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ruce H. Rosen, 86,
of Bloomfield Hills
and Boca Raton,
Fla., died Dec. 7, 2021.
He was born in Detroit
in 1935. As a young child,
he worked
weekends for
his father, who
owned a small
business in
the Eastern
Market. Many
years later, he
expanded that business
and became the chairman
of the board of Supreme
Distributors Company,
founded in 1946, one of the
largest national distributors
of brand-name health and
beauty care products.
He earned a bachelor
of business degree from
Wayne State University
in 1957. In 1987, he
established Sovereign Sales
Inc., a national distributor
of fine fragrances and
cosmetics.
Bruce’s belief in
delegating authority
allowed him to be involved
in his two favorite passions:
comedy and raising money
for charitable causes. As a
positive person with a keen
sense of humor, he became
an owner in 1980 of Mark
Ridley’s Comedy Castle.
Arts, travel, music and
dance were passions of
his; however, by far, his
greatest joy was sports. He
was a season ticket holder
for the Lions, Pistons and
Red Wings games and had
subscriptions to numerous
sporting publications.
Bruce and his wife,

Rosalie, made a lifelong
commitment to better their
community. Bruce received
the Spirit of Detroit Award
and was recognized by
the Detroit Free Press as a
Volunteer of the Week.
He was a compassionate
champion for Variety-
the Children’s Charity of
Detroit. His impact was
immeasurable. He can be
credited with ensuring that
the local chapter survived
during tenuous times. His
personal contributions
and fundraising efforts
spanned four decades.
He was recognized by
Variety International and
was elected and served as
one of their International
Vice Presidents and
Ambassadors. He also
received the Variety
Golden Barker Award and
a Presidential Citation. In
2017, Variety honored him
with the prestigious Heart
Award.
The Rosens established
the Bruce H. and Rosalie
N. Rosen Community
Connect Program at
Alzheimer’s Association-
Greater Michigan Chapter,
as well as the Bruce and
Rosalie Rosen Triple R
Program for Seniors Fund
at JARC. Bruce and Rosalie
were honored in 2011 by
Detroit Public Television
with the Stewardship
Award.
The Rosens offered
support to many other
organizations, including
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Bar-Ilan University,
Weizmann Institute of

Science, Hebrew Free
Loan, Jewish Federation of
Metro Detroit, Wayne State
University, Detroit Institute
of Arts; and they served
on the Children’s Hospital
Foundation Board.
Mr. Rosen is survived by
Rosalie, his devoted wife
of 63 years. He was the
cherished father of Julie
(Marty) Wiener and Pamela
Roberts; proud grandfather
of Daniel Wiener,
Samantha (Jonathan)
Rubin, Megan Roberts and
Jeffrey Roberts; adoring
great-grandfather of
Hudson Rubin and Noa
Rubin; loving brother
of Joyce (Jerry) Tauber;
dear brother-in-law of the
late Sybil and the late Hy
Ankerman, Annette and
the late Morris Neuvirth,
Idelle and the late Ernest
Neuvirth, and the late
Irene Ginn; devoted son of
the late Tillie and the late
Aaron Rosen; dear son-in-
law of the late Helen and
the late Emil Neuvirth.
He is also survived by
numerous other loving
relatives and friends.
It is suggested that those
who wish to further honor
the memory of Bruce Rosen
may do so by making a
contribution to Variety-
the Children’s Charity of
Detroit, Tillie and Aaron
Rosen Fund, 600 S. Adams,
Suite 230, Birmingham,
MI 48009, (248) 258-
5511, variety-detroit.com.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

BETTY BARON, 88,
of Oak Park, died
Dec. 6, 2021.
She is survived
by her daughters
and sons-in-law,
Barbara Kendall and
Peter Staples, and Jan and Ted
Robertson; son and daughter-
in-law, Steve and Joann Baron;
grandchildren, Melissa Kendall
Kimber and Chris Kimber,
Jessica and Dan Dlugosielski,
Emily Robertson, Michelle
Robertson, Samantha Baron
and Aaron Dorondo, and Sean
Baron; great-grandson, Felix
Dlugosielski; many loving nieces
and a nephew.
Mrs. Baron was the beloved
wife of the late Irving Baron; the
loving sister of the late Adele
Faitler.
A private family service was
held. A memorial service will be
held at a later date. Contributions
may be made to Jewish Senior
Life-Coville Assisted Living,
15100 W
. 10 Mile Road, Oak
Park, MI 48237, jslmi.org/
residences/coville-apartments;
or Kindred Hospice, 25925
Telegraph Road, Suite102,
Southfield, MI 48033, kin-
dredhealthcare.com/locations/
hospice/southfield-mi-6552.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

MURRAY COHEN ,
92, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Dec. 7,
2021.
He is survived
by his wife of 29
years, Barbara
Safran Cohen; daughters and
sons-in-law, Roberta and Alan
Cohen, and Jennifer and Ami
Shneiderman; stepchildren, Jared
and Lauren Safran; grandchil-
dren, Claire Cohen, Andrew
Cohen, Jacob Shneiderman, Maya
Mahoney and Alexandra Safran;
sister, Irma Schechter.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Doctors Without
Borders-USA, P.O. Box 5030,

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

A Life Of Helping Others

Bruce
Rosen

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