64 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 

Soul
of blessed memory

 
GERALD 
CONRAD 
BLANKE, 80, of 
Woodcliff Lake, 
N.J., died Nov. 8, 
2019. 
He is survived by his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Carrie 
and Jason Topolosky; son and 
daughter-in-law, David and 
Sandy Blanke; grandchildren, 
Jake, Sam, Ben and Emily 
Topolosky, and Elena, Ava 
and Jesse Blanke; sister and 
brother-in-law, Nancy and Hal 
Josephson; nieces and neph-
ew, Beth, Alan and Deanne 
Josephson. He is also survived 
by his former wife and mother 
of his children, Marsha Lawner. 
Mr. Blanke was the devoted 
son of the late David and the 
late Naomi Blanke.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Memorial 
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 
1275 York Ave., New York, 
NY 10065, mskcc.org/giving. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

NANCY 
HARTMAN, 86, 
of Farmington 
Hills, died Nov. 9, 
2019. 
She is survived 
by her sons, Jeffrey Hartman 

and Dr. Michael Hartman; 
grandchildren, Jacob Hartman, 
Alexandra Hartman (fiancee, 
Lulu Rubens), Emily Hartman 
(fiancé, Steven Blank); many 
other loving family members 
and friends. 
Mrs. Hartman was the 
beloved wife of the late Richard 
Hartman.
Interment took place at 
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in 
Birmingham. Contributions 
may be made to PETA. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

c. 1978

RONALD 
KOTTLER, 91, of 
Southfield, died 
Nov. 10, 2019. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 39 
years, Miriam 
Kottler; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Jeffrey and Ellen 
Kottler, Jimmy Kottler and 
Jon Kottler; grandchildren, 
Cary and Meredith Kottler, 
Zach Kottler and his fiancee, 
Janey Jubas, Lisa Kottler 
and Caitlin Mayer, Daniel 
Radner, Jeremy Kottler and 
Brittany Kottler; great-grand-
children, Aliya Kottler and 
Caia Kottler; stepson and 
stepdaughter-in-law, Michael 
and Shelley Radner; his 
devoted caregiver and friend, 

Curtis Brown. 
Contributions may 
be made to Gilda’
s Club 
of Metro Detroit, 3517 
Rochester Road, Royal Oak, 
MI 48073, gildasclubdetroit.
org. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

EVELYN 
LILLIAN 
LIBERMAN, 
(nee Horowitz), 
died Nov. 10, 
2019. 
She was born in Detroit in 
1928 and attended Central 
High School. In 1947, she 
married Murray Liberman 
and remained happily mar-
ried for 70 years. 
She and Murray ran 
Liberman’
s Delicatessen in 
Detroit until they sold it in 
1961. She then worked as a 
secretary in the Southfield 
school system and later 
opened a knit shop in 
Southfield. Eventually she 
worked for Hospice of 
Southeastern Michigan (now 
called Hospice of Michigan), 
where, among other accom-
plishments, she was instru-
mental in starting the Jewish 
Hospice and Chaplaincy 
Network. 
In the 1970s, she and 
Murray opened Liberman’
s 

Meat Products; while there, 
Evelyn worked to get the 
Worker Compensation bill 
signed into law in Michigan.
Evelyn and Murray moved 
from Southfield to Detroit 
and enjoyed living in the city 
for 31 years before moving 
to Glacier Hills Senior Living 
Community in Ann Arbor. 
Mrs. Liberman is sur-
vived by her children, Anita 
Liberman-Lampear (Alan 
Lampear), Reena Liberman 
(Peter Nagourney) and 
Wallace Liberman; her 
grandchildren, Sara Lampear, 
Ari Lampear (Caren 
Minkoff), Tal Nagourney, 
Micah Nagourney, Shayna 
Liberman, Tori (Cameron) 
Burke and Kayli Liberman; 
her great-grandchildren, Eva 
and Ammi Lampear; many 
loving cousins, nieces and 
nephews. 
She was the daughter 
of the late Sarah Milgrom 
Horowitz Kalish and the 
late Elia Horowitz; sister 
of the late Louis (the late 
Helen) Horowitz, the late 
Joseph (the late Doris) 
Horowitz, the late Max (the 
late Beatrice) Horowitz and 
the late Lawrence (the late 
Phyllis) Horowitz; the wife of 
the late Murray Liberman.
Interment was at Clover 

“Same Location Over 80 Y
ears”
 

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The family of 
SHELDON GOLDMAN 

would like to thank everyone for the 
cards, flowers and kind expressions 
 
of sympathy following his passing. 
Your support at this difficult time 
 
was very much appreciated and a 
 
great comfort to all of the family. 

Rhoda Cantor-Goldman & Family

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