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A League of His Own

M

ilton F. Goldman, 82, of Novi,
died Aug. 11, 2014.
"Milt" was born in Detroit
on Aug.14, 1931. He had a difficult
childhood with a mother who was
institutionalized in Eloise for 15 years
and a father who worked long hours as
a butcher. His older sisters and aunts
provided much of his guidance and
needs. Despite his troubled youth, he
developed a strong sense of self, ethics
and courage.
He joined the Army in the early
1950s and at a party in uniform, met
Rochelle Davidoff, his future wife.
They married on June 20, 1954, and
during 60 years of marriage, gave each
other a deep sense of love and support
and three children: Arnie, Leslie and
Kenny.
In 1956, Milt was fortunate to work
for Joe Falk of Hardware Sales and
Supply Company, a security hardware
distributor, and soon became Joe's
right-hand man. Joe became a second
father, friend and mentor to Milt. When
Joe unexpectedly died in 1974, Milt ran
the operations and, in 1977, became
part-owner of the company.
As president of Hardware Sales, his
passion, hard work and drive to succeed
helped grow the company into a flour-
ishing multistate distributor. In 1994,
Milt retired, passing the baton to his
son, Arnie.
Milt lived through great tragedy in
his life, including the loss of his mother

SALLY FARBER, 95, of Schaumburg, Ill.,
died Aug. 15, 2014.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Jack Luzkow and Yelena
Vardzigulova of Richmond Heights, Mo.,
Jeffrey Farber of Schaumburg; grandchil-
dren, Aaron (Pam) Farber, Jason Farber,
Brian Farber; many other loving family
members and friends.
Mrs. Farber was the beloved wife of the
late Irving Farber.
Contributions may be made to a charity
of one's choice. Interment took place at the
Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

FREDELL FISHER, 98, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 17, 2014.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Harold Kurtz and Louise Bator
of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Alexis,
Sheridan and Bryce; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Mrs. Fisher was the beloved wife of the
late Morton Fisher; mother of the late
Barbara Fenster Kurtz.

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and the shocking death of his youngest
sister. Then, on a hot summer night in
1982, on the way home from a Detroit
Tigers game, his Chevy Citation was
struck by another car, which ended the
life of his youngest son, after midnight
on July 21, 1982, only seven months
after Kenny's bar mitzvah.
Milt's spirit survived the
pain of his injuries, guilt
and devastating agony of
loss. He and Rochelle held
onto life, becoming part
of a bereavement group,
deciding they needed to
preserve the legacy of
Kenny. Mort Plotnik of
the Jewish Community
Center, where daughter
Leslie worked, suggested
Milt Goldman
a way to preserve Kenny's
legacy.

In Memory Of Kenny

Because of Kenny's love of all types
of sports, especially basketball, Mort
thought it would be a fitting tribute
to start a fund that would "encourage
and help young people to participate in
sports."
Milt and Rochelle loved the idea and
endowed the JCC with an athletic fund for
the Kenny Goldman Memorial Basketball
League for young boys and girls. Thirty
years later, the Kenny Goldman league
has become one of the most successful
programs at the JCC.

