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SIDNEY JAY
KOVINSKY, 84, of
Clearwater Beach, Fla.,
formerly of Detroit,
died March 1, 2019.
He was born to
Benjamin and Jewell
Kovinsky on Aug. 5, 1934. Sid grad-
uated from Wayne State University,
where he received a business degree.
He had a wonderful aptitude and
passion for fashionable men’
s cloth-
ing, spent his career in the men’
s
apparel industry and was executive
vice president of merchandising for
Hughes & Hatcher.
The family relocated to Clearwater,
Fla., in June 1981. Sid and Julia were
married for nearly 45 years.
Mr. Kovinsky was the beloved
husband of Julia; loving father of
Cheryl, Leslie and the late Bruce;
grandfather of Bradley and Spencer;
uncle of Rose Fenster (Buddy) and
Lisa Harris. He is also survived by
many great-nieces, great-nephews
and numerous friends.
Interment was at Curlew Hills
Cemetery in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Contributions may be made to
American Cancer Society, 20450
Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI
48076, cancer.org; Congregation
Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak
Park, MI 48237, congbethshalom.
org; or SunCoast Hospice,
suncoasthospice.org. Local arrange-
ments by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

CHERYL FOXMAN
LESCH, 65, of Harper
Woods, died March 13,
2019.
She is survived by
her beloved husband,
Lynn Lesch; daughter,
Elizabeth Kideckel; son, Matthew
Kideckel; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Debbie and Steve Hamer, Ilene and
Jeff Keel; grandchildren, Michael
Kideckel, Kevin Kideckel, Kaylee and
Mya Wygonik; nieces and nephews,
Becky (Quentin) Campbell, Missy
Hamer and T.J. Keel; many other lov-
ing family members and friends.
Interment took place at Beth El
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one’
s choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

JACK LEVITT, 90, of
Bingham Farms, died
March 12, 2019. He
was a New York City
native, the Bronx, but
called Detroit home
since 1940.
A graduate of Central High
School, Jack attended University
of Michigan. Upon graduation in
1952, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy,
during which time he married his
wife of 55 years, Margaret. Jack
was honorably discharged in 1954,
moved to Livonia, where he and
Margaret raised three sons, and he
began coaching Little League base-
ball and basketball teams.
He became a high school coun-
selor after earning his master’
s
degree from U-M in 1956. He
also owned a commercial driving
school. The Bingham Farms res-
ident was known as “Legs” while
an undergraduate at Michigan,
where he played basketball during
his sophomore, junior and senior
years. He was inducted into the
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of
Fame in 2017.
Mr. Levitt is survived by his sons,
David Levitt, Richard Levitt and
Mark Levitt.
He was the beloved husband of
the late Margaret Helen Levitt; the
devoted son of the late Benjamin
and the late Gussie Levitt; the dear
brother of the late Alfred Levitt and
the late Robert Israel Levitt.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Parkinson’
s Foundation
of Michigan, 30400 Telegraph
Road, Suite 150, Bingham Farms,
MI 48025, parkinsonsmi.org; or
the American Heart Association,
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150,
Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org/
HEARTORG. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

BETTY MEYERS (née Grossfeld),
91, formerly of Oak Park, passed
away in Lansing March 7, 2019.
She grew up in the East End of
London, came to Detroit shortly
after the Second World War and
soon met her future husband, Tim
Grossfeld of Highland Park. The
couple resided in Oak Park, where
they raised their three children.
In the late 1960s, Betty owned
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