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Soul
of blessed memory
his beloved wife of 73 years,
Rose Cooper; his children,
Janice and Larry Cohen, Gary
and Terri Cooper, and Jackie
and Michael Epstein; grand-
children, Aaron and Alyssa
Fisher-Cohen, Jordan and
Mandy Cohen, Danny Epstein,
Sarah Epstein and Ben
Cooper; great-grandchildren,
Nora and Anna Fisher-Cohen
and Kai Cohen; many loving
nieces, nephews and friends.
He was the brother of the
late Leo Cooper and the late
Morris Cooper.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to Forgotten Harvest, 21800
Greenfield Road, Oak Park,
MI 48237, forgottenharvest.
org; Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, jslmi.org; or to
a charity of one’
s choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
SOL GRINGLAS,
100, of West
Bloomfield, died
May 14, 2020.
He was born in
Ostrowiec, Poland,
the son of Leizor
and Blima. He sur-
vived Auschwitz
and Nordhausen.
After the war, he
met his wife, Paula, at a refu-
gee camp in Germany before
they immigrated with their
first daughter to the United
States.
Mr. Gringlas took pride in
his craft as a tailor for more
than three decades. He loved
painting, walking the JCC
track and Sunday morning
bagels with his grandchildren.
He was a member of
Congregation B’
nai Moshe and
Sharrit Haplaytah. Creative
and resourceful, Sol could find
a way to fix anything.
Mr. Gringlas is survived by
his daughters and son-in-law,
Anne and Mark Herzberg
of Farmington Hills, Helene
Ceresnie of Farmington
Hills; son and daughter-in-
law, Leonard and Charlene
Gringlas of Farmington Hills;
brother and sister-in-law, Joe
and Reli Gringlas; grand-
children, Jackie Herzberg,
Stephanie Herzberg and Aaron
Kaufman, Emilie Herzberg,
Marissa Ceresnie, Sam
Gringlas, Rachel Gringlas;
great-grandchildren, Ellie,
Ruby, Franklin, Palina; a niece,
a nephew, great-nieces and
great-nephews, and many
other relatives and friends.
Mr. Gringlas was the
beloved husband for 60 years
of the late Paula Gringlas; dear
father-in-law of the late Gary
Ceresnie.
Contributions may be made
to Holocaust Memorial Center,
28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334.
Graveside service was held
at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ROBERT “BOB”
HALPERIN, 98,
of Southfield,
died May 17,
2020.
He was born
in Detroit on May 27, 1921,
graduated from Central
High School, attended the
University of Detroit and
served in the Army/Air Force
as a flight instructor, a role
he loved.
He pursued a nearly
40-year career in the build-
ing business, building many
single-family homes in
Dearborn, Livonia, Ypsilanti
and elsewhere in the Detroit
area. He then began a sec-
ond career in real estate and
mortgage brokerage, working
for Ralph Manuel, then John
Adams Mortgage. He retired
at age 93.
Robert was a longtime,
active member of Franklin
Athletic Club, exercising
regularly until age 98. He
served on the boards of
directors of the Builders
Association of Michigan,
and Kingswood Hospital
and was a longtime member
of the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association. He was an
accomplished pilot and con-
tinued flying for many years.
His greatest passion was
golf, which he played until
the age of 95. He especially
enjoyed 22 consecutive annu-
al summer trips to play golf
with his son Eric in Oregon.
Mr. Halperin is survived
by his daughter, Nan (part-
ner, Michael Orloff) of
Charlottesville, Va.; son, Eric
(Bebe Michel) of Gearhart, Ore.;
longtime companion, Beverly
Ross; nieces, nephews and their
offspring around the country.
He leaves behind many beloved
colleagues and friends.
Interment was at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made
to Southern Poverty Law
Center, 400 Washington
Ave., Montgomery,
AL 36104, splcenter.
org; American Civil Liberties
Union, 2966 Woodward
Ave., Detroit, MI 48201,
aclumich.org; or to any food
bank or charity of one’
s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
MARTIN SCOT KOSINS, 73,
of Northville, died May 18,
2020.
He is survived by his sister
and brother-in-law, Laurie and
Sheldon Weintrob; niece and
nephews, Dr. Sari and Steven
Rosenberg, and Eric Weintrob;
great-niece, Anna Isabelle
Rosenberg.
Contributions may be
made to Michigan Humane
Society, Development Dept.,
30300 Telegraph Road, Suite
220, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, michiganhumane.org/
tributes. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
KENNETH L.
KRAVIS, 99, for-
merly of
Birmingham,
passed away May
14, 2020, in Delray
Beach, Fla.
He was born in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, March 16, 1921.
He was a decorated WWII
veteran, founder of the Detroit
Merchandise Mart and was
inducted into the French
Legion of Honor for his valor
during the Normandy Invasion.
Mr. Kravis is survived by his
son, David (Margo) Kravis;
daughters, Barbara Lengyel
and Cheryl (Barry) Greenberg;
grandchildren, Andrew
(Jennifer) Kravis, Torie (Adam)
Gleicher, Ken (Tawny) Lengyel,
Dan (Bonnie) Lengyel, Blair
(Lauren) Byrnes, Jordan
(Kelsey) Byrnes and Rachel
Greenberg; 11 great-grandchil-
dren.
He was the beloved hus-
band of the late Sophie Kravis;
brother of the late Ida Beck.
Interment will take place at
the Boca Raton Mausoleum.
Contributions may be made to
a charity of one’
s choice.