48 | MARCH 19 • 2020 

Soul
of blessed memory

c. 1940

 SAMUEL 
BIEGUN, 87, of 
Oak Park, died 
March 6, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his daughters 
and sons-in-law, 
Lisa and Randy 
Spitzer of Oak Park, Batia 
and Ira Gold of Ft. Meyers, 
Fla.; sister, Leah Pollak 
of Israel; grandchildren, 
Zachary and Brynne Spitzer, 
Rachel Spitzer; his great-
grand “fur babies,” Junior, 
Goldie, Bella, Millie and 
Peggy. 
Mr. Biegun was the beloved 
husband of the late Miriam; 
dear brother of the late 
Eliyahu Biegun. 
Contributions may be 
made to Holocaust Memorial 
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake 
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 
48334. Interment was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

MARVIN 
GADD, 85, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died March 7, 
2020. 
He is survived 
by his beloved wife, Irene 
Gadd; son and daughter-in-
law, Larry and Melissa Gadd; 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Robin and Michael Fenberg; 
grandchildren, Rachel 
Fenberg, Talia Gadd, Suzy 
Gadd and Alex Gadd; many 
other loving family members 
and friends.
Interment took place 
at the Beth El Memorial 
Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Contributions may be made 
to Yad Ezra or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

ELAINE HYMAN, 85, 
passed away at the Actors 
Fund Home in Englewood, 
N.J.
She was born on July 6, 
1934, and grew up in Detroit, 
where she later studied at 
Wayne State University and 
then at Columbia University 
in New York.
As a child, Elaine was a 
regular on two famous and 
popular radio series: The 
Lone Ranger and The Green 
Hornet out of Detroit; she 
later appeared on local live 
TV in commercials, as a reg-
ular on Detroit’
s Milky’
s Party 
Time children’
s show and 
others. She worked regularly 
in the Detroit area on stage, 
including at the Northland 
Playhouse. She was cast in 
George C. Scott’
s General 
Seeger, which tried out in 
Detroit, and she moved per-
manently to New York when 
the play went to Broadway. 
Her other major Broadway 
appearance was in Children! 
Children! with Gwen Verdon.
Elaine’
s television and film 
career spanned 68+ years and 
included being a regular on 
the daytime serial A Flame 
in the Wind and in featured 
roles in numerous other 
daytime serials, including 
Dark Shadows (as Ruby Tate) 
and The Doctors. Prime time 
appearances included The 
Detour, Broad City, Law & 
Order, Law & Order: SVU, 
Law & Order: Criminal 
Intent, The Sopranos, Toma, 
East Side/West Side and var-
ious short and independent 
films, such as Bikini Moon, 
Black Dog, Red Dog, Hungry 
Years, Confidante, Mother 
Takes a Holiday and The 
Eisenberg Brothers.
A generous and 
warm-hearted person, Elaine 

never hesitated to assist a 
friend — or a stranger — in 
need, providing moral and 
often financial support. 
Intelligent, witty, a great 
storyteller and quick with 
a retort, Elaine could easi-
ly create laughter in those 
around her. She was an avid 
baseball fan, particularly sup-
porting the Detroit Tigers.
She adored being an 
aunt to her nephew, Dr. 
Stephen Burton; and nieces, 
Bonnie Firestone and Carol 
Burton; a great-aunt to Andy 
Burton, Jason Burton (Scott 
Richmond), Aaron Burton 
(Sara), Jeffrey Firestone 
(Sarah), Lindsey Gruber 
(Aaron) and Elana Shea 
(Kelly). She was thrilled to be 
a great-great-aunt to Kenley, 
Eleanor, Corson, Owen, 
Tristan and Sawyer.
 Mrs. Hyman was preceded 
in death by her parents, Jack 
and Mildred Hyman; her 
sister, Doris Burton; brother-
in-law, Dr. Irving F. Burton; 
cousins, Herbert and Marion 
Cooper; uncle, Ted Cooper. 
Contributions may be 
made to the Actors Fund 
Home Actors Fund Home, 
155-175 W. Hudson Ave., 
Englewood, NJ 07631 or 
online at actorsfund home.
org.

IRENE 
KLEINBARD,
86, of Livonia, 
died March 10, 
2020.
She is survived 
by her beloved husband, 
Israel Kleinbard; daughter, 
Barbara Rys; former son-in-
law, Paul Rys; grandchildren, 
Austin (Jericca) Rys and 
Alexandra Rys; great-
grandchildren, Kylo and 
Ronin; sister-in-law, Adele 

Gaba-Band; many loving 
cousins, nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Mrs. Kleinbard was the 
sister of the late Edward 
Braver; the late Joseph (Faye) 
Braver and the late Edith 
(Fred) Linden; sister-in-law 
of the late Leonard Gaba, 
the late Oscar Band, the late 
Abraham Kleinbard, the 
late Pearl (the late Irving) 
Naimark. 
Contributions may be 
made to the American Heart 
Association, the American 
Cancer Society or to a charity 
of one’
s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

DR. HYMAN KURTZ, 91, of 
Treasure Island, Fla., former-
ly of Michigan, died March 
5, 2020.
He is survived by his 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Suzanne Kurtz-Mercer and 
Lane Mercer of Treasure 
Island; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Steven Kurtz 
of Los Angeles, Calif., 
Michael and Heidi Kurtz of 
Sterling Heights; brothers 
and sisters-in-law, Phil and 
Eleanor Kurtz, Arnie and 
Freda Kurtz; grandchildren, 
Michael, Sloane, Meredith 
and Neil, Hillary, Marisa; 
great-grandchildren, Meital, 
Orly, Naomi.
Dr. Kurtz was the beloved 
husband for 48 years of the 
late Trudy Kurtz. 
Contributions may be 
made to Chabad Jewish 
Center of St. Petersburg, 
4010 Park St. North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33709. 
Services and interment 
were held at Beth Tephilath 
Moses Cemetery in Clinton 
Township. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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