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LEON BELIN, 91, of 
Southfield, died Jan. 4, 
2019. 
He is survived by his 
wife of 68 years, Marilyn 
Belin; daughters and 
sons-in-law, Gayle Belin 
and Gary Kessler, Lori and Ben David; 
grandchildren, Hilary and David Boyle, 
Daniel Frost, Jamie David, Brandon 
and Evan David; great-grandchildren, 
Cohen Foster Boyle and Avery Madalyn 
David; sister and brother-in-law, Rhoda 
and Norman Rittman; sister-in-law and 
brother-in-law, Gloria and Leonard 
Brozgold.
Mr. Belin was the devoted son of the 
late William and the late Rose Belinsky; 
the dear brother-in-law of the late Sara 
Schwartz. 
Interment was at Beth El Memorial 
Park. Contributions may be made to a 
charity of one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DR. GARY DAVID 
BERGMAN, 82, of West 
Bloomfield, died Jan. 4, 
2019.
He was a native of 
Detroit and a graduate 
of both the University 
of Michigan and the University of 
Michigan School of Medicine. He was a 
dedicated ophthalmologist, who cared 
for many in our community for more 
than 50 years.
Dr. Bergman is survived by his 
beloved wife of 60 years, Judith 
Bergman; daughters, Lauren (Randall) 
and Debra; son, Ronald (Miriam); 
grandchildren, Zachary, Rachel and 
Xzavier; brothers-in-law, Robert (Marcy) 
Katz and Jeffrey (Susan) Katz; many 
nieces, nephews, cousins and dear 
friends.
A memorial service will be held at 
Adat Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, 
Jan. 13, at 2:30 p.m. Contributions may 
be made to the University of Michigan 
School of Medicine or the Alzheimer’
s 
Association.

ALBERT BEST, 93, for-
mer Detroiter of Aurora, 
Colo., died Dec. 29, 2018.
He was the devoted 
husband of Vivian Best; 
beloved father of Linda 
(Gary) Langlois, Neal 
(Debra) Best and Gail (David) Miller; 
adored grandfather of Jason (Sara) 
Gross, Mark (Jill) Gross, Lauren (Casey) 
Moore, Danielle Lamberth, Tara, Alana 

and Zach Miller; proud great-grandfa-
ther of Alex Gross, Jodi and Zoe Gross, 
Charley and Evan Gross, Alyssa and 
Addison Moore, and Jayce Lamberth.
May his memory be for a blessing. 
Family and friends gathered for the 
funeral on Dec. 31 at Ft. Logan National 
Cemetery, Denver, Colo. Contributions 
may be made to eliewieselfoundation.org 
or mazon.org 

NAOMI (CECILE) 
BEITNER MARK 
HARWOOD, 90, of West 
Bloomfield, died Jan. 2, 
2019. 
She is survived by her 
daughter, Rochelle Upfal; 
son-in-law, Nathan Upfal; grandchil-
dren, Jessie Upfal and Josh Upfal; loving 
nieces, Marie “Mimi” Cooke, Katherine 
Beitner, Elizabeth Blair and Selma Blair; 
Nathan’
s mother, Wela Upfal; many other 
relatives and friends. 
Mrs. Harwood was the beloved wife 
of the late Julius J. Harwood; the devoted 
daughter of the late Abraham and the 
late Esther Beitner; the loving sister of 
the late Elliot I. Beitner.
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions may 
be made to Jewish Senior Life of 
Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W
. Maple 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.
jslmi.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

BERNICE KATZ, 97, of 
West Bloomfield, died 
Dec. 27, 2018.
She is survived by her 
sons and daughter-in-
law, Bruce and Andrea 
Katz, and Steven Katz; 
grandchildren, Emily and Chris Magrin, 
and Carly and David Katz-Hackman; 
great-grandchildren, Harper Magrin, 
Jackson Magrin and Daisy Katz-
Hackman; sister-in-law, Toby Berkower.
Mrs. Katz was the beloved wife of the 
late Donald J. Katz; the loving sister of 
the late Sydell and the late Sam Leebove, 
and the late Dr. Donald Berkower; dear 
sister-in-law of the late Wilfred and the 
late Bernice Katz, and the late Marilyn 
Kaufman; the devoted daughter of the 
late Louis and the late Jennie Berkower.
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions may be 
made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W
. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

LOUIS LANDAU, 94, 
of Oak Park, died Dec. 
30, 2018. 

