OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
CAROL BEZ, 80,
of West
Bloomfield, died,
Feb. 15, 2023.
She is survived
by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Douglas
Bez, and Dr. Joel and Leslie
Bez; loving grandchildren,
Hannah (Justin) Roberts,
Alex Bez, David Bez, Bradley
Bez and Brooke Bez; devoted
brother and sister-in-law,
David and Colleen Ehrenfeld;
sister and brother-in-law,
Peggy and Allyn Lite; many
other loving family members
and friends.
Mrs. Bez was the beloved
wife of the late Dr. Bert Bez.
Contributions may be
made to the American
Cancer Society. Interment
took place at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
BARBARA
ESKIN, 82, of
West Bloomfield,
died Feb. 8, 2023.
She taught at
Hillel Day School
for more than 50 years and
for several years at Temple
Israel.
She was a proud mem-
ber of the David Horodok
Organization and member of
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Barbara created magic with
her hands. She designed and
made siddur covers, tallit
bags, shower wraps, football
pillows, scarves and so much
more. Each with love and
care.
Judaism, family and dear
friends were the centers
of her world. She was the
beloved daughter of the late
Irving and Sylvia Pelavin. She
was the beloved wife of the
late Mort Eskin; cherished
mother to Marcie Goldstein,
Jon (Laina) Eskin, Debbie
(Darryl) Kaplan and son-
in-law, Ethan Goldstein. She
was the sister of Ed Pelavin
(Arlene), Ron Pelavin; sister-
in-law to Jerry (the late Judy)
Eskin.
Her gems were her grand-
children, who carry on
her legacy. She was bubbie
to Ben, Seth and Manya
Goldstein, Morgan and Max
Kaplan. She was also survived
by many cousins and a world
of close friends. She will be
dearly missed by all who were
lucky to have her in their
lives.
Interment was held at
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Contributions may be made
to JARC, the Barbara and
Mort Mitzvah and Munchies
Fund. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
LISA SUE
GERLICH, 65, of
West Bloomfield,
died on Feb. 15,
2023.
She was cher-
ished by many as a wonder-
ful wife, mother, daughter,
grandmother, sister, aunt and
friend. She will be deeply
missed by her grief-stricken
husband of 46 years, William
“Bill” Gerlich. Her loss will
also be mourned by her fami-
ly for many years to come.
Mrs. Gerlich is sur-
vived by her mother, Carol
Waterstone; children,
Heather, Greg and wife, Amy
Gerlich; grandsons, Jacob,
Calvin and Axel; siblings
and their spouses, Sherrie
and John Waterstone, Joel
and Carrie Waterstone, and
Jared Waterstone; nieces
and their husbands, Isabella
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H
enry Phillip Lee, 81
(just shy of his 82nd
birthday), died Feb. 10,
2023.
Henry was born in Detroit,
Feb. 14, 1941, to
Lucille Solovich
and Herbert Lee.
Whether it was
through his legal
career or volunteer
work, his goal in life was to
make the world a better place.
Henry said the best thing that
ever happened to him was
meeting the love of his life,
Linda Marash. They were mar-
ried for 46 years before she died
in 2014.
Henry took pride in edu-
cation and was proud of
his degrees. He earned his
undergraduate degree at the
University of Michigan, his law
degree from Indiana University
at Bloomington School of Law
and his postgraduate LL.M.
degree in taxation from New
York University School of Law.
He practiced law for more
than 50 years, specializing in
business law, estate planning
and tax law. He was a for-
mer faculty member of the
American Bar Association
– American Law Institute,
chair of the Estates & Trusts
Committee of the Taxation
Section of the Oakland County
Bar Association, chair of the
Summer Tax Conference for
the Tax Section of the State Bar
of Michigan, and a member of
the Legislative Development
and Drafting Committee of the
Probate Section of the State Bar
of Michigan.
He was proud of his vol-
unteer work, which includ-
ed secular and non-secular.
Henry was a past president
and board member of Hebrew
Free Loan and a former mem-
ber of the board of governors
of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. He was
also a member of the Planned
Giving Committees of the
Robert Tannahill Society
(Detroit Institute of Arts),
The Community House
(Birmingham) and the Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Center.
He was also a board member of
Child Safe/Judson Center and
the Sky Foundation.
Henry’s hobbies included
theater, arts, art collecting, gar-
dening and traveling. He also
enjoyed spending time with his
family, including his children
and grandchildren.
He is survived by his daughter
and son-in-law, Sheri Lee and
Dennis Brodsky; son, Andrew
Lee; grandchildren, Felix and
Hugo Brodsky, and Asher and
Hudson Lee; sister, Linda Lee
Albert; brother-in-law, Irwin
Miller; former daughter-in-law,
Benita Green Lee. He also leaves
behind his companion, Barbara
Kaplan; and many loving niec-
es and nephews. Henry felt
very fortunate to have lifelong
friends, Norman and Ros Levy,
and Harold and Diane Waller.
Henry was predeceased by his
beloved wife, Linda Marash Lee;
brothers- and sisters-in-law, J
Brock Albert, Pam Miller, Larry
Kamen and Bonnie Marash.
Contributions may be
made to Child Safe Michigan,
4410 W
. 13 Mile Road, Royal
Oak, MI 48073, childsafem-
ichigan.org/donate; Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, 3711
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI
48201-2444, tickets.dso.org/
support/donate; Hebrew Free
Loan, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48301, hfldetroit.org; or
Jewish Federation of Metro
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
jewishdetroit.org/donate-online.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
A Life in the Law