obituaries

DR. SHELDON
APPLEFIELD, 86, of
Longboat Key, Fla., and
West Bloomfield, died
Oct. 14, 2014.
He is survived by his
sons and daughters-in-
law, Dr. Daniel Applefield
Applefield
and Lisa Walters of
Waterford, and Dr. Michael Applefield
and Beth Lieberman of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Alexa, Per Justin, Rachel
and Joan Applefield; sister-in-law, Gloria
Hurwitz.
Dr. Applefield was the beloved husband
of the late Joan Applefield; the dear brother-
in-law of the late Jack Hurwitz; the devoted
son of the late Morris J. and the late Sadie
Applefield.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to American
Diabetes Association, 30300 Telegraph Road,
Suite 105, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, www.
diabetes.org; or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SIDNEY BARBAS, 94, of
Bloomfield Hills, died
Oct. 19, 2014.
As chairman of York
Properties Inc., he had
been exclusively involved
in the real estate business
for more than 40 years.
Prior to that time, he
owned and operated a chain of drug stores.
This chain, operating under the names of
Barbas Drugs and Dandy Drugs, was origi-
nally founded by Mr. Barbas in 1948. Prior
to 1969, he had expanded the business to
operate a significant chain of drug stores
and a wholesale drug and sundries distribu-
tion operation as president and principal
shareholder of Dandy Drug Stores Inc. In
1969, he sold the entire business to a New
York Stock Exchange-listed company where
he became an executive officer and director.
Mr. Barbas founded York Properties in
1971 and was involved in the real estate
business on a full-time basis. He had exten-
sive experience in the acquisition of numer-
ous apartment communities and had also
developed mobile home communities and

commercial properties. As owner of York,
Mr. Barbas managed the real estate opera-
tions in which he was involved.
He graduated from Wayne State
University (formerly Wayne University) in
1944 with a bachelor of science degree in
pharmacy and had been a registered phar-
macist in Michigan.
Mr. Barbas is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, Andrew and Lisa Barbas of
West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law,
Dr. Nancy Barbas and Dr. Jonathan Sugar
of Ann Arbor; grandchildren, Adrienne
Barbas and Ben Croft, Matthew Barbas,
Brian Barbas, Abby Sugar and Sylvie
Lardeux, and Leigh Sugar; sisters, Mollie
Lipsitz and Lottie Gellerman; caregiver,
Cynthanee Green; his beloved dog, Peepers.
He was the beloved husband of the late
Elaine Barbas; the loving brother of the late
Nathan Barbas, the late Sarah Gutman and
the late Dora Kaplan; the dear brother-in-
law of the late Harry Lipsitz, the late Aaron
Gellerman, the late Marion Barbas, the late
William Gutman, the late Jack Kaplan, the
late Morris and the late Anne Werney, the
late Sam Werney, the late Ida and the late
Allen Kramer, the late Bess and the late
Barney Mills, and the late Violet and the
late Harry Bayer, the late Rose and the late
Harry Perlman.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, Greater Michigan
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48033, www.alz.org;
Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph
Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, www.michiganhumane.org ; Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 6735
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48301, www.jewishdetroit.org; or to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

PEARL BELLO, 93, of
West Bloomfield, died
Oct. 15, 2014. She was a
child-care worker at the
Jewish Community
Center for 40 years.
Mrs. Bello is sur-
vived by her sons and

Bello

daughters-in-law, Lawrence and Shelli
Bello of Florida, Mark and Tobye Bello of
West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law,
Lynne and Rabbi Norman Roman of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jodie and Bill
Coffman, Erica and Alex Theurer, Tracye
and Stuart Schwartz, Jennifer and David
Geiringer, Jessica and Eric Unatin, Zachary
Bello, Adam and Sarah Rochkind, Caryn
Roman, Chad and Corinne Rochkind, Blake
Rochkind and Benjamin Roman; great-
grandchildren, Billy and Julia Coffman,
Micah, Asher and Eden Schwartz, Jake and
Noah Geiringer, and Jack Unatin; sisters-in-
law, Betty Weinstein and Sarah Deitch.
She was the beloved wife of the late Julius
Bello; the cherished grandmother of the late
Justin Rochkind; the loving sister of the late
Anne Levin, the late Sam Rothenberg, the
late Belle Ribiat, the late Nettie Ring and
the late Sylvia Herkowitz; the dear sister-in-
law of the late Samuel Levin, the late Betty
Rothenberg, the late Harry Ribiat, the late
Sidney Ring, the late Sam Herkowitz, the late
Abe Weinstein, the late Hyman Sherman, the
late Irving Tyner and the late Charles Deitch.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan,
7600 Grand River Ave., Suite 175, Brighton,
MI 48114, www.wishmich.org; or Temple
Kol Ami, Justin Rochkind Chesed Memorial
Fund, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.tkolami.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

STUART JOEL
BERMAN, 38, of West
Bloomfield, died Sept. 26,
2014, due to a possible
heart attack at the wheel
of his vehicle.
He owned and oper-
ated Prestige Parking,
Berman
which was a valet service
and parking establish-
ment. His slogan was "Make your event a
prestigious one by adding convenience and
a touch of class."
The family will always remember his
smiling face, his pleasant demeanor and the
extremely hard battle he must have fought
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Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

LUBA BOKOLOR, 82, of
West Bloomfield, died
Oct. 15, 2014.
She is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-
law, Allan and Cheryl
Bokolor of Richmond,
Texas, Mitchell and
Bokolor
Denise Bokolor of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jason, Samantha
and Jordyn Bokolor.
Mrs. Bokolor was the wife of the late
Mark Bokolor.
Contributions may be made to Macular
Degeneration Foundation, to the American
Cancer Society or to a charity of one's
choice. Interment took place at the Oakview
Cemetery in Royal Oak. Arrangements by
Dot finan Chapel.

PHYLLIS FRIEDMAN,
84, of West Bloomfield,
died Oct. 17, 2014.
She was a University of
Michigan graduate with
a B.A.
Mrs. Friedman is sur-
vived by her daughter,
Friedman
Sue Tabashnik of Walled
Lake; son, Bruce Tabashnik of Arizona;
grandson, Gabriel Tabashnik; sister-in-law,
Mary Lou Zieve; nephews and nieces, David
and Ilene Chait, Robert Zieve, Melissa Zieve
and Michael Miller, and Elliott Rich.
She was the devoted daughter of the late
Benjamin E. and the late Freda Zieve; the
loving sister of the late Miriam Chait, the
late Janet Rich and the late Morton I. Zieve;
and the dear sister-in-law of the late Henry
Chait and the late Gary Rich.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Jewish
National Fund, 60 Revere Drive, Suite 960,
Northbrook, IL 60062, www.jnf. org; or to
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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