72 August 29 • 2019 jn STEVEN GLENN AVERBUCH, 69, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 19, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Maralyn Averbuch; sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Aaron and Joelle Averbuch, Jared and Ilana Averbuch; daughter and son-in-law, Elana and Rabbi Daniel Schwartz; grandchildren, Aviva and Asher Averbuch, Jenna and Avi Schwartz, Millie and Stella Averbuch; sisters and brothers-in- law, Sharon and Jeffrey Diskin, and Susan Averbuch and Michael Schechter; many lov- ing cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Interment was held at Beth Abraham Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Youth Soccer Association or the Skin Cancer Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. WILLIAM L. BRAUN, 81, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 23, 2019. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Robin Braun of Farmington Hills, Lauren and Barb Braun of Novi, Rachel and Raed Jawad of Dearborn; brother, Jules Braun; grandchil- dren, Aniss, Andy, Aya. Contributions may be made to Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323; Myasthenia Gravis, mg-Mi.org; or B’ nai B’ rith, 5600 W . Maple Road, A-100, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MORLEY COOPER died Aug. 16, 2019. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 14, 1932, he lived in Detroit until moving to Tucson 24 years ago. He lived a wonder- ful and full almost 87 years. He had a youthful spirit that belied his number of birthdays. Morley was an avid golfer with the Grumpy Old Men until he had to give it up due to a hip injury. He was an avid bridge player at Streams Club, a bowler, a member of ROMEOS and a devoted caregiver in his “retirement. ” His welcoming smile and willing heart will be what are remembered by those who knew him. Mr. Cooper leaves his beloved wife of 25 years, Mary L. Cooper; children, Jeffrey, Jon (Julie), Michael (Sanda), Julie (David) Sipchen and Joshua (Meg) Keys; loving soul of blessed memory Fashion Retailer Ernest Schwartz Dies at 96 SHARI COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER E rnest Schwartz, past chairman of the Detroit-based nation- al women’ s fashion chain, Albert’ s, died Aug. 17, 2019, at age 96 in West Bloomfield. For decades, Schwartz led and expanded a multi-generational family business begun by his father, Albert, who opened a women’ s clothing store on Detroit’ s east side in 1933. His wife, Bertha, as well as daughter Connie and son Ernest all worked there. After return- ing from service in the Air Force during World War II, Ernest Schwartz opened a second Albert’ s, also located on the east side. The family retailing tradition continued when Connie married William Klinsky, a lawyer and they opened a women’ s clothing store in Dearborn. The three stores were incorporated as a chain in 1958. According to Ernest’ s son Mark Schwartz, brother-in-law Bill Klinsky handled the operational end of the Albert’ s chain, including leasing stores, while his father took charge of merchandising — buying and designing the stores. It was a winning combination. At its peak, Albert’ s had 80 stores located in 39 cities in five states. According to Mark Schwartz, Albert’ s sold mod- erately priced clothing for women of all ages. Albert’ s was an original tenant at the Northland Mall, which was the first regional shopping mall in the U.S. when it opened in 1954. The location — which was quite a distance from the homes of some Detroit customers — seemed risky. At the time, Schwartz said, “we were frightened to death at taking a store out in some wilderness that was a cow pasture. The decision to go … took a little arm twisting.” However, on opening day, long lines of cars wait- ed to enter the Northland Mall Shopping Center, and it quickly became a very popular regional shopping destination. As Northland prospered, so did Albert’ s, which followed Hudson’ s to other shopping centers. When American fash- ion styles started to change, Albert’ s added a new retailing concept for younger shoppers at Northland — opening The Alcove, run by Ron Schwartz, Mark’ s older brother, in 1970. That store featured loud rock music, a mirrored tunnel entrance and chrome tube dressing rooms. “The Alcove was the most exciting store in Northland,” Ernest Schwartz said in in a 1984 interview, when Northland celebrated its 30th anni- versary. Mark Schwartz, who was a junior dress buyer at Albert’ s for several years, continued the family retailing tradition by starting an upscale store for younger women, Scott Gregory, in 1983, also at Northland. “My father was a great leader and inspirer of other people. He was a rah-rah cheerleader — an enthusias- tic, positive personality,” Mark said. The family sold Albert’ s to Interco, a conglomerate, in 1978 and some family members continued to work there for several years. Interco later sold Albert’ s to Brooks Fashions, and their subsidiary, T. Edwards, took over The Alcove. There are no stores with the Albert’ s name operating today. While Schwartz was chairman of Albert’ s, he traveled frequently on business, spending one week a month in New York, his son said. He and his wife, Edith, enjoyed opera and the arts, and Schwartz played golf at Knollwood Country Club. They were members of Temple Emanu-El and contributors to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. In his 60s and early 70s, Schwartz began running 5- and 10-K mini-marathons. “But really his hobby was being with Edie. “He would say ‘ Edie isn’ t my wife. She’ s my life,’ ” Mark said. After retirement, they moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., and eventually to Santa Fe, N.M., where they became major collectors of southwestern art. “Their home was like a mini-art museum, and they donated most of their collection to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, which then gave their artwork to several New Mexican art museums, ” Mark said. They were active in a Santa Fe temple. Schwartz was the husband of the late Edith Schwartz. He is sur- vived by sons and daughters-in- law, Ronald (Yvonne) Schwartz and Mark (Wendy) Schwartz; grandchildren, Scott (Rachel) Schwartz, Greg (Nikki) Schwartz and Kate (Jeff) Schwartz-Palmer. Schwartz was the brother of the late Constance “Connie” Klinsky and brother-in-law of William Klinsky and Harold Sucher. 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