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Soul
of blessed memory

ROBERT 
BECKER, 86, of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died Aug. 14, 
2020.
He is sur-
vived by his wife of 64 years, 
Harriet Becker; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Gary and 
Elaine Becker, and Steven and 
Akemi Becker. 
Mr. Becker was the devoted 
son of the late Jacob and the 
late Sarra Becker; the loving 
brother of the late Isabelle 
and the late Erwin Ziegelman.
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to St. Jude Children’
s 
Research Hospital, 501 
St. Jude Place, Memphis, 
TN 38105, stjude.org. 
Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

SHARON BLATT, 
84, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died Aug. 
14, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her sons, Neal 
Blatt and Jonathan Blatt; 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Susie and Adam Rosenberg; 
grandchildren, Reese, Sydney 
and Eden Rosenberg; brother 
and sister-in-law, Jerome and 
Katie Rosenthal. 
Mrs. Blatt was the beloved 
wife of the late Dr. Ronald W. 
Blatt. 
Interment was at 
Machpelah Cemetery. 
Contributions may be 
made to Adat Shalom 
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, 
Farmington Hills, MI 
48334. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

NANCY A. 
BRAUN, 75, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Aug. 19, 
2020. 
A member 
of Temple Israel and its sis-
terhood, Nancy was also 
president of her B’
nai B’
rith 
chapter,
Mrs. Braun is survived by 
her children, Robin Braun, 
Lauren and Barb Braun, 
Rachel and Raed Jawad; 
grandchildren, Anisa, Andy, 
Aya; other family members 
and many dear friends.
She was the beloved wife for 
54 years of the late Bill Braun. 
Contributions may be made 
to B’
nai B’
rith Foundation, 
P.O. Box 250696, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48325-0696; 
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut 
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323; or American 
Cancer Society, 20450 Civic 
Center Drive, Southfield, MI 
48076. A graveside service 
was held at Hebrew Memorial 
Park. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

ROSE 
FINEMAN, 94, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Aug. 7, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daughter 
and son-in-law, Judith and 
Ron Ossipove; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Sheldon and Nancy 
Fineman; grandchildren, 
Adam (Brittany) Ossipove, 
Amanda (Daniel) Levine, 
Ashley Fineman, Kelly (Nick 
Ross) Fineman; great-grand-
children, Talia, Lainie, Jacques, 
Colette and Mason; many 
loving nieces, nephews, other 
family members and friends. 
Rose was the beloved wife 
of the late Albert Fineman; the 

sister of the late Alice Moss, 
the late Paul Weinger and the 
late Ben Weinger.
Interment took place at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

TED M. GANS,
85, of Waterford, 
died Aug. 13, 
2020. 
He is survived 
by his beloved 
wife, Dottie; his dearest sister, 
Gail Horwitz; his dear sister-
in-law, Susan Gans; nieces and 
nephews, Lisa Gans Goldberg, 
David (Janet) Gans, Barbara 
(Eli Greenbaum) Bloom, Julie 
(Ian) Allen; great-nieces and 
great-nephews, Perry, Ian, 
Jolie, Jamie, Chad (Randell) 
and Amy. 
Mr. Gans was the dear 
brother of the late Dr. Robert 
Gans; brother-in-law of the 
late Marvin Horwitz; beloved 
son of the late Ellis and the 
late Olga Gans. 
A private graveside service 
was held at the Beth El ceme-
tery Aug. 14, 2020.

KENNETH W
. 
GITLIN, 80, of 
Orchard Lake, 
died Aug. 16, 
2020.
He was a 
devoted husband, a caring 
father and grandfather, and a 
talented orthopedic surgeon 
— highly respected for his 
intelligence and insight, hon-
esty and courage, humor and 
generosity. 
An intrepid runner, skier, 
boater, art collector, gardener 
and traveler, Ken and his wife, 
Roslyne “Roz,” visited more 

than 80 countries and seven 
continents around the world, 
most recently celebrating 
his 80th birthday in January 
of 2020 on a safari trip to 
South Africa, Botswana and 
Zimbabwe. 
At Boyne Highlands this 
past winter, he enjoyed a few 
runs on the slopes with Roz 
and his grandkids. He found 
the greatest joy in family, and 
everything he achieved in his 
successful life was to ensure 
their health and happiness.
A past president of the 
Oakland County Medical 
Society, Ken spent more than 
30 years in private practice 
as an orthopedic surgeon. 
Notably, he was an early prac-
titioner of arthroscopic sur-
gery and was highly regarded 
by his peers and his patients 
for his dedication to excel-
lence as a physician.
Ken and Roz supported 
many cultural institutions 
in Detroit, and their favorite 
evenings included events at 
the Detroit Institute of Arts 
and performances by the 
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 
If you had been to the Jewish 
Community Center on Drake 
before the shutdown, you 
were likely to have seen him 
on the elliptical machines or 
sipping coffee in the men’
s 
executive locker room. You’
d 
never know that back in the 
80s he gave up a kidney to 
cancer; he ran a marathon not 
soon after. He was a runner, 
always active, always looking 
for something to do, to fix, to 
make better. 
Ken was resolute in his 
drive to do everything the 
right way, and it worked. 
Funny until the end, with a 
twitch of his eyebrows and a 
twinkle in his eye, Ken could