister-in-law, Edythe
Mevis; former wife, Sylvia Mevis.
Mr. Mevis was the cherished
brother of the late Marvin Mevis and
the late Wimpy Mevis.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Detroit Goodfellows, P.O.
Box 44444, Detroit, MI 48249;
National Autism Association, 20
Alice Drive, Attleboro Falls, MA
02763; or American Cancer Society,
20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield,
MI 48076. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
RONALD MOSS,
74, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Sept. 27,
2012.
He is survived
by his wife of 53
years, Sandra Moss;
daughters and son-
Moss
in-law, Lisa Moss of
West Bloomfield, and Cynthia and
Neal Rosenthal of Keego Harbor;
son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and
Wendy Moss of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Joshua, Justin and
Andrew Moss, and Michael and
Rachael Rosenthal; brother and
sister-in-law, Richard and Marilyn
Moss of West Bloomfield; sister,