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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-