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Jaime and Eric Grodsky and Dr. 
Jessica Garelik; great-grandchildren, 
Gracie and Jake Raznick, Megan and 
Talia Hodes, Riley, Josh and Aria 
Raznick, Cameron and Brandon 
Grodsky; her loving caregiver and 
companion, Charlanne Thaxton. 
Mrs. Garelik was the beloved wife 
of the late Morton Garelik; the devot-
ed daughter of the late Samuel and 
the late Tillie Mautner; the loving 
sister of the late Mary Mautner, the 
late Pauline and the late Saul Bloom, 
and the late Emeline Sampson. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to MORC-Macomb, 16200 
19 Mile Road, Clinton Twp., MI 
48038, morcinc.org; or to a charity 
of one’
s choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

DANIEL Z. 
GELSEY, 92, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
March 31, 2019. 
He was a real 
estate broker in both 
Florida and New 
York. He served in 
WWII as a radio operator on lib-
erty ships in the Merchant Marines 
and was stationed at Fort Bragg in 
the Army Finance Corps. 
Mr. Gelsey is survived by his 
sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew 
and Nanci Gelsey, and James and 
Sue Gelsey; grandchildren, Jason, 
Shira and Dina Gelsey; broth-
ers-in-law, Lewis Falb and Jerry 
Pinciss; nephews and nieces, John 
and Olga Zirinksy, and William 
Zirinksy and Ruth Schekter. 
He was the beloved husband of 
the late Myrna Gelsey; the loving 
brother of the late Helen and the 
late Larry Zirinsky; the dear uncle 
of the late Jane Zirinsky and the 
late Nancy Zirinsky.
Contributions may be made to 
JDRF, 11 S. Lasalle St., Suite 1800, 
Chicago, IL 60603, jdrf.org; Henry 
Ford Hospice, 1 Ford Place, #5A, 
Detroit, MI 48202-9941, 
henryford.com/hospice; or 
K-9 Stray Rescue League, 2120 
Metamora Road, Oxford, MI 
48371, k9stray.com. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

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e hear kind words consistently
.W
e’re proud that
people feel comfortable enough with us to openly tell
us how much they appreciate what we did for them.
In fact,it’s this appreciation that drives us to offer the
very best in comfort,compassion and service.

‘‘They were
wonderful.
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