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Jamie and Solomon Amster, 
Andrew Garon, Sarah and 
Bradley Garon, Harrison 
Brode and Rayanne Brode; 
great-grandchildren, Avery 
Trager, Scotland Trager, 
Paxton Amster, Ford Trager 
and Sloane Amster; many 
loving nieces and nephews, a 
world of friends; a treasured 
caregiver, Beba Mironovic. 
Mrs. Brode was the proud 
grandmother of the late 
Charles Brode; the loving 
sister of the late Gail Jacobs; 
the devoted daughter of the 
late Raye and the late Charles 
Matler.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish Hospice 
& Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W
. Maple, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; 
or to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

LEONARD 
BURG, 85, of 
Bloomfield 
Township, died 
March 23, 2020. 
Born in 
Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1934, 
Leonard graduated from 
James Madison High School 
and resided in Chicago for 
44 years prior to moving to 
Michigan. He was an executive 
in the women’
s apparel indus-
try throughout his profession-
al career.
Mr. Burg will be remem-
bered for his dedication to his 
wife, children, grandchildren 
and friends, as well as his cre-
ativity and charisma.
He was the devoted hus-
band of Bernice Burg, his wife 
of 55 years; cherished father of 
Stephanie and Josh Freedman, 
and Barry Burg; loving grand-

father of Danielle, Jenna and 
Max.
Mr. Burg was the devoted 
son of the late Ella and the late 
Benjamin Burg.
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Misercordia, 
6300 North Ridge, Chicago, 
IL 60660, misericordia.com/
giving. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

GLADYS “GABY” 
DAVIS, 90, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died March 21, 
2020.
She is survived 
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Laurie Davis and Joseph 
Sellers; sons and daughters-in-
law, Gary and Barbara Davis, 
and Rick Davis and Meg 
Naulty; grandchildren, Danny 
Sellers, Sara Sellers, Robin 
Friedman and Zoe Friedman; 
nieces and nephew, Gwen 
Silverstein, and Kenny and 
Vicki Kornheiser. 
Mrs. Davis was the beloved 
wife of the late Michael L. 
Davis; the loving sister of 
the late Mildred and the late 
Jerome Kornheiser.
Interment was at Workmen’
s 
Circle Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Oakland 
Literacy Council, 43700 
Woodward Ave., Suite 
20, Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48302, oaklandliteracy.com; 
or Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 
48202, dia.org. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GILBERT 
deMARRAIS, 66, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
March 24, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his son and daughter-
in-law, Brett and Marissa 
deMarrais; daughter, Chelsea 
deMarrais; grandson, Myles 
deMarrais; brothers and 

sisters, Doug and Sarah 
deMarrais, Glenn and Sharon 
deMarrais, Scott and Robin 
deMarrais, Joanne deMarrais, 
and Annette and Doug Jester; 
brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Jeffrey and Kimberly 
Kramer. 
Mr. deMarrais was the 
beloved husband of the late 
Ellen deMarrais; the devoted 
son of the late Gilbert deMar-
rais and the late Janet deMar-
rais. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.orgl; or Hebrew 
Free Loan, 6735 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, hfldetroit.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

EMANUEL 
“MANNY” 
FRISCH, of 
Farmington Hills, 
passed away on 
March 22, 2020, 
one day before his 91st birth-
day.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to 
Chana and Fred Frisch on 
March 23, 1929, he was raised 
during the Great Depression 
and attended Boys’
 High 
School in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
At 17, Manny left Brooklyn 
to attend Cornell University. 
Four years later, after grad-
uation, he left New York for 
the first time and hitchhiked 
to Alaska, where his passion 
for adventure and travel was 
unleashed. 
At the start of the Korean 
War, he was drafted into the 
U.S. Army and stationed in 
Germany where he discov-
ered his inclination toward 
medicine. On his return, he 
went to medical school at 
State University of New York 
in Syracuse. He met and mar-

ried his beloved “bride” (as 
he called her until the end 
of his life), Deborah (Debbi) 
Halpern in 1955. 
The couple moved to 
Metropolitan Detroit in 1962, 
where they raised their three 
children. Manny began his 
medical career in internal 
medicine at Metropolitan 
Hospital in Detroit, where 
he quickly became chief of 
medicine. He later moved to 
a private medical practice in 
Southfield, instructed med-
ical students at Wayne State 
University School of Medicine 
and treated patients at Hutzel 
and Sinai hospitals. Manny 
was loved and respected by his 
patients and colleagues. 
During this time, Manny 
and Debbi also became among 
the earliest members of the 
Birmingham Temple. They 
established deep roots in the 
Humanist Jewish community 
of Detroit, and these enduring 
connections greatly enriched 
their lives.
In 1992, Manny and Debbi 
retired and moved into their 
“dream home” in Farmington 
Hills. In retirement, he 
embraced his creative talents, 
making sculptures and collages 
from wood, metal and found 
objects. He poured his creativi-
ty into whimsical art creations, 
many of which graced the walls 
and yard of his home as well 
as the homes of his friends 
and family. One of the couple’
s 
great joys during this period 
was hitting the road in their 
Volkswagen Vanagon for fam-
ily camping trips on the shores 
of Lake Superior. Manny and 
Debbi also traveled the world 
during this time, collecting 
folk art, which they displayed 
throughout their home. 
In 2017, Debbi pre-deceased 
Manny, and he forever after 
mourned his “bride.” His chil-
dren moved him to Ann Arbor 
in 2019, where he resided at 
Hillside Terrace until his death. 

Soul
of blessed memory

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