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Soul
of blessed memory

nieces, nephews, other family 
members and friends. 
Mrs. Carron was the 
beloved wife of the late Dr. 
Carl Carron; the mother of 
the late Randy Carron; sister 
of the late Sol Lesnick, the 
late Julius Lesnick and the late 
Sylvia Pearlman. 
Interment took place at 
Adat Shalom Memorial Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

PEARL 
COFFMAN, 95, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Oct. 1, 2020. 
A retired 

Detroit public school teacher, 
she loved music, Judaism and 
her family. 
Playing piano almost exclu-
sively by ear, she loved when 
people sang along to songs 
from her extensive playlist. 
She also volunteered with 
Jewish Hospice and enjoyed 
meeting with her Yiddish 
group. She will be missed by 
her family and many friends 
of all ages. 
Mrs. Coffman is survived 
by her son and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Eric N. and Dana 
Coffman of Bloomfield Hills; 
daughters and sons-in-law, 
Jane Michelle and Michael 
Zeid of Bloomfield Hills, 
Miriam Beth and Bruce 
Milen, also of Bloomfield 

Hills; grandchildren, Jessica 
Fink, Chad Coffman, Allison 
and Brad Lefkowitz, Lauren 
Zeid-Glick and Jacob Glick, 
Joshua and Emily Zeid, 
Rachel and Michael Nakash, 
Rebecca and Jesse Coren, 
Jason and Brooke Milen; 
great-grandchildren, Ayla 
Lefkowitz, Areille Lefkowitz, 
Vivian Nakash.
Contributions may 
be made to Hospice of 
Michigan, 43097 Woodward 
Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 
48302; or Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322. A graveside ser-
vice was held at Machpelah 
Cemetery in Ferndale. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 

Memorial Chapel.

TRUDY FOSTER, 
80, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Oct. 2, 2020. 
She is survived 
by her daugh-
ters and son-in-law, Jocelyn 
and Ira Margolis, and Lisa 
Foster; grandchildren, Amelia 
Margolis, Magnolia Margolis, 
Mayer Margolis and Ruby 
Yates; sister, Lynne Kahn; 
other family and friends. 
Contributions may be made 
to Almost Home Animal 
Rescue, P.O. Box 250602, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48325, 
almosthomeanimals.org/
donate. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

A Loving Family Man
M

arvin Kozlowski, 100, 
passed away peace-
fully and surrounded 
by love in his West Bloomfield 
home on Oct. 8, 2020. 
A most adoring, optimis-
tic and patient man, Marvin 
packed a lot of life into his 
100 years on Earth. Natives of 
Radom, Poland, Marvin and 
his father, Max, spent time in 
Nazi work camps before board-
ing a train to their impending 
death. When it approached a 
stretch of tracks that had been 
recently bombed by the Allied 
Forces; their lives were spared. 
They were the only two mem-
bers of their family to survive 
the Holocaust. 
After the war, Marvin made 
it to the United States in 1949 
and was reunited with Edith 
London, also a Holocaust sur-
vivor, who arrived two years 
prior. They were married in 
1950 and welcomed their first 
child, Jay, in 1952, eager to 
rebuild the family they had 
lost. Four years later, they 
welcomed their second child, 
Ruthie, and after another six 

years, their third and 
final, Joe. 
Marvin and Edith 
worked so hard to 
give their children the 
lives they deserved. 
Marvin’
s workdays 
started before dawn 
and he would rarely 
get home before 10 
o’
clock at night. Edith, 
with a heart of gold, 
did all she could to 
nurture the children 
while Marvin provid-
ed for the family. 
Despite having no relevant 
experience, Marvin got a high-
ly sought-after tailoring job 
at Sears by speaking with the 
hiring managers, sharing his 
story and convincing them that 
he would not fail. This unwill-
ingness to give up or fail was 
something that Marvin carried 
with him until the very end. 
After 17 years at Sears, Marvin 
took a big chance by opening 
his own store in Bloomfield 
Hills. The landlord didn’
t want 
to rent space to Marvin, but, 
again, Marvin made too com-

pelling an argument. 
With Edith in charge of 
sales and Marvin doing 
alterations, the couple 
turned Devon Custom 
Clothiers into a great 
success story. 
The two were unstop-
pable. They spent time 
and effort providing for 
their kids; they were 
ultimately able to pay 
for each of them to 
attend college and med-
ical school; they also 
paid for the kids’
 cars. 
That was something in which 
Marvin always took such great 
pride. Despite his hard work, 
Marvin always showered 
his kids with affection. It’
s hard 
to imagine two people loving 
and caring for their family 
more than Marvin and Edith.
Words can’
t express the love 
and closeness that Marvin and 
his family shared. The lessons 
he and Edith have instilled in 
subsequent generations are 
so incredibly valued. The last 
few years were challenging, 
but Marvin, the consummate 

survivor with care from many, 
fought until the very end. He 
fought to spend more time 
with his family, who loved 
him so dearly and who will 
miss him more than can be 
expressed.
Mr. Kozlowski is survived 
by his wife, Edith; his children, 
Jay (the late Linda) (Renee), 
Ruthie, Joe (Jill); his grandchil-
dren, Rachel, Anna (Bryan), 
David, Julia, Max, Ben; and 
great-grandchild, Elliot; his 
nurse, Kim.
He was the dear brother 
and brother-in-law of the 
late Shlomo Kozlowski, the 
late Fela Kozlowski, the late 
Chayka Kozlowski, the late Itka 
Kozlowski. 
Contributions may be made 
to Holocaust Memorial Center, 
28123 Orchard Lake Road, 
Farmington Hills, MI 48334; or 
Holocaust Memorial Museum, 
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, 
SW
., Washington, D.C. 20024. 
A graveside service was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel. 

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