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VIVIAN KEIDAN

BERRY, 93, of Huntington Woods, died Feb. 21, 2022. She is survived by her son, Hank Berry, and his fiancee, Jessica Rhodes; daughter, Karen Berry; grandchildren, Rhys Leahy, Max Leahy, Emily and Eric Whale, and Amy Berry; great-grandchildren, Matthew Schick and Alison Whale. She is also survived by her loving and devoted caregivers, Washita Smith Myree, Marayama Brown, Danyell Gordon and Carol Ashford.

Mrs. Berry was the beloved wife for 66 years of the late Milton Berry.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, dia.org/support/donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

PHILLIP

BLINDER, 95, of Southfield, died Feb. 21, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Marjorie Blinder; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael and Sally Blinder, and Jeffrey Blinder; grandchildren, Regan and Martin Fisher, Dana and

Ben Burland, and Evan Blinder; great-grandchildren, Cameron and Adrian Burland; brotherin-law and sister-in-law, Mandel Schane and Marian Kantor; many loving nieces and nephc.1973 ews. Mr. Blinder was the loving brother of the late Hyman Blinder and the late Rachel Schane; the dear brother-in-law of the late Marilyn Blinder and the late Sheldon Kantor. Interment was at Clover Hill

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KENNETH

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Devoted to Dance

Blanche Gantz, 100, of Santa Barbara, California, died Feb. 19, 2022.

She passed away peacefully three months before her 101st birthday. She lived a full, high-energy life filled with love and joy from her friends, family and dance. She was a strong, independent, creative woman who loved socializing.

Blanche grew up in Brook-lyn, N.Y., and moved to Detroit at age 9. She was a child performer in the Catskills, singing and dancing. She continued to perform in Detroit’s Yiddish theater and in private clubs.

Her passion was tap dancing. Although money was tight at that time, there was always enough for dance lessons. By high school, she earned enough to pay for private lessons several times a week at Roth/Berdun Dance Studio.

At age 20, she married Harry Gantz, who was her love for more 60 years, and raised two children in her new Oak Park home. She missed dancing and soon was hired by the PTA of Dewey School to teach afterschool dancing to elementary school children. News spread and Southfield and West Bloomfield schools asked her to teach their children. She taught thousands of children the love of dance. Her slogan: “Mrs. Gantz loves to Dance.”

Blanche and Harry relocated to Florida when they retired and moved into a new Century Village, where Blanche soon found herself teaching dance to seniors for a few years. She didn’t find them as much fun as the children. Their last move was to Santa Barbara to be near her daughter, for 15 lovely years.

Blanche’s passions: tap dancing, summers in Charlevoix and Florida, her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.

Blanche was predeceased by her husband, Harry Leo Gantz; her parents, Nathan and Becky Ratner; and her sister, Mollie Nucian. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Rosenberg-Dent (Gantz), Linda Amoore (Gantz); son-in-law, Thomas Dent; grandchildren, Eric, Matthew and Julie Rosenberg, Lisa Franchi, Cassie Amoore; and great grandchildren, Gabriel, Jesse, Levi, Tazio, Arianna and Alice.

Contributions may be made to Front Porch Communities Foundation, VDM Resident Assistance Fund (in honor of Blanche Gantz), 3775 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Blanche Gantz c. 1939

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Feld; many other loving family members and friends.

Mr. Feld was the beloved husband of the late Roslyn Feld; the brother of the late Marilyn Haile.

Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ERIC “RICKY” FISHMAN, 75, died Feb. 21, 2022, in Hanover, Pa.

He was born in Pittsburgh, grew up in Michigan and spent his adult years in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ricky was a jewelry designer and worked as a jewelry salesman.

Mr. Fishman is survived by his wife, Chandra; son, Nikolas; sister and brother-in-law, Penny and Harvey Brode; niece and nephew, Heidi Brode and Joel Krugel; great-nieces, Darby Krugel and Cami Krugel; nephew, Gary Brode; uncle, Herb Fishman.

