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was the beloved wife of the late Sidney
Goldman; loving sister and sister-in-law of
the late Ruth and the late Paul Newman, the
late Ella Balamut.
Contributions may be made to JARC,
30301 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington
Hills, MI 48334; Kenny Goldman Basketball
League at JCC, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a charity of
one's choice. Services and interment were
held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

DR. ROGER GREKIN,
71, of Ann Arbor, died
Sept. 29, 2015.
He is survived by
his wife, Linda Grekin;
children, Joe Grekin and
Jenn McKee, Josh Grekin
and Deleska Crockett, Dr.
Grekin
Emily Grekin and Chris
Russell; grandchildren,
Lily and Neve Grekin-
McKee, Maya and Zoe Grekin, Abigail and
Kara Russell; siblings, Linda Shubow and
David Howard, Kenneth Grekin and Dan
Wood; brother-in-law, Michael Zitomer.
Dr. Grekin was the devoted son of the late
Zivia Grekin and the late Dr. Jack Grekin.
Interment was at Arborcrest Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Temple Beth
Emeth, Music Fund, 2309 Packard St., Ann
Arbor, MI 48104, secure.templebethemeth.
org/?q=node/31; Ann Arbor Symphony, 220
E. Huron, Suite 470, Ann Arbor, MI 48104,
www.a2so.com; or Habitat for Humanity,
121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709, www.
habitat.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

DR. MICHAEL KENT,
66, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 28, 2015.
He graduated from
Ohio College of Podiatric
Medicine in 1971 and
did his residency at Kern
Hospital, where he later
Kent
became the hospital trea-
surer for 10 years. He was
a member of the Diplomat
of American Board of Foot and Anlde
Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of
Foot and Anlde Surgery; and he participated
in the Resident Training Committee.
Dr. Kent practiced with love and caring
for 41 years. He was a selfless man who put
his family and friends before him always.
His kind soul will stay in their hearts forever.
Dr. Kent is survived by his beloved wife of
44 years, Marilyn Kent; father, Mitchell Kent;
son, Matthew Kent of Birmingham; daugh-
ter, Melissa "Missy" Kent of Birmingham;
sisters and brother-in-law, Sheila Kent Hoff
and Steven Hoff of Sarasota, Fla., Corinne
Kent of Oak Park; many other loving family
members and friends.
He was the son of the late Rose Kent.
Contributions may be made to Jewish

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Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, Kadima
or to a charity of one's choice. Interment
took place at the Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

RUTH DRIKER KROLL,
90, of Southfield, died
Sept. 30, 2015.
She is survived by her
son, Michael Kroll; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Shelley
Beth Kroll and Richard
Feigenberg; grandchildren,
Kroll
Benjamin Feigenberg and
Swapna Reddy, and Emily
Feigenberg; brothers and
sister-in-law, Jack Driker, Eugene and Elaine
Driker; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr.
Phillip and Syma Kroll.
Mrs. Kroll was the beloved wife of the
late Irving Kroll; the dear sister-in-law of
the late Trudy Driker.
Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Sholem Aleichem Institute, 5600 W. Maple
#D405, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; the
Alzheimer's Association-Greater Michigan
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100,
Southfield, MI 48033, www.alz.org/gmc; or
a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ILEENE HARRIET
LEVIN, 88, of Boca
Raton, Fla., formerly of
Detroit, died Sept. 27,
2015.
She is survived by
her daughters and
sons-in-law, Phyllis and
Levin
Richard Canvasser of
West Bloomfield, Miriam
and Jay Coopersmith;
grandchildren, Stacy Goldberg, Julie
(Tony) Purther, Ryan Coopersmith; great-
grandchildren, Sloane Goldberg, Spencer
Goldberg, Ethan Purther, Avery Purther,
Lila Purther; cousins, Betty Becker, Jackie
Medford; devoted caregivers, other loving
family members and friends.
Mrs. Levin was the beloved wife of the
late Newton A. Levin.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association or to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment was held
at the Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

VICTOR "VIC" MORROS, 84, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 3, 2015.
He is survived by his brother, Jack
Morros; nieces and nephews, Penny and
Joel Woolf, Mark and Cari Morros; great-
nieces and great-nephew, Sarah, Ilyse,
Joseph, Rachel and Allison.
He was the devoted son of the late Rebecca
and the late Samuel Morros; the loving
brother of the late Shirley Baker; the dear
brother-in-law of the late Rosalind Morros.

