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MERWYN J. HERMAN,
76, of the Villages, Fla.,
died Sept. 15, 2016.
He passed away with
his family by his side
after a long battle with
cancer.
Mr. Herman is sur-
Herman
vived by his loving
wife of 50 years, Cheryl
(Swartz) Herman;
children, Carrie (Jeffrey) Bedard, Kim
(Adrian) Martinez; grandchildren,
Morgan, Hunter, Maci, Noah, Elizabeth,
Kennedy and Eden; his brother, Dennis
(Robin) Herman; sister, Sandie Sherman;
loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society or a charity of
one’s choice.

VIOLA KAPPY, 86, of
West Bloomfield, died
Sept. 27, 2016.
She is survived by her
husband, Garry Kappy;
sons and daughters-in-
law, Irvin and Barbara
Kappy, and Ira and Ilse
Kappy
Kappy; grandchildren,
Brandon and Michelle
Kappy; aunt, Gita
Weinberger; sister-in-
law, Sarah Kappy; many
loving nieces, nephews
and dear friends.
Mrs. Kappy was preced-
ed in death by her adored
brother, Ervin; uncles,
aunts, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Kappy Family Anne Frank Fund,
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48334-3738, www.holocaustcenter.org; or
to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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MARJORIE DAVIDSON
KURZMANN, 90, of
Novi, died Sept. 27,
2016.
She is survived by her
husband of 64 years,
Maurice Kurzmann;
sons and daughters-in-
Kurzmann
law, Neil and Eve Nelson
Kurzmann of Portland,
Maine, Robert and Holly
Kurzmann of Huntington Woods, Danny
and Lisa Kurzmann of West Bloomfield;
daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Jason
Bodnick of West Palm Beach, Fla.; sister
and brother-in-law, Arlene and David
Margolin of West Bloomfield; grand-
children, Jacob Kurzmann, David and
Katie Kurzmann, Matthew Kurzmann,
Ari Kurzmann, Isaac Kurzmann, Dorit
Bodnick, Zachery Bodnick, Mya Bodnick;
great-granddaughter, Sari Caroline
Kurzmann.
Mrs. Kurzmann was the loving sister
and sister-in-law of the late Dr. Gerald and
the late Rosalie Davidson.
Contributions may be made to
American Technion Society, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite 304, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301; Frankel Jewish Academy,
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Interment was held at Clover Hill Park in
Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

EILEEN LEIDER, 88,
died Sept. 22, 2016.
She was the youngest
of three sisters.
Mrs. Leider graduated
Central High in 1945,
attended U.S.C., where
she pursued her life’s
Leider
passion: Frank Sinatra;
she babysat his children
on the MGM lot.
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year later. They built a warm and loving
home together and enjoyed 52 years of
marriage. Eileen and Irv were founding
members of Congregation Beth Shalom.
Eileen was an entrepreneur. She founded
Top It Off Inc., a clothing company with
a wholesale division and multiple retail
locations; she was a rock star manufactur-
ers rep.
In their later years, Eileen and Irv
traveled to the Orient, England, Israel,
Amsterdam, Hawaii and Las Vegas.
Recently, Eileen enjoyed her winters away
from Michigan, with extended travels to
Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Maui.
Mrs. Leider was the loving mother
of Robert, Leslie and Jan, Aaron and
Michael, and David and Raigan; the cher-
ished grandmother of JP and Katy, Dana,
Michael, Becca and Dor, Joanie, Fiona,
Natasha and Melissa, Josh, Christina,
Vitalyi and Aidana. She cherished her
friendship with Gussie Janeski, her care-
taker and companion. She is also survived
by devoted nieces and nephews, other
family members, friends and friends of
her children; to whom she was second
mother and confidante.
She was the sister of Sylvia (the late
Harry), and the late Eva and Arthur
Tractenberg; daughter-in-law of the late
Annie and Max Leider; sister-in-law of
Edith and Milton Simmons, and the late
Goldie Leider Reichstein and Schifra
Leider Henry.
Contributions may be sent to:
Congregation Beth Shalom, the Eileen
and Irven Leider Kiddush Fund, www.
congbethshalom.org/donations, 14601
Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237, (248)
547-7970; or to a charity of one’s choice.
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

YEFIM MEDVINSKY,
83, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 29, 2016.
He is survived by his
wife of 64 years, Genya
Medvinsky; son and
daughter-in-law, Felix
and Raisa Medvinsky
Medvinsky
of West Bloomfield;
c. 1972
grandchildren, Mike and
Elizabeth Medvinsky,
Erica and Jeff Schlenker; great-grandchil-
dren, Dahlia Medvinsky, Ari Medvinsky,
Jude Medvinsky, Reese Schlenker.
Mr. Medvinsky was the dear brother and
brother-in-law of the late Victor and the
late Lena Medvinsky.
Contributions may be made to any can-
cer fund. Interment was held at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

BELLE SHAW, 86, of
Troy, died Sept. 26, 2016.
She is survived by her
husband of 67 years,
Ben Shaw; her children,
Neal and Paulette Shaw,
Mark Shaw, Susan
Shaw-Minger and David
Shaw
Minger, Wendy Shaw,
c. 1983
Ken Shaw and Lisa
Billershaw; grandchil-
dren, Alissa and Kassem Kleit, Amy Shaw,
Denise Minger and Jayden Billershaw;
great-grandson, Alex Kleit.
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/
gmcl; Michigan Humane Society, 30300
Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane.org;
or National Wildlife Federation, 11100
Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190,
www.nwf.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

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