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MEL BOROCK, 75, of
West Bloomfield, died
Dec. 24, 2017.
He is survived by his
children, Jody Borock,
and Bret and Lindsey
Borock; sisters and
brother-in-law,
Borock
Brenda and Ira Jaffe,
and Susan Grant;
nieces and neph-
ews, Sherri and Tedd
Friedman, David and Aly Jaffe, Adam
and Allison Grant, Traci Grant ( fiance,
Michael Caples); his loving companion
and caregiver, Marilyn Stein.
Mr. Borock was the devoted son of
the late Florence and the late Paul
Borock.
Services will be held on Sunday, Jan.
7, at 11 a.m. at the Davidson/Hermelin
Chapel at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Jewish
Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit,
6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, www.jslmi.org; University
of Michigan Brain Bank, 400 N. Ingalls
St., Room G179, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,
www.brainbank.umich.edu; or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MINNA KAUFMAN,
105, of Southfield,
died Dec. 21, 2017.
She was a member
of Gemilut Chasidim
and Hadassah.
Mrs. Kaufman is
survived by her chil-
Kaufman
dren, Joan Kaufman,
and Dr. James and
Bonnie Kaufman;
grandchildren,
Michelle Kaufman,
Sheri and Paul Serra,
Karen and Ian Harris;
great-grandchildren,
Danielle, Melissa,
Kaelyn, Kieran, Luke
and Georgiana; many nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
She was the beloved wife for 43
years of the late Otto Kaufman.
Interment was at Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, 248-851-6880, www.
cbahm.org. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

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LOVA KHORAM, 91,
of Bloomfield Hills,
died Dec. 22, 2017.
Known as “Unky” by
his family, Mr. Khoram
took GM single hand-
edly into Russia with
a $3 billion deal. As
Khoram
part of his work with
General Motors, he
dealt with Nikita
Khrushchev and
Mikhail Gorbachev.
Unky was also the translator for
the Vice President Nixon-Khrushchev
debates at the 1959 Fair in Moscow
(see www.history.com/this-day-in-
history/nixon-debates-khrushchev-at-
a-fair-inmoscow).
As a young child, he and his family
moved to Tehran, Iran, to escape the
pogroms in Russia.
Unky received his engineering
degree from Wayne State University.
He worked as an engineer at GM,
eventually becoming a vice president
for sales in Russia and eastern Europe,
where he interacted with Russian and
other leaders.
While an engineer at GM, he also
taught Russian at Wayne State. He
published a book titled Electrification
of Railways in the U.S.S.R. in 1965.
Well-traveled, well-educated and
very respected, he was also a perfect
gentleman and a remarkable person
yet remained humble; he made every-
one comfortable in his presence. His
loyalty to his family and friends was
amazing.
Mr. Khoram is survived by his lov-
ing partner for 18 years, Charlotte
Robson; loving and devoted “Unky”
to Rita Forbes (Howard) Golding, Esty
Forbes (Michael) Lohnberg and Nikki
Forbes (Mark) Segall; nine great-niec-
es and great-nephews; 12 great-great-
nieces and great-great-nephews.
He was the dear husband of the late
Shura Khoram and the late Bernadette
Khoram; cherished brother of the late
Rena (the late Joe) Forbes, and the late
Beba Khoram.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Barbara Karmanos Cancer
Institute, Contributions-VE01FS, 4100
John R, Detroit, MI 48201, (248) 351-
1850, ext. 7602, giving@karmanos.org.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

