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Don; they were married on June 
26, 1960. 
Eileen loved to spend time 
with her family. Also, she loved 
working out, and she skied for 
most of her adult life in northern 
Michigan and Snowbird, Utah. 
She also spent summers boating 
in Boyne City, rotating with her 
children and grandchildren. 
Eileen continued to enjoy the 
outdoors and remained active 
when she could by hiking with 
Don and her family.
In her early days, Eileen was 
an elementary school teacher; 
and she owned a candy store 
called Sweet Temptations. She 
met Don when she was 15 years 
old in South Haven. They mar-
ried almost five years later and 
lived in Metro Detroit for most 
of their lives. Eileen and Don 
enjoyed extensive travel, most 
recently in trips to Thailand. 
Before that, they traveled to 
Nepal, Vietnam, spent more than 
40 years traveling to Snowbird, 

Utah, and many other destina-
tions. 
Eileen was a wonderful cook 
and would try out different 
recipes on her family. Everyone 
loved her traditional holiday 
dishes and balked when she 
wanted to try something new. 
Her children try to recreate her 
recipes now to still enjoy her 
cooking. Eileen was a quiet, kind, 
gentle soul that everyone enjoyed 
being around. She will be greatly 
missed.
Mrs. Klein was the beloved 
wife for 61 years to Donald; 
cherished mother of Cindy 
Cohen and Bruce Kramer, Steven 
and Shelly Klein, and Alissa 
and Bruce Klein-Krause. loving 
grandma of Alec and Emily 
Cohen, Cassidy Klein, Haley 
Klein, Ashley Krause and Ryan 
Krause; adored great-grandma of 
Eleanor “Nori” Cohen; sister-in-
law of Barbara Cantor.
She was the daughter of the 
late Florence and the late Jack 

Eserow; daughter-in-law of the 
late Ruth and the late Jules Klein; 
sister of the late Kenny Eserow; 
and mother-in-law of the late Joe 
Cohen. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 
Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish Hospice 
& Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W
. Maple, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; 
Kids Kicking Cancer, 27600 
Northwestern Hwy., Suite 220, 
Southfield, MI 48034, kidskick-
ingcancer.org; or to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

c. 1944

DR. HAROLD M. 
KOMINARS, 97, of 
Canton, Mich., died 
Dec. 4, 2021. 
Harold was 
a proud WWII 
veteran. He was a 
waist gunner on a 
B17 and flew 25 missions over 
Europe. When the war ended, 

he went to the University of 
Michigan on the GI Bill and 
graduated with a bachelor of 
science in 1947. He then grad-
uated from dental school in 
1951 and opened his practice in 
Wayne, Mich., which he had for 
more than 35 years.
Dr. Kominars was an avid 
hunter, fisherman, traveler of 
the world and cigar connoisseur.
He was the beloved husband 
of the late Marcelle Kominars; 
cherished father of Madeline 
Kominars, Frederick (Monica) 
Kominars and Jeri Alley; loving 
grandfather of Nicholas (Karen), 
Hali, Natasha, Samantha, 
Hannah, Luke, Jacob and 
Sierra; adoring great-grandfa-
ther of Laila and Adeline; dear 
brother of Allan (Charlotte) 
Kominars and the late Stuart 
(the late Belle) Kominars; 
dear brother-in-law of the late 
Lillian Kominars, the late Billie 
(Frankie) Green, Katie (the 
late Marvin) Becker, Clarence 

Serving each family.
Consoling each heart.
For 105 years.

