soul

of blessed memory

MICHAEL ABELS, 76,
of West Bloomfield,
died Aug. 9, 2018.
He is survived by
his son and daughter-
in-law, Anthony and
Jennifer Abels; brother
and sisters-in-law,
Abels
Sidney and Bobi Abels,
Donna Rosenberg;
many loving nieces,
nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mr. Abels was the beloved husband
of the late Dennice Abels; father of the
late Todd Abels; brother of the late
Allen Abels.
Interment was held at Beth El
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

MARTIN ALVIN, 69, of
Huntington Woods,
died Aug. 7, 2018.
He is survived by
his wife, Diane Alvin;
daughter, Joanne Alvin;
sister, Karen Pleasant;
mother and stepfa-
Alvin
ther, Sybil and Jerry
Avison; brothers-in-
law and sisters-in-law,
Michael Mostov, Patti
Mostov (Dan) Hartman, Stephen (Ruth)
Mostov; nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Interment was at Forest Hills
Cemetery in Ann Arbor. Contributions
may be made to Orchards Children’s
Services, 24901 Northwestern Hwy.,
Suite 500, Southfield, MI 48075, www.
orchards.org; National Council of
Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser Road,
Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033, www.
ncjwgds.org; Toledo Jewish Community
Foundation, 6465 W. Sylvania Ave.,
Sylvania, OH 43560, www.jewishtoledo.
org (on check indicate: Sydney Mostov
Memorial Fund); or an affiliated agency

of the Jewish Federation. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GRACE “GRACIA”
ROBERTA BENNISH,
74, of Baltimore, Md.,
and Tarpon Springs,
Fla., died Aug. 1, 2018.
A student in the
Detroit Public Schools,
she graduated from
Bennish
the art program at
Mumford High School
and received her bach-
elor’s in fine arts from
Wayne State University. Her Jewish edu-
cation was at Workmen’s Circle.
Grace’s passions in life were her art
and bringing joy to others with the
beauty she created. Her talent was rec-
ognized early. As a high school senior
at Mumford, she won the National
Scholastic Gold Medal in Art, which
was presented to her by Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller at the Museum of Modern
Art in New York. This was accompanied
by a college scholarship and the incor-
poration of the winning artwork in a
museum collection in New York.
Grace’s oeuvre ranged from prints to
watercolors to photography. She was
especially proud of her pastel rendi-
tions of the many parrots in her menag-
erie, which were exhibited widely and
published in book form.
In more recent years, Grace devel-
oped a deep commitment to human
rights and animal welfare, serving as
the president of United for Human
Rights in Florida.
Mrs. Bennish is survived by her
husband of 30 years, Garry Roberts;
her brothers and sisters-in-law, Aaron
and Nechama Bennish, Michael and
Marie-Christine Bennish, and Joseph
and Harriet Bennish; many loving
nieces, nephews, friends and colleagues
throughout the world, whose lives she
enriched in many ways.
Contributions may be made to
Gilchrist Hospice of Maryland, www.

gilchristcares.org; or to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Interment was at
Workmen’s Circle Cemetery in Clinton
Township. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

SEYMOUR BURG, 88,
of Southfield, died Aug.
7, 2018.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Irene Burg; daugh-
ters, Andrea Burg-
Kushim, Susan Burg;
Burg
son and daughter-
in-law, Steven Eric
and Iphigenia Burg;
grandchildren, Michael
(Juliana) Kushim, Jonathan, Simone,
Josiah and Shayna Burg; many other
loving family members and friends; and
his devoted pet, Chico.
Mr. Burg was the brother of the late
Blanche Duke and the late Ruth Glass.
Interment took place at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Contributions may be made to the
Michigan Humane Society or to a char-
ity of one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

MARILYN FOSTER
DOMBCHIK, former
Detroiter, passed away
Aug. 7, 2018, with her
loving family around
her in Texas.
She is survived
by her son, Scott
Dombchik
Freedman; grand-
children, Hannah
Freedman and
Matthew Dombchik;
and numerous other family and friends.
Mrs. Dombchik was preceded in
death by her loving husband, Jerry
Dombchik; her parents, Samuel and
Anne Foster; and her brother, Melvin
Foster.
Arrangements were by Dallas Jewish
Funerals of Dallas, Texas. Memorial

contributions may be made in memory
to the San Diego Center for the Blind,
5922 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA
92115; or to a charity of one’s choice.

HELEN SNIDERMAN
GARELICK, 101, for-
merly of Detroit,
passed away July 31,
2018, in Phoenix, Ariz.
She was born in
Baltimore, Md., on
Sept. 20, 1916, but
Garelick
grew up in Detroit and
attended Northern
High School (1933),
and Wayne State
University (B.A. in special education,
1964).
She taught children with special
needs in Detroit before moving to
Arizona in 1975 with her husband,
Robert Garelick, a noted art dealer in
Detroit and Arizona. She loved working
with children and she loved to travel; in
her retirement, she and Robert made
numerous trips around the world.
Shortly after Robert died in 2008, she
moved into the Kivel Manor Assisted
Living Center in Phoenix, where she
remained until her death, just short of
turning 102.
Mrs. Garelick was devoted to family
and was happiest when surrounded
by relatives and friends at numer-
ous social gatherings in Detroit and
Arizona. She was loved by many and
known by all for her kindness, humor,
intelligence and humility.
She is survived by three children, four
grandchildren and two great-grandchil-
dren.
There will be a Celebration of Life
ceremony on Sept. 21, 2018, at Kivel
Manor in Phoenix. To send cards or
donations, contact Kivel Manor (www.
kivelcare.org). Her ashes will be stored
next to her husband’s at the National
Memorial Cemetery Columbarium out-
side of Phoenix. May her memory be a
blessing.

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