obituaries » Obituaries from page 61 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. 32418 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills 248-862-5747 Mon-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-12mid, Sun 11am-8pm 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. Eileen met Irv in 1949; they married a Featuring ~ Shiva Trays, Dairy Trays, Deli Trays, Candy & Nut Trays, Fruit Trays, Custom Specialty Trays made upon request. $5.00 OFF on All Trays (one coupon per order) CORK & RYE LIQUOR 2117860 62 October 6 • 2016 Obituaries 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. Feature your business with HipCityDeals to acquire quality and eager new customers via our highly-targeted marketing. 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