An Army veteran, he 
served in World War 
II. Mr. Landau was 
active with the city of 
Oak Park, serving as 
the chairman of the zoning board 
for more than 20 years and on many 
other boards and commissions.
He was known as Lulu the Clown 
as a volunteer for the Oak Park 
parades and was a committeeman for 
Boy Scout Troop #23. Though he was 
active with EDS Science Fairs, local, 
regional and internationally, there 
was still nothing as important to him 
as his family.
Mr. Landau is survived by his 
wife of 67½ years, Joy Landau; chil-
dren, Sharon (Paul) Levine of Oak 
Park, Maureen (Ray) Landau of 
Southfield, Barry (Cheryl) Landau 
of Rochester Hills; grandchildren, 
Jennifer (Doug Ramey) Levine, 
Elisheva (Anthony) Mosco, Shoshana 
(Scott) Abromovich, Teri (Jon) 
Falcon, Heather (Eric) Landau-
Brooks, Cole Landau, Stacy Merolla; 
great-grandchildren, Sadie Falcon, 
Sydney Ramey, Corbin Ramey, 
Alexandra Mosko, Sebastian Mosko, 
Hayden Abromovich, Sylas Landau-
Brooks; brothers and sisters-in-law, 
Martin (Beth) Landau of Allentown, 
Pa., Sidney (Sarah) Landau of New 
York City, N.Y., Ann Landau; broth-
er-in-law and sisters-in-law, Frank 
(Joanne) Crantz, Marilyn Crantz; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends. 
He was the dear brother and broth-
er-in-law of the late Richard Landau 
and the late Larry Crantz.
Contributions may be made to 
St. Anne’
s Mead, 16106 W. 12 Mile 
Road, Southfield, MI 48076; or to a 
charity of one’
s choice. Interment was 
held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park 
in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

LINDA FRANK LEVY, 
64, of Ann Arbor, died 
Jan. 3, 2019.
She is survived by 
her daughters and son-
in-law, Lauren Levy 
Linkner and Adam 
Linkner of Ann Arbor and Natalie 
Levy of San Francisco, Calif.; grand-
son, Levi Harold Nathan Linkner; 
sister and brother-in-law, Allyson 

and Alex Rockwell; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Kenneth and Carol Fink, 
Daniel Fink and Andrea Switch; 
loving nephew, Zachary Rockwell; 
many loving nieces, other nephews, 
great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins 
and friends. 
Mrs. Levy was the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Nathan and the late 
Harriet Louise Fink. 
Interment was at Washtenong 
Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. 
Contributions may be made to 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 
P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, 
www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate; 
American Foundation for Suicide 
Prevention, afsp.donordrive.
com/index.cfm?eventGroupID=
9AA117B3-F522-BB6D-359D1A
A2D75A7958&fuseaction=cms.
page&id=1196; or Emily’
s List, 1800 
M St. NW, Suite 375N, Washington, 
D.C. 20036, www.emilyslist.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

SHIRLEE SNIDER 
MARSHALL, 86, of 
Farmington Hills, died 
Jan. 1, 2019. 
She is survived by her 
sons and daughter-in-
law, Kenneth Snider of 
Farmington Hills, Michael Snider of 
Southfield, Steven and Dora Snider 
of Benbrook, Texas; daughter and 
son-in-law, Lori and Steve Zieman 
of Rochester Hills; stepdaughter, 
Nadine Marshall of East Tawas; 
grandchildren, Thomas, James, 
Joseph, Nissa, Audra; great-grand-
children, Addison, Olivia, Brynn, 
Hunter, Harlee; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and extremely close 
friends. 
Mrs. Marshall was the beloved wife 
of the late Thomas Snider and the 
late Irving Marshall; dear daughter of 
the late Ethel Greenberg and the late 
Isadore Greenberg; loving sister of 
the late Helen Greenberg and the late 
Ilene Hoptman. 
Contributions may be made to 
American Cancer Association, 20450 
Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 
48076; American Heart Association, 
Memorial & Tribute Lockbox, 3816 
Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674; 
or to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Interment was held at Hebrew 
Memorial Park. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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