64 | APRIL 6 • 2023 

OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

of the late Gertie Grossman; the 
treasured brother of his late sib-
lings, Evelyn and Harold Cantor, 
Rose and Louis Rosenfeld, Sam and 
Charlotte Grossman, Zella and Paul 
Daughterty, and Daniel and Sandy 
Grossman; the dear brother-in-law 
of the late Moe Betman and the late 
Larry Nedelman; and the devoted 
son of the late Harry and the late 
Laura Grossman. 
Interment was at Adat Shalom 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 
11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, 
yadezra.org/donate; or Jewish 
War Veterans, P.O. Box 725066, 
Berkley, MI 48072-9998, jwv-mi.
org/. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

SEYMOUR “SY” 
KATZ, 91, of West 
Bloomfield, died March 
23, 2023. 
He is survived by 
his wife, Lillian Katz; 
brother and sister-in-law, Jack 
and Irma Katz; children, Laurie 
Lavenhar and Steven Katz; stepchil-
dren, Candice Thomas, April Simms 
and Jamie Boyes; grandchildren, 
Jason and Melissa Lavenhar, and 
Chelsea Lavenhar; great-grandson, 
Caleb Lavenhar; adopted grand-
children, Jordan, Alison, Max, 
Zachary, David, Emily, Sam and 
Hayley. He will be dearly missed 
by Glenn and Lynn Movish, Mark 
and Janine Movish, and Joann and 
Marc Weisman. He is also survived 
by many other family members and 
friends.
 Interment was at Oakview 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to Meals on Wheels, 
650 Letica Drive, Rochester, MI 
48307, opcseniorcenter.org/donate. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

ELLEN MAGAR, 91, of Oak Park, 
died March 25, 2023. 
She is survived by her children, 
Samuel (Pamela) Magar and Andy 

(Linda) Magar; grandchildren, 
Joseph (Natalie) Magar, Julie 
Magar, Jonah (Lindsey) Magar, 
Mason Magar and Robert Magar; 
great-grandchild, Samuel Joseph 
Magar; many loving nieces, neph-
ews, other family members and 
friends. 
Mrs. Magar was the beloved wife 
of the late Joseph Magar. 
Interment took place at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. 
Contributions may be made to 
Jewish Senior Life. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

c. 2000

ADRIENNE “RENEE” 
MAHLER, (née 
Adrienne Rom), 87, 
died on Saturday, March 
25, 2023, in Sarasota, 
Fla. 
She was a classically 
trained pianist and held a B.A. in 
English literature and an M.A. in 
sociology-anthropology. She was a 
certified social worker in gerontol-
ogy. 
Classical music, especially Chopin 
and Rachmaninoff, was her lifelong 
passion, along with the composers 
Sammy Cahn, George Gershwin and 
Cole Porter. Renee was a great lover 
of nature and supporter of many 
nature conservation and animal 
protection societies. Over the course 
of her life, she was honored for her 
extraordinary work and support 
of numerous such organizations 
as well as for her work on behalf 
of the Allied Jewish Campaign, 
American Jewish Committee, 
Jewish Federation and Alzheimer’s 
Association. She served for a time 
as Director of Special Projects at 
the Jewish Home for the Aged and 
wrote a column on aging for the 
Birmingham Eccentric newspaper.
Mrs. Mahler was the beloved 
wife of Burt Mahler; mother of 
Scott Mahler and Ticia Mahler; and 
grandmother of Max Mahler.
She is survived by her two chil-
dren and grandson and several 
members of the Mahler, Rom, 

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D

r. Gloria Jean Kuhn, 79, of West Bloomfield, 
died March 29, 2023. 
Born Oct. 25, 1943, to Edward and 
Dorothy Houseman, Jeanie grew up with her brother 
Jack and her sister Nancy in Detroit. From the age of 
7, Jeanie determined to go a non- 
traditional path and pursue her dream to 
become a doctor.
Dr. Gloria Kuhn attended Wayne 
State University in 1965, earned her 
medical degree from Chicago College of 
Osteopathic Medicine in 1970 and grad-
uated in the second emergency medicine residency 
class from the Detroit General Hospital and Wayne 
State University in 1979. A pioneer in EM, Gloria 
founded the residency and osteopathic internship 
program at Mt. Carmel Hospital, now Sinai-Grace 
Hospital, in northwest Detroit in 1982 and served as 
its program director for 13 years. 
Gloria was a consummate educator, mentoring 
hundreds of EM residents, medical students and fac-
ulty. She developed the template for a successful res-
idency program and shared it widely throughout the 
country. Gloria was so dedicated to education she 
pursued a Ph.D. in instructional technology in 1998, 
20 years after residency. 
Gloria received many awards, including being 
voted as outstanding medical attendant in 13 differ-
ent years by the medical residents. She was involved 
at the highest level in multiple medical profes-
sional organizations and was an American Board 
of Emergency Medicine oral board examiner and 
previous president of the Academy of Women in 
Academic Medicine. Gloria authored more than 40 
peer reviewed publications and 12 book chapters. 
Establishing internships and residencies as well as 
faculty curriculum, Dr. Kuhn left an indelible mark 
on the medical community.
Jeanie greatly enjoyed laughing with her colleagues 
and family, traveling the world or to see grandchil-
dren, lots of cooking, needlepoint and dispensing 
pithy wisdom. She will be greatly missed. 
Dr. Kuhn was married to John Kuhn for 59 years. 
She is survived by her sister, three children, two 
grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.
Interment took place at the Beth El Memorial Park 
Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to 
the Alzheimer’s Association or the Jewish Hospice 
and Chaplaincy Network. Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel. 

Gloria Kuhn

A Medical 
Pioneer