Interment was held at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions
may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ALBERT M. GILBERT,
89, of Bloomfield Hills,
died Aug. 13, 2014.
He is survived by his
sons and their spouses,
Dr. Martin Gilbert and
Matthew Richmond
of Los Angeles, Calif.,
Gilbert
Dean and Amy Gilbert
of Carmel, Calif.; grandchildren, Jason and
Alyse Gilbert; partner, Martha Leviant.
Mr. Gilbert was the beloved husband of
the late Eddy Gilbert; the dear brother of
the late Edwin Gilbert.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jewishhospice.org; or Hospice of Michigan,
400 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, www.
hom.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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Since the accident, Milt celebrated the
weddings of his daughter Leslie to Bruce,
son Arnie to Judy, and the births of his
grandchildren, Kyle, Ilana, Marlee and
Karenna. Yet, he was like a grandfather
to all his nieces' and nephews' children
as well.
He was passionate, some-
times hot-tempered, yet
always forgiving. He was a
courageous survivor who
believed strongly in his ideas
and principles and fought to
defend them.
Milt loved technology,
read a lot and loved music,
encouraging Leslie to flour-
ish in her music career. He
was always connected to his
loved ones, often using his
iPad and iPhone to com-
municate with friends and
family via email or Facebook. He had
an immensely positive influence on his
family, business community and many
others in his world.
A mentsh, a mentor, inspirational
father, loving grandfather, dedicated
husband, doting uncle, faithful brother,
and devoted friend, Milt was truly a
unique man in a league of his own.
Milt had B-cell lymphoma for more
than 10 years and was on dialysis for
nearly five years. And in his last eight
months, he suffered two broken hips and
three broken ribs. On Aug. 8, he shared
with each member of his family his

CAROLE GOTTLIEB, 82, of Rochester
Hills, died Aug. 16, 2014.
She is survived by her daughters and
sons-in-law, Glynette and Barry Wolk
of Farmington Hills, Cynthia Gottlieb of
Farmington Hills, Lauren Ford and Jafor
Hussain of Rochester Hills; grandson,
Charles Ford V.
Mrs. Gottlieb was the beloved wife of
the late Nathan Gottlieb; the loving sis-
ter of the late Hannah Swerdlen and the
late Martin Londer.
Interment was at Beth Tefilo
Emanuel. Contributions may be made to
Salvation Army, 16310 Northland Drive,
Southfield, MI 48075, www.
salvationarmyusa.org ; or Michigan
Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, www.michiganhumane.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

FRANCINE KLUGERMAN, 78, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 16, 2014. She was
a teacher.
Mrs. Klugerman is survived by her
son and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Tzvi and

desire to go into Hospice Comfort Care
at Beaumont in Royal Oak. He died there
on Aug. 11, the 15th of Av. Tu b'Av is the
"full moon" of the tragic month of Av
(meaning "father"), the day of comfort
that the Talmud considers the greatest
festival of the year, with Yom Kippur a
close second.
Mr. Goldman is survived by his
beloved wife of 60 years, Rochelle
Goldman; son and daughter-in-
law, Arnie and Judy of Farmington
Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Dr.
Leslie Maaser and Dr. Bruce Maaser
of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren,
Kyle, Ilana, Marlee and Karenna; sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Sylvia and
Al Friedlander; sister-in-law, Lillian
Goldman; brother-in-law, Mel Wallace;
sister-in-law, Shirley Strasberger; sister-
in-law, Myra Morton, brother-in-law,
Larry Morton; many loving cousins,
nieces, nephews, and friends.
Mr. Goldman was the beloved brother
of the late Art Goldman, the late Helen
Sallan, the late Selma Ellias, the late
Sidney Goldman, and the late Shirley
Wallace. He was the devoted son of the
late Neyman and the late Anna Goldman.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Jewish Community Center, Kenny
Goldman Basketball League, 6600
W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, www.jccdet.org ; or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements were by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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Yaffa Klugerman of Southfield; grand-
children, Sarit and Tuvia Newman, Hillel
Klugerman, Noam Klugerman, Avichai
Klugerman and Meir Klugerman.
Mrs. Klugerman was the beloved wife
of the late Alvin Klugerman; the loving
grandmother of the late Dov Klugerman.
Interment was at Wellwood Cemetery
in New York. Contributions may be
made to Akiva Hebrew Day School,
21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

MARTIN "RED"
POTASHNIK, 86, of
West Bloomfield, died
Aug. 10, 2014.
Born and raised in
Detroit and nicknamed
"Red" due to his flam-
ing red hair, Marty was
Potashnik
raised in a third-story
walk up. A member of a devoted, but
poor family, Marty, at age 13, gave his
bar mitzvah cash gifts to his mother so
that she could buy dentures.