He was the beloved son of Dorothy and Morris Fishman.

Interment will be in Hanover, Pa.

Contributions may be made to the American Kidney Fund or to a charity of one’s choice.

MARLENE GITELMAN, 74, of Ann Arbor, died Jan. 24, 2022.

She is survived by her husband of 52½ years, Professor Zvi Gitelman; son and daughter-in-law, Yitzhak Gitelman and Jennifer Bernstein of Engelwood, N. J.; daughter and son-in-law, Miriam Gitelman and Uri Sobel of Englewood; brother and sister-in-law, Yehuda and Rivka Cern of Israel; sister and brother-inlaw, Naomi and Mayer Rubin of Allentown, Pa.; grandchildren, David Gitelman, Yakira Gitelman, Benjamin Gitelman, Eitan Marks, Noah Marks, Sarah Marks.

Contributions may be made to Amit, Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor; or Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan. A graveside service was held at Beit Shemesh Cemetery in Israel. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

CATHRINE ANNE MILLER

GOLDBERG, 84, of Plymouth, died Feb. 18, 2022. Cathrine, a wife, grandmother and all-around remarkable woman, was born in New York City in 1937, the only child of Hannah Stone Miller and Sam Miller.

After earning her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and her master’s from Cornell University, she moved to Detroit to start her career. Once in Detroit, she met and married Lawrence Goldberg. During their 52 years, they built a rich, rewarding life, career and family.

Incredibly smart, wickedly sharp and unforgettably funny, Cathrine had a laugh that was one of the most wonderful the world has ever heard. More than anything, she was an incredible mother and grandmother.

Mrs. Goldberg was preceded in death by husband Lawrence. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Adrienne Guss (Sanford); son, David; granddaughter, Ava, of who she was

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extremely proud. Interment took place at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township. Contributions may be made to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation or the National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

NANCY LYNN

GOLDEN, 75, of San Mateo, Calif., formerly of Detroit, died Feb. 17, 2022. She is survived by her siblings, Dr. Theodore and Diana Golden, Ellen Golden and Mark Kelley, and Richard and Linda Golden; nephews and nieces, David, Jonathan, Jacquelyn, Terrance, Jenna, Benjamin, Alex, Joseph and Derek.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SUSAN KAHN, 63, of Franklin, died Feb. 19, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Neil Kahn; daughters and sons-in-law, Emily and Kyle Correll of Farmington Hills, Ashley and Jimmy Grubbs of West Bloomfield, Keri and Ryan Seeney of Franklin; sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen and Michael Weprin of Columbus, Ohio, Marcy and Wesley Peurasaari of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Hannah, Brodie, Chase, Grayson, Jackson, Molly, Annie, Elliott, Isabel.

Contributions may be made to Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

LEAH MAGDA

KESSLER, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 22, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Bernard Kessler; son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Phyllis Kessler; grandchildren, Lindsey and Shane Monson, and Elliott and Jessica Kessler; great-grandchildren, Zoe and Max Monson, and Lily, May, and Leo Kessler; other loving relatives and friends.

Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033, alz.org/gmc; or Zekelman Holocaust Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, holocaustcenter.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

VICTOR KOBLIN, 88, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 18, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife, Elaine “Cookie” Koblin; daughters and son-in-law, Patrice Gendelman, Melanie and Harry Cohn; 10 grandchildren; many other loving family members and friends.

Mr. Koblin was the father of the late Elizabeth Leider.

c.1968

Interment took place at Machhpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Integrative Neighborhoods of Oakland County or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

DENNIS R. SOBOL, Ph.D., 78, of West Bloomfield and Boca Raton, Fla., passed away on Feb. 14, 2022.

Dennis is survived by his beloved wife, Cheryl Rives. He was the adored father of Gregory (Carrie) Sobol and Sandra Berk; adored grandfather of Logan, Rachel, Ari and Levi. Also surviving are his much loved aunt, Libby Sklar, and numerous adoring cousins, friends and former students.

