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FLORENCE BALLIN,
101, of West
Bloomfield, died
March 26, 2019.
She is survived by
her nieces and neph-
ews, Arlene Robbins,
Judith Morocco, Richard Sarut,
Ben Stein, Gary Sarut; many loving
great-nephews and great-nieces.
Ms. Ballin was the loving sister of
the late Max Sarret, the late William
Sarut, the late Bernard Sarret, the
late Kenneth Sarut and the late Sylvia
Stein.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale.
Contributions may be made to
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue,
1457 Griswold St., Detroit, MI
48226, downtownsynagogue.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
SUSAN KAPLAN
COHEN, 56, of
Atlanta, Ga., passed
away March 18, 2019.
She is survived by
her husband, Robert
Cohen; mother, Lenore
Kaplan (the late Gilbert Kaplan);
brothers and sisters-in-law, Jeffrey
and Helayne Kaplan, Edward and
Debbie Kaplan; sister and brother-
in-law, Marlene and Albert Negrin;
nieces and nephews, Carly, Marissa
and Jeremy Kaplan, Sarah and
David Negrin, and Megan and Evan
Kirkland.
The funeral was held at The
Temple, 1589 Peachtree St. NW,
Atlanta, GA 30309. Interment was
at Crest Lawn Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to
Congregation Beth Israel of Flint,
5150 Calkins Road, Flint, MI 48532,
(810) 732-6310.
MORRIS IRVING
COOPER, 96, of West
Bloomfield, died
March 30, 2019.
He is survived by
his daughters, Jodi
Cooper and Selena
Evans; grandchildren, Mark Schwalm
and Sara Weiss, and Brian Schwalm;
great-grandchildren, Sydney and
Tyler; brother and sister-in-law,
George and Rose Cooper; Esther’
s
children, Paul and Mary Tarnoff,
Barbara and David Osher, and
Debbie Tarnoff Hicks and Wally
Hicks; Esther’
s grandchildren, Sheri
Osher and Jayson Falkner, Matthew
and Lindsay Osher, Daniel Osher and
Hannah Swanson, Anna Tarnoff and
Laura Tarnoff; Esther’
s great-grand-
children, Stella and Graham Falkner,
and Elin and Whitney Osher; other
loving family and friends.
Mr. Cooper was the beloved
husband of the late Esther Tarnoff
Cooper; loving brother of the late
Leo and the late Esther Cooper; the
dear father-in-law of the late Bob
Evans.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, 6735 Telegraph
Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
jewishdetroit.org/donate-online;
Heart to Heart Hospice, 30800
Telegraph Road, Suite 1850, Bingham
Farms, MI 48025,
hearttohearthospice.com; or to a
charity of one’
s choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
DR. SEYMOUR
CYWIAK, 85, of West
Bloomfield, died
March 27, 2019.
He is survived by
his beloved wife, Anita
Cywiak; daughters
and sons-in-law, Heidi
and Allan Frankfort,
Tracey and Dov Lisner,
Julie Bell; grandchil-
dren, Hillary Wallace,
Emily and Allie Lisner,
Andrew Bell; many loving nieces,
nephews, other family members and
friends.
Mr. Cywiak was the grandfather
of the late Zachary Wallace; the
brother of the late El-Chunan, the
late Brucha and many others who
perished in the Holocaust.
Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer’
s Association
or St. Jude Children’
s Hospital.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
ARNOLD
DAVIDSON, 89, of
West Bloomfield, died
March 30, 2019.
He is survived
by his wife, Mary
Davidson; sons,
Michael Davidson and Richard
Davidson; Mary’
s children, Angela
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