obituaries

HAROLD BRODE, 86, of
Boca Raton, Fla., formerly
of West Bloomfield, died
Oct. 28, 2014.
He was the owner
of Broder Brothers Dry
Goods.
Mr. Brode is survived by
Brode
his wife of 55 years, Erma
Brode; sons and daughter-
in-law, Mark Brode,
Marcy Trager and Michael Brode; daughters,
Marcy Curland and Lisa Brode; sister, Elaine
Serman; grandchildren, Noah and Gwen
Brode, Elissa Brode and Eve Claar, Zachary
Brode, Joshua Curland, Justin Brode and
Ryan Brode; great-grandson, Jackson Harold
Brode; nephew and nieces, Jeffrey and Linda
Serman, and Bonnie Seligson.
He was the loving father-in-law of the late
Harry Curland; the dear brother-in-law of
the late William Serman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
BRRH Foundation (Boca Raton Regional
Hospital), 745 Meadows Road, Boca Raton,
FL 33496, 561-955-4142. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

BARTON I. COHN, 83, of Westland, died
Oct. 30, 2014.
He was the dear uncle of Sheryl Paulus.
Mr. Cohn was the beloved husband of the
late Lydia; loving father of the late Howard.
Services and arrangements by the L.J.
Griffin Funeral Home, (734)-522-6200.

HENRY A. GUTTER, 68, died Oct 27, 2014.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Gutter;
daughters, Danielle Gutter, Jaime Gutter
and Jennifer Gutter; son, Ryan (Parvonneh)
Gutter; brother, Marc (Linda) Gutter; sis-
ter, Sue (Chuck) Bengele; grandchildren,
Jasmine, Isabella and Kyler; sister-in-law,
Gloria Gutter; brothers-in-law, Paul (Varda)
Wasser and Sam (Liz Welch) Wasser; many
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Julius and Evelyn Gutter, and his brother,
Leslie Gutter.
Services and interment were held in
Columbus, Ohio. Contributions may be
made to the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, American Diabetes Association, the
Foundation for Fighting Blindness or the
American Heart Association. Online guest-
book at www.epsteinmemorial.com .

DR. HARVEY
HALBERSTADT, 90, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Oct
28, 2014.
He is survived by his
son and daughter-in-
law, Craig Halberstadt
and Merrilyn Robinson;
Halberstadt
brother, Jerry Halberstadt;
many loving nieces, neph-
ews, patients and staff.
He was the beloved husband of the late

Mary Halberstadt; the dear brother-in-law of
the late Shirley Halberstadt.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 25200 Telegraph
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033,
www.alz.org; or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DMITRIY KAPLUNOV,
83, of Oak Park, died Oct.
27, 2014.
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-
law, Marina and Zinoviy
Chernyak of Farmington
Hills; son and daughter-
Kaplunov
in-law, Igor and Olga
Kaplunov of West
Bloomfield; grandchil-
dren, Ella Chernyak, Alexander Chernyak,
Alksey and Alexandra Kaplunov.
Mr. Kaplunov was the beloved husband
for 59 years of the late Bella Kaplunova; dear
brother of the late Jean Feldman.
Contributions may be made to a Jewish
charity of one's choice. Interment was held
at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.
Services and arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

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Morris Katz

MORRIS KATZ, 991/2, of
Henderson, Nev., died Oct.
26, 2014.
He was born March 21,
1915, in Laporte, Ind., and
at a young age moved to
Detroit, where he lived for
70 years before relocat-
ing to New Mexico and
Nevada. He was revered by
his family and loved and

admired by many.
He is survived by his wife, Delores Katz;
his sister, Anna Katz Brenner; his brother,
Jerry Katz; children, Ray Katz, Sandra Green,
and Daniel (Ann) Sibears; 12 grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-
grandchild; many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at
Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

DON L KELTER, of West Bloomfield, died
Oct. 30, 2014.
He was the former owner of Kelter-
Thorner Insurance Inc.
Mr. Kelter is survived by his sons, Ken
Kelter, Jerry Kelter and Lee Kelter; brother
and sister-in-law, Theodore R. and Janet
Kelter; Theodore's children, Ted and Patty
Kelter, Kim Kelter, Sunny and Kim Poellot,
David and Annette Kelter, Kay and Tony
Morales, Adam and Donna Kelter, Michael
Kelter and Lizzie Blair, and their families.
He was the devoted son of the late
Theodore R. Kelter and the late Irene Kelter.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Temple Israel,
Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Fund, 5725