MARTIN KOBY, 87, of
Southfield, died Dec. 26,
2017.
A Holocaust survivor,
Martin was a hidden
child. After receiving
a degree in Slavic lan-
guages, he then became
Koby
a pharmacist for 42
years and enjoyed many
hobbies, including being
a wood carver, coin col-
lector and a collector of
Israeli stamps.
Mr. Koby was a mem-
ber of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek and,
in younger years, a member of AZA and
BBYO.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years,
Florence Koby of Southfield; children,
Myles B. and Betty Koby, Allene H. Koby,
Glenda J. Koby and Bruce Spiegel, and
Pamela S. Koby and Thomas Bopp;
grandchildren, Jay Koby, Ross Koby, Julia
Spiegel, Jeannie Spiegel, Sara and Kelly
Delk, Daniel and Samantha Whitney;
great-grandchildren, Nathan Delk,
Whitney Delk, Ryan Whitney, Stella
Whitney and Alayna Whitney; sister-
in-law, Lynda Koby; brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Louis and Sara Brooks;
nieces and nephews, Amy and Andrew
Fox, Susan and Scott Lindquist, Nancy
and Matt Hutchinson, Jason Brooks and
Catherine Jun, Daniel Brooks and Sara
Gold; great-nieces and great-nephew,
Sophie, Mya, Asher and Lilah.
Mr. Koby was the dear brother of the
late Robert Koby.
Interment was at Beth Tefilo Emanuel
Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
CHAIM (Children of Holocaust Survivors
Assn. in Michigan), P. O. Box 339614,
Farmington Hills, MI 48333; Alzheimer’s
Association, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48033, 248-351-0280,
www.alz.org; or Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, 248-553-2400,
www.holocaustcenter.org. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

SYLVIA S. LURIE, 101, of Sterling Heights,
died Dec. 26, 2017.
She is survived by her sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Norman and Lynne Lurie,
David and Debye Lurie; daughter-in-law,
Ann Lurie; son-in-law, Donald Galovich;
13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lurie was the beloved wife of the
late Leonard Lurie; the cherished mother
of the late Robert Lurie and the late Anne
Galovich.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to University
of Michigan, Sylvia S. Lurie Michigan

Engineering Scholarship Fund, 3003
S. State St., Suite 9000, Ann Arbor, MI
48109, leadersandbest.umich.edu/find/#!/
give/basket/fund/700143; or Robert H.
Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of
Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior
L3-125, Chicago, IL 60611, cancer.north
western.edu/about/donate-volunteer.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ADELE FISHBEIN
MATTINGLY, 92, of
West Bloomfield, died
Dec. 23, 2017.
She was born and
raised in Chicago and
was in the Cadet Nurse
Corps during WW II;
Mattingly
she later became a regis-
tered nurse.
Mrs. Mattingly is
survived by her sons
and daughter-in-law, Joseph Fishbein of
Minnesota, and David and Nurit Fishbein
of Israel; daughter and son-in-law, Susan
Fishbein and Daniel Bruneau of North
Carolina; grandchildren, Sarah, Hadar,
Netanel and Efrat Fishbein; great-grand-
son, Samuel Vega. She is also survived by
the Mendenhall and Mattingly families.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Dr. Herbert Fishbein and the late Louis
Mattingly; the loving sister of the late
Morton R. Rosen and the late Vera
Cooper; the devoted daughter of the late
Joseph Rosen, D.D.S., and the late Tillie
Block.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.

CALVIN “CAL” MOSS,
84, of Southfield, died
Dec. 27, 2017.
He is survived by
his wife of 39 years,
Cynthia Moss; children,
Kenny and Sabrina
Moss, David Moss and
Moss
Sharon Mayone, Michele
and Michael Colton,
Sheri Kaplan, Alan and
Brenda Ferber, Audra
and Daniel Halprin, and Melissa and
Lawrence Kovacs; grandchildren, Laura
and Steven Heravi, Jordan Moss and Amy
Felty, Clayton Moss, Ethan Moss, Leah
Moss, Henry Moss, Eric, Adam and Kyle
Colton, Kayla Kaplan, Jacob, Faith and
Samuel Ferber, Landon Halprin, Brooke
Halprin, Aaron Strager, Lauren Strager,
Spencer Slayden, Nolan Kovacs and
Cameron Kovacs; great-grandchildren,
Violet and Jackson Heravi, Cohen and Eli
Moss.
Mr. Moss was the loving brother of the