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around the holidays or on special 
occasions. When other people 
would light up from his gifts, it 
brought him his greatest satis-
faction.
Eric enjoyed shopping, 
traveling, fine dining and new 
adventures; he wanted to make 
the most out of his time on 
Earth, and he did. 
Mr. Osten was the cherished 
father of Alexandra Osten; 
devoted son of the late Werner 
and the late Gertrude Osten; 
dear brother of Nancy (Doug) 
Fortier and Mark (Susan) 
Osten. He was a fantastic 
uncle to Brad (Laura) Fortier, 
Lindsay (Joe) Scurti, Nicole 
(Alan) Raines, Peter (Kelly) 
Osten, Shannon Rohlman and 
the late Jeff Fortier. 
Interment was at Oakview 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Pan Can-
Pancreatic Action Network 
Inc., 1500 Rosecrans Ave., 

Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, 
CA 90266, pancan.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

REGINA ISHBIA 
POLINSKY, 102, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 3, 2019. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, Earl and 
Renee Ishbia, Jeffrey and 
Joanne Ishbia; grandchildren, 
Howard and Lainie Ishbia, Joel 
and Dana Ishbia, Jason and 
Linda Ishbia, David Ishbia, 
Scott and Lindsay Ishbia, 
Justin and Kristen Ishbia, 
Mathew and Emily Ishbia; 13 
great-grandchildren; her devot-
ed caregiver, Glenda Thomas. 
Mrs. Polinsky was the 
beloved wife of the late Jack 
Ishbia and the late Maurice 
Polinsky; the loving sister of the 

late Morris Papo, the late Alvin 
Papo, the late Burke Williams, 
the late Mordy Papo, the late 
Louis Papo, the late Sam Papo 
and the late Jack Papo.
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to the Alzheimer’
s 
Association-Greater Michigan 
Chapter, 25200 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 100, Southfield, 
MI 48033, alz.org/gmc; 
or Keter Torah Synagogue, 
5480 Orchard Lake Road, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, 
rabbisasson.wixsite.com/
keter/response-form-c17l2. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

FRED 
SKLARCHYK, 
92, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Aug. 30, 2019. 
He is survived 
by his daughter and son-in-
law, Carolyn Sklarchyk and 
Michael Morris; son-in-law, 
Chris MacDonald; grand-
children; Benjamin Morris, 

Samuel Morris, Emma Morris, 
Jason and Ariel MacDonald, 
and Rebecca MacDonald; 
great-granddaughter, Layla 
Susan MacDonald; sister-in-
law, Rita Sklar; brother-in-
law, Roy Gealer; many loving 
nieces, nephews, cousins and 
friends; and his devoted care-
giver, Irene Smith. 
Mr. Sklarchyk was the 
beloved husband for 57 years 
of the late Jeannette Sklarchyk; 
the cherished father of the late 
Susan MacDonald; the loving 
brother of the late Harry and 
the late Shirley Sklar, and the 
late Jack Sklar; the dear broth-
er-in-law of the late Norma 
Gealer, and the late Shirley and 
the late Eugene Tapfer. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made to 
Friendship Circle, Meer Family 
Friendship Center, 6892 W. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/
donate; or to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

of blessed memory
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