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earl Sharfman Leinoff, 97, of
Southfield, died Oct. 31, 2014.
According to Mrs. Leinoff, the
only turns she ever made, in driving as
well as in life, were right. She did it her
way, coming of age in Detroit during the
Depression and helping to serve the coun-
try during World War II.
She worked tirelessly to raise two daugh-
ters on her own after the untimely death of
her beloved husband, Martin
Joshua Leinoff. Those lucky
enough to call her mother,
nana, aunt, coworker and
friend will remember her for
the joy, intelligence and love
that came to her so naturally.
She adored people and
was reciprocally doted upon,
Pearl Leinoff
only fitting for someone
born on Valentine's Day
1917.
Pearl was the second child of Rube and
Anna Sharfman. She graduated Central
High School at age 16 after advancing
two grades at Winterhalter School. She
attended Wayne University until she went
to Washington, D.C., in 1938 to work for
the Alcohol Tax Unit of the Bureau of
Revenue. It was a brave move at the time.
Family responsibilities compelled her
to return home, where she continued to
work, locally, for the bureau.
Answering the call to serve during
World War II, Pearl joined the Gray
Ladies of the American Red Cross, pro-
viding companionship to hospitalized
soldiers. She helped to staff the Blood
Bank Canteen while also assisting the
local Jewish Welfare Board in entertaining
troops. Those efforts earned her the only
E she ever received, an "E for Excellence"
from the United States government.
More recently, her contributions have
been heralded in the permanent exhibition
at the Detroit Historical Museum's "Arsenal
of Democracy" under her maiden name,
Pearl Sharfman. Her personal narrative of
the war years remains part of the Veterans

Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI
48323, wwwtemple-israel.org; or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

LENORE "LYNN"
KIRSCH, 93, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct.
28, 2014.
She is survived by
her children, Richard
Kirsch and Katherine
Hughes, Lisa Binder and
Kirsch
Alan Rose; grandchil-
dren, Jamie, Bryan and
Morgan Binder, Adam Kirsch; brother-in-

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History Project, American Folklife Center,
Library of Congress.
Her husband and fellow Detroiter,
Martin, who would forever be her hero,
came into her life in high school. It wasn't
until she ran into him upon his return
from the war, where he served as an army
lieutenant in Europe, that they fell in
love. They were married in 1949. He died
10 years later of leukemia after they had
brought two loving girls into
the world.
Pearl continued to support
her children while working
at Hartman & Tyner Inc.,
until 1992. From then on,
she devoted her love and
wisdom, as she always had,
to her family and friends.
She was the cher-
ished mother of Deborah
(Lanny) Lesser and Susan
(Gary) Gilleran; loving grandmother
of Matthew Frank, Lauren (Jared) Gell,
Renee (Michael) Stein, Kenneth Lesser,
Eli Gilleran, Adrienne (Todd) Anderson
and Gabriel Gilleran; adoring great-grand-
mother of Theodore Gell and Alexis Stein;
she is also survived by many loved nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Leinoff was the beloved wife of the
late Martin Leinoff; dear sister of the late
Ethel (Hyman) Disner, the late Mildred
(Irwin) Robinson and the late Donald (Rae
Ann) Sharfman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Children's Leukemia Foundation of
Michigan, 5455 Corporate Drive, Suite 306,
Troy, MI 48098, www.
leukemiamichigan.org; Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.
holocaustcenter.org; Mary Fran Gilleran
IHM Scholarship Fund, 5012 Oak Bluff
Court, Howell, MI 48843-7861, mfgille-
ranfund.org/?page_id=161; or a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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law, Jack Kirsch. Mrs. Kirsch is also sur-
vived by Steven Binder, Harriet Kirsch;
her devoted caregivers, Tee and Cece;
many loving nieces and nephews.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Sanford Kirsch.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Dementia Care Professionals of America,
www.careprofessionals.org; or a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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