The funeral was held at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Boynton Beach, Fla. Contributions may be made to Dr. Dennis R. Sobol Scholarship, OCC Foundation, George Bee Administrative Center, 2480 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.

ILEENE ZATE, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 17, 2022. Born in Detroit to Morris and Yetta Rosenzweig, Ileene graduated from Mumford High School. Within six months of meeting, she and Seymour Zate were married and remained married for 55 years, until his death in 2014. As compatible as they were different, they adored each other in their own unique ways.

Ileene was a homemaker who also served as office manager for her husband, a registered architect, for many years. To her family and close friends, Ileene was affectionately known as “The Mayvin” — the Yiddish word that describes someone you can ask a question of who always knows the answer. Ileene took pride in being a great friend and resource and even had a necklace and personalized license plates to honor her nickname.

Beloved by those who knew her, Ileene was the kind of person who people, including strangers, would routinely sit down next to and strike up a conversation — often sharing their struggles or secrets with her.

In addition to regularly playing canasta and mahjong with her dear friends, bargain hunting was Ileene’s passion and everyone who knew her considered it a true talent. She loved shopping in person and, in her later years, she turned shopping on QVC into an art form.

Ileene was predeceased by her husband; her son, Barry; as well as brothers- and sisters-in-law, Betty and Jerry Grushoff, Dolores Fox and Gladys Zate.

She is survived by her sister, Sue Vosko (Alan); her children, Kary (Christine) and Ronald (Marshall Sprung); and Barry’s wife, Cindy; her grandchildren, Mathieu, Lillie, Julia, Spencer, Charlotte and Lucy; several beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition, her passing is mourned by the hosts and staff of QVC.

Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

A Devoted Family Man

Seymour Salinger, 98, died Feb. 2, 2022, the last of his family’s great generation.

He was born in 1923 in a small town in Lithuania, the youngest of seven children. In 1939, his mother sent him and his sister to live with their older brothers, who were already in Detroit. Sadly, she did not survive the Holocaust to join her children.

After finishing Central High School and a semester at Wayne State University, he returned to Europe as an American soldier. In November 1944, his platoon was captured in Germany. He spent six months as a POW. He later received the Purple Heart.

While attending University of Michigan’s School of Engineering in Ann Arbor, he taught a Hebrew group, where Tova (nee Carol) was one of his students. On their first date, in November 1947, Sy said he was captured again, this time by her heart. They were on a hayride with their college Zionist group and listened to the radio as the United Nations Assembly voted to partition Palestine. He and Tova were married nearly 71 years, until Tova passed on in 2020.

Settling in the Detroit area, they joined the Labor Zionist Alliance, Congregation Beth Shalom and later Congregation T’chiyah. Sy, a devoted husband and father to their three children and their growing families, always said that being with family was his greatest joy.

An active member in the

Habonim Youth Group, he helped build Camp Kinneret in Chelsea, Michigan. Later it moved and became Habonim Camp Tavor, where his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren attended, developing close ties to Israel. Sy loved working with his hands and enjoyed tinkering with anything mechanical. He created an extensively detailed family tree, well before it was trendy. Although Seymour Salinger typically soft spoken, when he did speak everyone listened. He was thoughtful, resourceful, methodical and unpretentious, instilling those values in his family. Mr. Salinger was the beloved husband of the late Tova Carol (Gallancy) Salinger. He is survived by his children, Jeremy (Vicki) Salinger, Bruce Salinger, and Bev (Yuval) Warshai; his grandchildren, Angelica (John) Butte, Yardana (Jay) Donaldson, Shoshana (Kevin) Olson, Miriam (James) Betts, and Gal, Yael and Yasaf Warshai; his great-grandchildren, Naomi and Gabriella Donaldson, Samarra and Isabella Butte, Nina, Eli, Lilah; and Ezra Olson; and many loving nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made to Habonim Dror Camp Tavor, 4444 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201; or the Zekelman Holocaust Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road. Farmington Hills, MI 48334. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.