OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

76 | JULY 13 • 2023 

Gartner and Parker Gartner. 
She was the beloved wife of 
the late Albert Gaines; proud 
grandmother of the late Michael 
Gartner. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

BENJAMIN 
“BENJIE” 
GORBACK, 71, of 
Franklin, died June 
30, 2023. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 31 years, Faye 
Gorback; daughter and son-in-
law, Lauryn and David Rochlen; 
sons and daughters-in-law, Seth 
Gorback and Britton Serefine, 

Jeremy Bennett, and Jared 
and Bre Gorback; grandchil-
dren, Isaac Rochlen, Hannah 
Rochlen, Westin Malinowski, 
and Spencer Malinowski; 
brother and sister-in-law, Leslie 
and Linda Gorback; sister and 
brother-in-law, Joy Gorback 
and William Stern. He will be 
lovingly remembered by his 
extended family, a world of 
friends and his fur baby, Rocko. 
Mr. Gorback was the son of 
the late Jack Gorback and the 
late Esther Gorback. 
Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made to 
University of Michigan Rogel 
Cancer Center, 3003 S. State 
St., Suite 9000, Ann Arbor, 
MI 48109, leadersandbest.
umich.edu/find/#!/mimed/

ccc; Michigan Animal Rescue 
League, 790 Featherstone, 
Pontiac, MI 48342, marl.
org/donate/donate-now; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

ALLAN MARK 
GRANT, 86, of 
Troy, died July 5, 
2023. 
Mr. Grant is sur-
vived by his wife of 
54 years, Mary Lee Grant; sister, 
JoAnne Polozker; nephews and 
niece, Robert Rogers, and Gwen 
and Brian Potiker. 
He was the loving son of the 
late Alex and the late Jeanne 
Grant; the dear brother-in-law 
of the late Bruce Polozker. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 

Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Jewish War 
Veterans, P
.O. Box 725066, 
Berkley, MI 48072-9998, jwv-
mi.org; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

JILL M. KLEID, 
49, of Oak Park, 
died July 2, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her husband, 
Aaron Kleid; 
mother, Arlene Barack; sons, 
Noah Kleid, Benjamin Kleid; 
daughter, Hanah Kleid; brother, 
Michael Barack; stepbrothers 
and stepsister-in-law, Michael 
and Cynthia Barry, Robert, 
Barry; father-in-law and moth-
er-in-law, Henry and Barbara 
Kleid; stepsisters-in-law and 

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