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soul
of blessed memory
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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