obituaries
ILYA AYZENBERG, 77, of Southfield,
died May 23, 2013.
He is survived by his daughter and
son-in-law, Yana and Eric Lorne; grand-
children, Irina Rudakov and Alex Lorne;
sister and brother-in-law, Rita and Mayer
Gluzman; nieces and nephews, Edward
and Anna Gluzman, and Arthur and
Kathryn Gluzman; companion, Dina
Turovskaya.
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Beaumont Hospice Fund, 1410 E. 14 Mile
Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071, www.
beamonthospitals.com . Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
HELEN BARKIN, 66, of West Bloomfield,
died May 26, 2013.
She is survived by her husband, Bruce
Barkin; sister, Eletta Geibig; son and
daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Kim Bowen;
daughter, Amy Bowen; nieces, Pandora
Geibig, Katrina Manderisha and Lisa
Geibig; 11 grandchildren.
Interment was at Nusach Harie
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
MARVIN CHABEN, 82,
of West Bloomfield, died
May 25, 2013.
He is survived by his
wife, Joannie Barker;
sons and daughters-
in-law, Steven and
Lisa Chaben of West
Chaben
Bloomfield, and Paul
Chaben and Karen Kelman of West
Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa
and Doug Krieger of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Sami Chaben, Mitchell,
Madeline and Olivia Krieger, and Carly
and Mara Chaben; sister and brother-in-
law, Lana and Harold Weisman of West
Bloomfield. Mr. Chaben is also survived
by Joannie's daughter, Debbie Bazler; her
daughters, Alex and Gabby; and many
other loving relatives and friends.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Marilyn Chaben.
Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
University of Toledo Kidney Transplant
Program, 3000 Arlington Ave., Toledo,
OH 43614, utmc.utoledo.edu/clinics/
transplant_services/kidney_transplant;
or Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John
R, Detroit, MI 48201, www.karmanos.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel
Fields
MITCH FIELDS, 61, of
Royal Oak, died May 25,
2013.
He is survived by
his wife of 31 years,
Sonia Fields; daughters,
Emily Fields and Zoe
Fields; sisters-in-law
and brothers-in-law, Katherine Crossley,
Margaret Karadjoff, Michael Karadjoff,
Ted and Brent Forman, and Peter and
Ann Karadjoff. Mr. Fields is also survived
by Michael and Zachary Forman; many
other loving relatives and friends.
He was the cherished brother of the
late J.B. Fields.
Interment was at Oakview Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
HAROLD FORTGANG,
88, of Farmington Hills,
died May 23, 2013.
He was an educator
and administrator for
Highland Park Schools.
Mr. Fortgang is sur-
vived by his wife of 63
Fortgang
years, Hilda Fortgang;
daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Dr.
Jack Kaufman of Atlanta, Ga., and Harriet
and Gregg Orley of Bloomfield Hills;
grandchildren, Dr. Erin L. Kaufman,
Michael Kaufman, Ryan Orley and Emily
Orley; many other loving relatives and
friends.
Mr. Fortgang was the devoted son
of the late Harry and the late Anna
Fortgang; the cherished brother of the
late Marvin and the late Flo Fortgang; the
dear brother-in-law of the late Ben and
the late Irene Roth, and the late Dorothy
and the late Al Farkas.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Hebrew
Free Loan, Harold Fortgang Education
Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, www.
hfldetroit.org . Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
DAVID S. GILBERT, 53, of Leoni
Township, died May 18, 2013.
He is survived by his parents, Sidney
and Marlene Gilbert of West Bloomfield;
brother and sister-in-law, Andrew and
Lisa Gilbert; sisters and brother-in-law,
Rhonda (Dr. Howard Wintman) Gilbert
and Debra Gilbert; niece, Alex Gilbert;
nephews, Justin Wintman and Max
Gilbert.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment took place
at the Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
DAVID GILDENBERG, 82, of Southfield,
died May 19, 2013.
He is survived by his daughter and
son-in law, Sheri and Jim Mocio of West
Bloomfield; sons and daughters-in-law,
Alan and Arlene Gildenberg of West
Bloomfield, Dr. Stuart and Suzanne
Gildenberg of West Bloomfield, Edward
and Nancy Gildenberg of Buffalo Grove,
Ill.; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Philip
and Pat Gildenberg; grandchildren,
Elyse (Ryan) Jahnke, Eric Gildenberg,
Jamie, Melissa, Mitchell, Brenna, Ashley
and Corey Gildenberg, Max and Kaitlyn
Mocio; many loving nieces, nephews,
other family members and friends.
