OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
46 | MAY 13 • 2021
c. 2000
HOWARD
GARVIN, 83, of
Boca Raton, Fla.,
formerly of West
Bloomfield, died
May 2, 2021.
He is survived
by his son and daughter-in-
law, Larry and Robin Garvin;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Jillian and Paul Frankel, Margo
and John Lansat; grandchil-
dren, Hannah, Phillip and
Sammy Garvin, Judah and
Ava Frankel; sister, Beverly
Peterson; many other loving
family members and friends.
Mr. Garvin was the beloved
husband of the late Maureen
Garvin.
Interment took place at
Machpelah Cemetery in
Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
MIRIAM
“MICKEY” GOLD,
83, of Commerce
Township, died
May 2, 2021.
She is survived
by her children, Shelly and
Mark Rubenfire, and Denise
Gold and Brie Jeweler; grand-
children, Jason, Adam and
Brett Rubenfire; other loving
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Gold was the dear
sister of the late Dr. Nathan
and the late Ardell Firestone;
the devoted daughter of the
late Saul and the late Sonia
Firestone.
Interment was at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made
to ORT America, Michigan
Region, Max M. Fisher
Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph Road, Suite
350, Bloomfield Township,
MI 48301, ortamerica.org; or
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI
48202, dia.org/support/donate.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
DR. DAN G.
GUYER, 74, of
Huntington
Woods, died on
May 1, 2021.
As a psychia-
trist, Dr. Guyer served in pri-
vate practice in Grosse Pointe
and as the longtime director
of the Partial Hospitalization
Program at Henry Ford
Cottage Hospital, where he
previously served as chief of
psychiatry. He trained resi-
dents through the hospital and
Wayne State University School
of Medicine.
Dr. Guyer served as a mem-
ber of the boards of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and the Jewish
Federations of North America.
He was president of the Jewish
Home and Aging Services,
co-chair of the Commission on
Jewish Elder Care Services and
president of Hillel Day School.
In recognition of his con-
tributions to the Jewish
community, he received the
Frank A. Wetsman Young
Leadership Award in 1986 and
the William Davidson Lifetime
Achievement Award in 2020.
Dr. Guyer is survived by
his wife of 52 years, Cheryl
Guyer; his children, Sara
Guyer (Scott Straus), Erica
Guyer (Daniel Franklin) and
Jonathan Guyer; six grandchil-
dren, Sadie Straus, Solomon
Straus, Anna Franklin, Jacob
Franklin, Samuel Franklin and
Aerin Franklin; sister, Annie
(Benjamin) Friedman; sister-
in-law, Elise (Marty) Levinson;
brother-in-law, Neil Chapin
(Diana Staneva).
His brother, Martin (Sheila)
Guyer, passed away in 2009.
Dr. Guyer was the son of the
late Edith and the late Abram
Guyer; son-in-law of the late
Anna and the late Samuel
Chapin.
Contributions may be made
to Jewish Federation of Metro
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303;
or to a Jewish charity of your
choice. A graveside service was
held at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park in Livonia. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
RHODA JONAS,
86, of Oak Park,
died May 3, 2021.
She is survived
by her daughters
and sons-in-
law, Wendy and Gary Bice,
Michelle E. Rose, and Marilyn
and Chris Schulte; grandchil-
dren, Sarah and Ryan Mather,
Brian Schulte, Abigail Bice,
Jacob Bice and Emily Bice;
great-granddaughter, Zoe
Mather; brother, Mark Rubin;
many loving nieces and neph-
ews.
Mrs. Jonas was the devoted
daughter of the late Louis and
the late Frieda Rubin; the dear
sister of the late Myra Rubin.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Jewish
Senior Life, ”Rhoda’s Perch”-
the Coville Aviary Tribute
Fund in memory of Rhoda
Jonas, Attn. Jo Rosen, 6710 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322, jslmi.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
c. 1955
JUDY RIVA
KAUFMAN, 84, of
West Bloomfield,
died May 3, 2021.
She graduated
from Wayne State
University, major-
ing in languages and taught
Latin, Spanish and English
at Lederle Middle School in
Southfield.
Judy and her late husband,
Jack, had traveled to Spain,
where she looked forward to
speaking Spanish and touring
the country to bring the histo-
ry she had studied back to life.
Mrs. Kaufman is survived
by her cousins, Beverly and
Robert Rosenfeld; other family
members and friends.
She was the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Clara and Ruben
Alzofon; and wife of the late
Jack Kaufman.
Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to the Marcus
National Blood Center or the
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at
Temple Israel. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
BARBARA KREKUN, 76, of
Farmington Hills, died April
12, 2021
She is survived by her hus-
band of 54 years, Jack Krekun;
brother and sister-in-law,
David and Carolyn Blatt; Jack’s
sisters and brother-in-law,
Diana and Sam Berlinberg,
and Minna Katz-Brown; many
nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Mrs. Krekun was the cher-
ished mother of the late Darryl
Krekun; the devoted daughter
of the late Norman and the late
Evelyn Blatt; the daughter-in-
law of the late Nathan and the
late Dora Krekun; the sister-
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