58 | NOVEMBER 25 • 2021 

MARSHALL 
GREENSPAN, 
89, of Bloomfield 
Township, died 
Nov. 14, 2021. 
Mr. Greenspan 
popularized indoor tennis in 
Michigan when he and his 
partners built and operated 
five racquet clubs in the 1970s, 
including three in Southeast 
Michigan: Franklin Racquet 
Club, Square Lake Racquet 
Club and Centaur Farms 
Racquet Club. Prior to that, he 
was a single- and multi-family 
residential builder, including 
partnerships with his brother, 
Fred.
In 1974, Mr. Greenspan and 
a team of investors co-founded 
the Detroit Loves professional 
tennis team, a franchise of the 
World Team Tennis League.
In 1995, Mr. Greenspan 
built Oakland Yard Athletics 
in Waterford, with his sons, 
Marty and Harry, and Philip 
Douse. The business is still 
going strong today under 
the ownership of Marty and 
Philip.
After retirement, Mr. and 
Mrs. Greenspan enjoyed con-
tinuing their world travels, 
eventually spending half the 
year in Naples, Fla., where they 
enjoyed the company of sever-
al friends from Metro Detroit 
and visits from their children 
and grandchildren.
For several years, Mr. 
Greenspan and his son Harry 
were regular volunteers at the 
Baldwin Center soup kitch-
en in Pontiac, where they 
prepped and served meals.
He is survived by his cher-
ished wife of 62 years, Benita 
(Rovin) Greenspan; sons, 
Dr. Matthew Greenspan of 
Milan, Mich., Martin (Kim) 
Greenspan of West Bloomfield 

and Harry Greenspan of 
Bloomfield Township; 
grandchildren, Sam (Emily) 
Greenspan, Julia Raspbury-
Greenspan, Sarah Raspbury-
Greenspan, Shayna Raspbury-
Greenspan, Rachel Greenspan 
and Claire Greenspan; 
great-grandchildren, Mya and 
Riley Greenspan; brother-
in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. 
Ray and Rebecca Coleman of 
Potomac, Md.; sister-in-law, 
Elaine Greenspan of Franklin; 
several loving nieces and 
nephews.
Mr. Greenspan was pre-
ceded in death by his parents, 
Harry and Sarah Greenspan; 
grandson, Maxwell Greenspan; 
and brother, Fred Greenspan.
The family wishes to thank 
Mr. Greenspan’s caregivers, 
Geri, Linda and Jovan Luckett, 
Patricia Rich and Agnes 
Pilecki for their years of sup-
port and friendship.
Interment was at Beth El 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JOSEPH 
GRINGLAS, for-
mer Detroiter of 
Philadelphia, Pa., 
beloved husband, 
father, grandfather 
and great-grandfather, died 
Nov. 8, 2021. 
He was born Oct. 9, 1925, 
in Ostrowiec, Poland, the 
youngest of Lazar and Blima 
Gringlas’ six children.
He was a survivor of 
Blizyn, Auschwitz and Dora-
Nordhausen concentration 
camps. Only Joseph and one 
brother from a large extended 
family survived the Holocaust. 
In 1950, Joseph emigrated to 
America, where he settled in 

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