obituaries

IRVING ABRAMSON, 77, of

Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of West
Bloomfield, died July 23, 2014.
He is survived by his children,
Alex and Barbara Abramson, Jack
and Gina Abramson, Eric and
Debbie Abramson, and Elizabeth and
Jonathan Berkowitz; grandchildren,
Ashley, Mitchell, Andrew, Marina,
Alizah, Kayla and Stasia Abramson,
and Joshua and Joseph Berkowitz;
sister, Gladys Yahia; loving friend,
Muriel Gorvine.
He was the beloved husband of
the late Violet Abramson; the loving
brother of the late Bertha and the late
Irving Kaufman; the dear brother-in-
law of the late Robert Yahia.
Interment took place in Florida.
Contributions may be made to
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces,
Michigan Chapter, P.O. Box 999,
Walled Lake, MI 48390, www
fidf.org/Page.aspx?pid=317; or
Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
www.friendshipcircle.org . Local
arrangements by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

MIRIAM "MIMI"
ALSPECTOR, 76,

of Royal Oak, died
July 22, 2014.
She was born in
Detroit in 1937 to
Nathan and Esther
Silverman.
Alspector
She is survived
c. 1956
by her children,
Lisa Alspector and Pascal Verluyten
of Belgium; Tammy and Marc
Alspector-Kelly of Kalamazoo, Debra
Alspector of Ann Arbor, and Julie
and Dennis Carlock of Royal Oak;
grandchildren, Benjamin, Daniel and
Jonathan Alspector-Kelly, Maxwell,
Simon and Oliver Carmack, Lucas
and Dominic Garlock; brother,
Gilbert Silverman; former son-in-
law, Craig Carmack; nieces and
nephews, Buzz, Marsha, Wendy, Eric,
Paul, Alan, Ron, Steve and Cara.
Mrs. Alspector was the cherished
friend of the late Jacob Alspector, the
father of her children; the sister of
the late Judith Herschman.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to Hadassah-Greater Detroit
Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.
detroit.hadassah.org; United Way,
660 Woodward Ave., Suite 300,
Detroit, MI 48226, liveunitedsem.
org; or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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