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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. 

