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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 

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