obituaries
ARNOLD BERG, 88, of
Franklin, died April 4,
2015.
He is survived by
his beloved wife of 65
years, Barbara Berg;
daughters and sons-
in-law, Linda and Dr.
William Solomon of
West Bloomfield, Wendy
and Ronald Gruskin,
also of West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Jeffrey (Michelle) Solomon, Daniel (Lisa)
Solomon, Jennifer Zeidman and Michael
Zeidman; great-grandchildren, Zoe and
Gabriel; devoted caregivers, Mary and
Patricia; many other loving family mem-
bers and friends.
Interment was held at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to the National Parkinson
Foundation or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
ALBERT BERLIN, 87,
of Del Ray Beach, Fla.,
died April 5, 2015.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Barbara Berlin; son
and daughter-in-law,
Howard and Ellen Berlin
Berlin
of Huntington Woods;
daughters and sons-in-
law, Phyllis Berlin and
Martin Goldfarb of Charlotte, N.C., Shelly
and Mike Reiter of Oak Park; brother,
Newton Berlin of Farmington Hills; sister-
in-law, Diane (the late Joseph) Kriszenfeld;
grandchildren, Meredith, Ian and Joey
Berlin, Jason Reiter; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Mr. Berlin was the brother-in-law of the
late Adele Berlin.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
KAY BERMAN, 95, of Southfield, died
April 10, 2015.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Lester and Francine Berman
of Southfield; grandchildren, Carolyn
Berman, Nathaniel and Rena Berman;
great-grandchildren, Devorah Berman,
Rivka Berman.
Mrs. Berman was the beloved wife for
35 years of the late Rubin Berman; dear
sister and sister-in-law of the late Ann
Kleinstein and the late Irving Kleinstein,
the late Larry and the late Ida Blake.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment was held
at Clover Hill Park in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
DR. GERALD
BRICKNER, 87, of
Farmington Hills, died
April 10, 2015.
He is survived by his
wife, Phyllis Brickner;
daughters and sons-
in-law, Julie and Bill
Brickner
Stern, Amy Brickner
and Stewart Carroll,
and Stacy and Mitchell
Wiatrak; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Kurt
and Sara Brickner; grandchildren, Lindsay
and Jason Cox, Ari and Blair Stern, Emily
Stern and Jake Gatof, Sara and Grant
Grays, Isaac Brickner, Evan Brickner, Kiera
and Jeff Stein, Bryce Wiatrak and Perri
Wiatrak; great-grandchild, Sydney Cox. He
is also survived by Michael and Barbara
Alpert.
Dr. Brickner was the loving brother
of the late Margaret Alpert and the late
Roslyn Holtz.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made
to Botsford Hospital, do Botsford
Foundation, 28050 Grand River Ave.,
Farmington Hills, MI 48336, www.
botsford.org; Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323,
wwwtemple-israel.org; or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
MARY CLINTON, 88, of West Bloomfield,
died April 7, 2015.
She is survived by her daughters and
son-in-law, Barbara Zavalick, Denice
Clinton, and Linda and Laurence Folkoff
of West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Rochell (Keith) Griffin, Brian Stolman,
Bradley Folkoff, Erica (Michael) Cahn,
Kenneth Folkoff; great-grandchildren, Leo
and Lily Cahn; many other loving family
members and friends.
Mrs. Clinton was the beloved wife of
the late Joseph Clinton; the sister of the
late Albert Kesner and the late Shirley
Greenwald.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment took place at
the Beth Abraham cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Colombo
JODI RICH COLOMBO,
44, of Oak Park, died
April 5, 2015.
Ms. Colombo is sur-
vived by her father, Marc
Rich; brother, David
Rich; uncle, Joe Smiler;
other loving relatives
and friends.
She was the loving
daughter of the late
Cindy Rich.
