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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
68 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021
Contributions may be
made in Madeline Jacobs’
name to the Congregation for
Humanistic Judaism of Metro
Detroit and/or the National
or Michigan Alzheimer’s
Association.
GERALD LAX,
84, of Hamtramck,
died Dec. 14,
2021.
He is survived
by dear friends
and relatives.
Mr. Lax was the dear
brother of the late Pamela
Lax; beloved son of the late
Andrew and the late Esther
Lax.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one’s choice.
A graveside service was held
at Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
SHELDON
LUBLIN, 86, of
West Bloomfield,
died Dec. 19,
2021.
He is survived
by his wife of 62 years, Phyllis
Lublin; daughters and sons-
in-law, Elizabeth and Jeff
Ribera, and Marcie and Carl
Howard; son and daughter-
in-law, Kevin and Christina
Lublin; grandson, Jordan
Howard; brother and sister-
in-law, Daniel and Helene
Lublin; many loving nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Mr. Lublin was the dear
brother of the late Dorothy
and the late Abe Gichtin.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be
made to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
SUZANNE ARLENE
MANSFIELD, 84, of
Commerce Township, died
Dec. 14, 2021.
She was the devoted daugh-
ter of the late Max and the
late Mary Mansfield; the
cherished sister of the late
Marjorie Greenberg.
Interment was at
Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be
made to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
CARLA L. MOSS,
82, of West
Bloomfield, died
Dec. 16, 2021.
A voracious
reader, she loved
the library, so much so, that
she began volunteering at the
Southfield library during the
early 1970s while busily raising
her three children. It didn’t
take long for Carla to turn her
passion for books into a career;
she moved up the ranks quick-
ly from volunteer to part-time
clerk and eventually head of
circulation.
After a long illness, Carla
died peacefully at home, her
loving husband of 62 years,
Howard, and her caregiv-
ers, were by her side. Carla’s
daughter Lisa Cohen said her
mother’s biggest professional
accomplishment was comput-