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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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