Contributions may be made to Pan
Can-Pancreatic Action Network Inc., 2141
Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan
Beach, CA 90266, www.pancan.org ; or a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
DR. MYRON
GINSBERG, 71, of
Farmington Hills, died
April 10, 2015.
He was born May 3,
1943, in Brockton, Mass.,
to Frank and Evelyn
(Spekin) Ginsberg. He
Ginsberg
earned a B.A. in math
at Boston University in
1965, a M.A. in math at
Clark University in 1967 and a Ph.D. in
computer science at the University of Iowa
in 1972.
Dr. Ginsberg was an associate professor
of computer science at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas, a staff research
scientist for General Motors Research
Laboratories, GM Technical Center in
Warren, Mich., and was a national and
international lecturer for six professional
organizations for math and computer soci-
eties (ACM, SIAM, IEEE, SIGMA XI, SAE,
ASME).
For research and application of super-
computing to the automotive industry,
he was a Fellow of ACM (Association of
Computer Machinery) in 1995 and a life
fellow of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers Inc.) in 2009.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
Judith Rosenbaum Ginsberg; daughter
and son-in-law, Ellen and Bryan Hochberg
of Farmington Hills; grandchildren,
Andrea Rose Hochberg and Marissa Carly
Hochberg; brother-in-law and sister-in-
law, Dr. Alan and Maxine Rosenbaum
of West Bloomfield; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Contributions may be made to the Dr.
Myron Ginsberg Memorial Scholarship
Fund for DSO's Civic Youth Jazz Ensembles
or to the Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy
Network.
Interment took place at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
JOSEPH HAMER, 95, of
Southfield, died April 6,
2015.
He is survived by
his beloved wife, Sadie
Hamer; daughters and
sons-in-law, Marilyn
Hamer and Al Levett of
Hamer
West Bloomfield, Lori
Hamer Delmar and Alan
Delmar of Arlington
Hts., Ill.; brother, Herbert Hamer of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Sarah and
Aaron Levett, Rachel Delmar; many loving
nieces, nephews, other family members
and friends.
Mr. Hamer was the brother of the late
Rose (the late Larry) Deierlein, the late
Sarah (the late Saul) Shur, the late Annabel
(the late Edmund) McGlaun, the late
Wallace (the late Eva) Hamer; the brother-
in-law of the late Eleanor Hamer.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Federation, the Alzheimer's Association
or a charity of one's choice. Interment
took place at Beth El Cemetery in Livonia.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Hertz
HELEN HERTZ, 92, of
Birmingham, died April
7, 2015.
Mrs. Hertz is survived
by her sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Lee Hertz
and Dr. Barbara Crone of
West Bloomfield, Steven
and Barbara Hertz of
Milford; grandchildren,
Dana, Brent, Jenna and
Lauren Hertz.
She was the beloved wife of the late
William Hertz. Mrs. Hertz was also pre-
deceased by her longtime companion,
Charlie Simmons.
Contributions may be made to Michigan
Jewish Sports Foundation, Bill Hertz
Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2000 Oakley
Park Road, Suite 104, Walled Lake, MI
48390, www.michiganjewishsports.org ;
Wounded Warriors, P.O. Box 758516,
Topeka, KS 66675, www.
woundedwarriorproject.org; or a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
ETHEL KROOPNICK, 92, of West
Bloomfield, died April 8, 2015.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Rick and Ellen Kroopnick of
West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-
law, Ellen and Gary Keys of New Boston,
Mich.; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley
and Earl Keil of Denver, Colo.; grand-
children, Aaron Keys (fiancee, Samantha
Fernandez), Jessica (Daniel) Parris,
Robert Keys, Jared Kroopnick, Michael
Kroopnick; great-grandchild, Matthew
Parrish; many other loving family mem-
bers and friends.
Mrs. Kroopnick was the beloved wife of
the late Saul Kroopnick.
Contributions may be made to JARC
or to a charity of one's choice. Interment
took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park
Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
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