Mr. Gildenberg was the beloved hus-
band of the late Vivian R. Gildenberg; the
brother of the late Robert Gildenberg.
Contributions may be made to the
Parkinson's Foundation or to a charity of
one's choice. Interment took place at the
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
JOSEPH J.
GREENBERG, 76, of
San Diego, Calif., for-
merly of Detroit, died
May 25, 2013.
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law,
Lynne and Jeffrey Obron;
Greenberg
son and daughter-in-law,
Adam and Maria Greenberg; grandchil-
dren, Jacob Obron and Elyse Obron.
Mr. Greenberg was the devoted son
of the late William P. and the late Rose
Greenberg.
Services and interment took place in
San Diego. A memorial service will be
held at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323. Immediately fol-
lowing the memorial service, the family
will gather with friends and family at the
temple. Contributions may be made to
a chariety of one's choice with acknowl-
edgement to Lynn Obron, P.O. Box
250426, West Bloomfield, MI 48325. This
notice was placed at the request of the
family by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ETTIE HANDELMAN,
92, of Southfield, died
May 21, 2013.
She is survived by
her daughters and
sons-in-law, Susie and
Hillel/James Rosenfeld
of Farmington
Handelman
Hills, Sharon
and Michael Silverton of Ramat Bet
Shemesh, Israel, Marsha and Fredric
Newman of Bloomfield Hills; grandchil-
dren, Stephanie, Jeremy and Elisheva
Rosenfeld, Miriam (Asher) Handler,
Amy (Daniel) Grand, Rachel (Rob) Bass,
Jaime (Guy) Newman-Nattiv and Beth
Newman; great-grandchildren, Joshua,
Avi, Yaakov, Jordyn and Alexis; sister-in-
law, Alva Dworkin; many loving nieces,
nephews, other loving family members
and friends.
Mrs. Handelman was the wife of the
late Ray Raphael and the late Barney
Handelman; sister of the late Phyllis Robb.
Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions
may be to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Obituaries
FRIEDA HANTLER, 94,
of West Bloomfield, died
May 26, 2013.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, Sidney and Susan
Hantler of Courtland
Manor, N.Y., Charles
Hantler
and Nancy Hantler of St.
Louis, Mo., and Steven and Saree Hantler
of West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Jonathan and Kristin Hantler, Matthew
Hantler, Michael Hantler, Jennifer and
Thomas Barfield, Benjamin Hantler, Scott
Hantler and Brad Hantler; great-grandchil-
dren, Jacob Hantler and Emma Barfield;
sister-in-law, Delores Wolff.
Mrs. Hantler was the beloved wife of the
late David Hantler; loving sister and sister-
in-law of the late Harry Wolf, the late Ann
and the late Harry Danzig.
Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Senior Life, 6710 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
www.jslmi.org . Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
BARRY DAVID
HERBACH, 63, of
Grand Rapids, passed
away from illness on
May 22, 2013.
He was born in Detroit
on May 11, 1950, the son
of Walter and Marilyn
Herbach
(Adler) Herbach. He
graduated from Oak Park High School
and earned a bachelor of science degree in
accounting and a juris doctor degree from
Wayne State University.
Mr. Herbach is survived by his two
children, Michael Herbach and Layne
Herbach; a brother, Alan (Ann) Herbach
of Skokie, Ill.; his aunt, Phyllis (Richard)
Breuer of Commerce Twp.; his extended
family and friends.
Graveside services were held at the
Temple Emanuel section of Oak Hill
Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
PAUL ISLEY, 59, of West Bloomfield, died
May 24, 2013.
He is survived by his son, Jacob Isley
of West Bloomfield; mother, Sylvia Isley
of West Bloomfield; sisters, Gail Levin
of West Bloomfield and Dianne Isley of
Northbrooke, Ill.; aunt; Adrienne (Neal)
Sweet; niece, Molly Isley; nephew, Andrew
Levin; many other loving family members
and friends.
Mr. Isley was the beloved son of the late
Max Isley.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment took place
at the B'nai Israel Cemetery in Novi.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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