to further honor the memory 
of Donald Robert Epstein 
may do so by making a 
contribution to one of the 
following organizations: Yad 
Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, 
Berkley, MI 48072, (248) 548-
3663, yadezra.org/donate; 
Hebrew Free Loan, 6735 
Telegraph Road, Suite 300, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
(248) 723-8184, hfldetroit.
org; Temple Beth El, 7400 
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, 
MI 48301, (248) 851-1100, 
tbeonline.org/donation-page; 
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, 
West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
(248) 592-2687, jewishhos-
pice.org. 

DR. SHERWIN 
FISHMAN, 89, of 
Tamarac, Fla., 
died on Sept. 12, 
2020, after a long 
battle with 
dementia.
Dr. Fishman is sur-
vived by his loving wife 
of 27 years, Laurice (nee 
Sorkin); Laurice’s children, 
Rabbi Jordan (Cynthia) 
Parr, Aric (Delta Besemer) 
Parr, Faith (Steve) Shapiro; 
grandchildren, Rebecca 
Parr, Sarah (Sam) Starobin, 
Asher (Vishakha Mathur) 
Parr-Besemer, Roqhalle 
Parr-Besemer, Aaron Parr-
Besemer and Luca Shapiro; 
sister, Phyllis Fishman of Las 
Vegas, Nev.
Interment took place 
at Beth David Memorial 
Gardens Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made 
to Daniel D. Cantor Senior 
Center, 5000 Nob Hill Road, 
Sunrise, FL 33351.

ANNETTE 
FREEDMAN, 99, 
of Middletown, 
R.I., formerly of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Feb. 17, 2021. 
She was very proud of 
her career as a school social 
worker in the Detroit and 
Birmingham school systems. 
Mrs. Freedman is survived 
by her daughters and sons-
in-law, Donna Winkelman 
and Tom Easthope, and Laura 
Freedman and David Pedrick; 
son and daughter-in-law, Roy 
and Elizabeth Freedman; 
grandchildren, Larry and 
Julie Winkelman, Jeffrey and 
Keren Winkelman, Michael 
Winkelman, Rissa Freedman, 
Ara Freedman, Benjamin 
Pedrick and Geoffrey Pedrick; 
great-grandchildren, Alex, 
Max, Abby, Zev and Janna 
Winkelman; many stepgrand-
children and stepgreat-grand-
children.
She was the beloved wife of 
the late Gerald Freedman; the 
cherished mother of the late 
William Freedman. 
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Wayne State 
University School of Social 
Work, Annette Sniderman 
Freedman Scholarship Fund, 
5447 Woodward-Thompson 
Home, Detroit, MI 48202, 
cardinal.wayne.edu/wsugiving/
give.cfm. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

NORMAN 
KATANICK, 91, 
of Pembroke 
Pines, Fla., origi-
nally from 
Detroit, died Feb. 
19, 2021. 
Norman was the kindest, 
most generous man in the 

world. He liked everyone 
except the recycling truck 
driver, who Norman thought 
knocked down his mailbox 
but wouldn’t admit it.
Every grandchild, niece 
or nephew will remember 
him giving them silver dol-
lars when he saw them. His 
grandchildren thought he 
manufactured them in the 
basement.
Mr. Katanick was the 
loving husband of Glorine 
(nee Kert) for just shy of 68 
years; cherished father of 
Robin (Rick) Dissen, Karen 
Katanick (Mark Pasman) 
and Dr. Cindy Katanick; 
adored “Papa” of Sara (Matt) 
Warshauer, Gayle Dissen 
and Mitchell Kirschbaum; 
very special Papa Norman to 
Rachel and Tessa Warshauer; 
favorite uncle to many nieces 
and nephews. In addition, 
he is also survived by his 
beloved sister, Edith Farkas. 
Siblings who predeceased 
him were Gertie Hoberman, 
Irv Katanick, Bessie Kelman, 
Bill Katanick and Martin 
Katanick.

GERALD “JERRY” 
KOWALL, 82, of 
Oak Park, died 
Feb. 23, 2021. 
Jerry was one of 
the 26 first cous-
ins on his father’s side who 
grew up together in Detroit, 
offspring of the seven Kowall 
siblings — two men, five 
women — who immigrated as 
adults to the U.S. and Canada 
from Poland/Russia between 
1913-1928. 
His grandparents, Moshe 
and Bella Kowall, came in 
1930. Jerry’s father, Reuben 
Kowall, was the youngest, 
arriving in 1928. Isadore 

Kowal was the oldest, immi-
grating in 1913 and gradually 
arranging for his five sisters, 
brother and parents to settle 
here, too. 
The grandparents’ home, 
2754 Glendale in Detroit, was 
the gathering place for all the 
family for all holidays, daily 
and weekly visits, establishing 
a closeness between the cous-
ins that continues. They were 
raised to look out for each 
other and to pass on those val-
ues to their own children. 
Jerry’s five aunts were Mary 
(Fill), Sarah (Goldbaum), 
Ethel (Kurian) Teible 
(Margolis) and Chaya 
(Mendelson). Many of the 
first cousins are gone now; 
sadly, just a few months 
ago, Cousin Herbie, Dr. 
Herbert Mendelson, died. 
Other surviving first cousins 
are Crownie Kurian Billik, 
Lucille Kurian, Esther Mollie 
Hartman, Marion Kurian 
Ratner, Esther Molly Margolis 
Fisher and Dr. Harold 
Margolis.
Mr. Kowall is survived by 
his niece and nephews, Lisa 
and Steven Grossman, and 
Scott Faeder; great-nieces, 
Hilary and Lauren Grossman; 
sister-in-law, Madeline 
Kowall; many loving cousins. 
He was the loving brother 
of the late Harold Kowall, the 
late Alvin Kowall and the late 
Leatrice Faeder; the devoted 
son of the late Reuben and the 
late Frieda Kowall. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

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