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Mrs. Gretchko was the beloved wife
of the late Dr. Seymour Gretchko.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to West Bloomfield Educational
Foundation, 5810 Commerce Road,
West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324,
wbef.org/donate; or to a charity of one’
s
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
c. 1964
ARLENE R.
GURECKI, 75, of
Farmington Hills,
died March 22, 2019.
She is survived
by her husband of
54 years, Marvin
Gurecki; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Stacey and
Bruce Welford, and Kim and Rick
Kruger; grandchildren, Marci
and Brett Welford, and Seth and
Emily Kruger; sisters and brothers,
Adele and Alvin Nodler, Larry and
Shoshanna Levin, Nancy and Harry
Topper, and Jacki and Stephen
Silvergeist; sister-in-law, Janet
Gurecki; many loving nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces, great-nephews,
cousins and friends.
Mrs. Gurecki was the devoted
daughter of the late Morris and the
late Molly Levin; the dear sister-in-
law of the late Herman Gurecki and
the late Blanche Glazier.
Interment was at Beth Yehudah
Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
jewishhospice.org; Hospice of
Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave.,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.
org/donations; American Lung
Association of Michigan, 1475 E.
12 Mile Road, Madison Heights,
MI 48701, lungusa.org/
associations/states/michigan;
or to a charity of one’
s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
ANDREW FRANK
KATZ, 20, of West
Bloomfield, died
March 20, 2019.
He was a grad-
uate of Walled
Lake Central High
School and was attending Western
Michigan University. He loved his
fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Andrew was extremely outgoing
and embraced life with humor and
adventure. He was the ultimate
sports enthusiast and excelled in
water skiing, golf, hockey and snow
skiing. Most of all, Andrew loved
his family and friends.
Mr. Katz is survived by his par-
ents, Pamela and Dr. David Katz;
sisters, Erica Katz and Alysa Katz;
grandparents, Patricia Stone,
Barbara and Baker Urdan; many
aunts, uncles, cousins and a world
of devoted friends.
He was the grandson of the late
Fredrick Stone and the late William
Katz.
Interment was held at Oakland
Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi.
Contributions may be made to
Walled Lake Central Ski Team,
memo: Andrew Katz Fund, c/o
Lisa Slicker, 6940 Beaufort,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
FLORENCE KOBY,
84, of Southfield, died
March 19, 2019.
She was an
active member of
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, a life member
of Hadassah, National Council of
Jewish Women and Women’
s ORT.
Mrs. Koby is survived by her
son and daughter-in-law, Myles
B. (Betty) Koby of Bethesda, Md.;
daughters and sons-in-law, Allene
H. Koby of Bethesda, Glenda J.
(Bruce Spiegel) Koby of Bethesda,
Pamela S. (Thomas Bopp) Koby of
Royal Oak; brother and sister-in-
law, Louis (Sara) Brooks of West
Bloomfield; sister-in-law, Lynda
Koby; grandchildren, Jay Koby,
Ross Koby, Julia Spiegel, Jeannie
Spiegel, Sara (Kelly) Delk, Daniel
(Samantha) Whitney; great-grand-
children, Nathan Delk, Whitney
Delk, Ryan Whitney, Stella
Whitney, Alayna Whitney; niec-
es and nephews, Amy (Andrew)
Fox, Susan (Scott) Lindquist,
Nancy (Matt) Hutchinson, Jason
(Catherine Jun) Brooks, Daniel
(Sara Gold) Brooks; great-nieces
and great-nephews, Sophie, Maya,
Asher, Chana, Lilah.
Mrs. Koby was the beloved wife
for 63 years of the late Martin
soul
of blessed memory
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