Lawyer And Leader

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lan S. Burstein, of Fayetteville
and Old Forge, N.Y., a prominent
attorney and community leader,
died of complications from pancreatic
cancer on Oct. 1, 2015, surrounded by his
loving family. He was 75 years old and was
among a very small percentage of five-year
pancreatic cancer survivors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 52
years, Margery Gordon Burstein. They mar-
ried on June 23, 1963.
Alan was born to Harry S. Burstein, M.D.
and Florence Rosen Burstein in Detroit on
Sept. 21, 1940, and grew up there, attending
Mumford High School.
He attended the University of Michigan
earning a B.A. in 1962 in pre-legal studies
and the University of Michigan Law School,
from which he was awarded a juris doctor
in 1965.
He was admitted to the New York State
Bar in 1966 and was also a member of the
Michigan Bar. Alan practiced law for nearly
50 years.
After graduating law school, at the urging
of his late father-in-law, Albert Gordon, he
began his legal career in 1965 at the firm
then known as Hiscock, Cowie, Bruce, Lee
& Mawhinney, now Barclay Damon.
He was a partner at the Hiscock Firm
for 20 years. In 1985, he joined the firm
Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Lawler &
Burstein; and in 2013, he became of coun-
sel to its successor firm, Scolaro, Fetter,
Grizanti, McGough & King P.C. He was a
skilled litigator and negotiator who had
deep empathy for and dedication to his cli-
ents. He was a leader in many local charities
and nonprofits.
Earlier in his career, he was associate
counsel from 1971-72 (Sen. Earl Bridges)
and special counsel in 1973 (Sen. Warren
Anderson) to the majority leader and presi-

Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
American Heart Association, 40 Oak
Hollow, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48033,
www.heart.org/HEARTORG; or American
Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive,
Southfield, MI 48076, www.cancer.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HARVEY ROSENBERG, 85, of West
Bloomfield, died on Oct. 2, 2015.
He was much beloved by his sister, Terry
Neuman, and brother, Ronnie Rogers, both
of West Bloomfield; nephew, Steven Neuman
of Castaic, Calif.; nieces, Erica Neuman
McManus of Atascadero, Calif., Laura Rogers
of Brooklyn, N.Y., Jennifer Rogers Anderson
of Brooklyn, and their families.
His Southfield Toastmasters group will
undoubtedly miss his speeches, table topics,
jokes, etc., and his siblings' lives will never
be the same.

dent pro-tem of the New York State Senate.
He ran the Syracuse mayoral campaign of
John O'Connor against Lee Alexander. Alan
was general counsel and corporate secre-
tary to Penfield Manufacturing Company
in Syracuse, the family business, for many
years.
He served on the Fifth Judicial District
Attorney Grievance Committee by appoint-
ment of the Appellate Division of the Fourth
Judicial Department.
He served as vice president and later was
named honorary vice president for life of
Temple Adath Yeshurun. He was a moving
force and annual toastmaster of the Temple
Adath Citizen of the Year Dinner for many
years and received the Citizen of the Year
award in 1994.
Alan loved the Adirondacks, enjoying the
family camp on Fourth Lake for more than
50 years, where his family and friends gath-
ered each summer.
His survivors, in addition to his wife, are
two sons, Mark Albert Burstein (Anthony
Balbona) of New York City and Robert
Gordon Burstein (Dajung Chung) of
Edgewater, N.J.; daughter, Florence Levy
(Joel) of Denver, Cola; three grandchil-
dren, Hope and Campbell Levy, and Lydia
Burstein; brother, Richard J. Burstein
(Gayle) of Bloomfield Hills; sister, Diane
B. Wainess (James Safran) of Beverly Hills,
Mich.; brothers-in-law, Charles L. Gordon
(Julie) and Dr. P. Steven Wainess; five nieces
and nephews; four great-nieces and great-
nephews.
Funeral services and burial were in
Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct. 2. In lieu of flowers,
please consider a donation to Temple Adath
Yeshurun, the United Way of Central New
York, or the Syracuse Jewish Federation.
Arrangements by Sisskind Funeral Service,
www.sisskindfuneralservice.com . *

SHIRLEY ROSENBERG,
94, of West Bloomfield,
died Oct. 1, 2015.
She is survived by her
son and daughter-in-
law, Howard and Brenda
Rosenberg; daughters
and son-in-law, Marlene
Shirley
Rosenberg, Arlene and
Rosenberg
Rick Agree; grandchil-
dren, Marlo and Jason
Scott, Aaron and Preity Boesky, Lena Agree,
Stacy and Michael Zousmer, Joey and Haily
Agree; great-grandchildren, Ava and Aiden
Scott, Bradley, Lindsey and Jamie Zousmer,
Blayze Karp, George and Alex Agree.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.