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…I Obituaries Obituaries from page 59 SHIRLEY GROSS, 78, of Livonia, died Jan. 26, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Saul Gross; daughters and sons-in-law, Rena and Marty Janower of West Bloomfield, Judy and Bruce Gorman of Livonia; sisters, Ethel Portner of Southfield, Estelle Dolinka of West Bloomfield; sister-in-law, Lee Stern; grandchildren, Andrea and Dan Monkman, Nicole Janower and fiance David Goldman, Adam Janower, Amanda Gorman, ...…
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