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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