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Obituaries

LEO FRANK, 101, of Rye, N.Y., died
April 11, 2015.
For 72 years, he was the loving hus-
band of the late Miriam Frank.
He is survived by his three children:
Sidney Frank (Alice) of West Bloomfield,
Marshall Frank (Rosanna), and Elise
(George Sterman); seven grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren, who all cel-
ebrated Passover with him a week before
his death.
Services were held at Congregation Kti
in Port Chester, N.Y. Contributions may
be made to to Kti Synagogue, 575 King
St., Port Chester, NY 10573.

devoted caregiver, Audrey Johnson;
many loving nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Jacobs was the beloved wife of
the late Morton Jacobs.
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/gmc; Michigan Humane
Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220,
Bingham Farms, MI 48025,
michiganhumane.org ; or a charity
of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

PATRICIA "PAT" FURBY, 81, of
Clinton Township, died April 8, 2015.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Robert and Marcie (Ziskind)
Furby of Novi.
Mrs. Furby was the beloved wife of the
late Truman Furby; devoted mother to
the late William Furby.
A private service was held for family
and friends. Contributions may be made
to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

ETHEL KROOPNICK, 92, of West
Bloomfield, died April 8, 2015.
In the early years of her life, Mrs.
Kroopnick was a gifted student who
developed a lifelong passion for educa-
tion and learning. She earned bachelor's
and master's degrees from Wayne State
University and pursued doctoral studies
at Harvard University. A longtime educa-
tor, Mrs. Kroopnick held the position of
professor of economics at Wayne State
University and served in the same capac-
ity at the Detroit Institute of Technology.
A very compassionate and loving
person, Mrs. Kroopnick and her late hus-
band, Saul, were married for 60 years.
Together, they doted on their children,
Rick and Ellen, and later their grand-
children, Jared, Aaron, Jessica, Michael
and Bob. In 2013, Mrs. Kroopnick was
blessed with a great-grandson, Matthew.
Mrs. Kroopnick is survived by her
children, Rick (Ellen) Kroopnick, and
Ellen (Gary) Keys. She was the adoring
grandmother of Aaron Keys (fiancee,
Samantha Fernandez), Jessica (Daniel)
Parrish, Robert Keys, Jared Kroopnick
and Michael Kroopnick; and great-
grandson, Matthew Parrish. Mrs.
Kroopnick is also survived by a sister,
Shirley (Earl) Keil; other family members
and friends.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to JARC or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

CARL DENNIS
"DENNY"
GERMANSKY, 70, of
West Bloomfield, died
April 17, 2015.
He is survived
by brother, Michael
Germansky, and
Germansky
his fiancee, Michele
c. 1962
Roman; sister-in-law,
Nancy Germansky;
nieces and nephews, Brooke and
Tristan McCully; their children, Quinn
and Reese McCully, Scott and Melissa
Germansky, and Hannah Germansky;
great-nephews; many other loving rela-
tives and friends.
He was the beloved son of the late
Harry and the late Evelyn Germansky;
the cherished brother of the late
Stuart Germansky and the late Eliot
Germansky.
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
made to American Cancer Society, 20450
Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076,
www.cancer.org; or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

GILBERTA JACOBS, 94, of West
Bloomfield, died April 17, 2015.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, John and Gilda Jacobs
of Huntington Woods, Charles Jacobs
of Newton, Mass.; daughter, Elizabeth
Jacobs of Southfield; grandchildren,
Rachel Jacobs and Todd Waldman,
Jessica and Joshua Steinhart, Julia Jacobs
and Emma Jacobs; great-grandchildren,
Jacob Waldman and Lyle Steinhart;
brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and
Joyce Rothstein of West Bloomfield;

RUTH LET VIN, 96, a

native Detroiter, passed
away peacefully on
April 11, 2015, at her
winter home in
Altamonte Springs, Fla.
She was the glue that
held families together.
Letvin
She was generous,
compassionate, car-
ing and very loving. She set a beautiful
example of motherhood to her children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
others. She always had her opinions and
advice.
Mrs. Letvin was the past president and
lifetime member of Hadassah at Buckley

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