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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