FRIEDA DREXLER, 84, of Southfield, died Oct. 20, 2000. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Maxine and Harvey Gold of West Bloomfield, Adrianne and Dr. Harvey Goldstone of California, Rhodene and Philip Wolbrink of Watersmeet, Mich.; brother and sister-in-law, Martin and Evelyn Taylor of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Wendi and David Traxler, Mark and Anne Steiner, Justin Wolbrink, Alan Goldstone, Susanne Goldstone; great-granddaughter, Rachel. Mrs. Drexler was the beloved wife of the late David Drexler. Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 17220 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
BEVERLY JEAN "CANDY" EHRLICH, 43, of Farmington Hills, died Oct. 14, 1999. She was an active participant in the Michigan Rehabilitation Institute and the ParOlympics. She is survived by her husband, Michael Ehrlich; parents James and Betty Miller of North Carolina; son Tarin Landon Ehrlich of Farmington Hills; daughters Leah Miller of North Carolina and Jennifer Ehrlich of Beverly Hills, Calif. Graveside services were held at Beth El Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction.
IDA E. EHRLICH, 81, of Southfield, died Feb. 20, 1999. Mrs. Ehrlich is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Ehrlich of Southfield; son and daughter-in-law Michael and Beverly Ehrlich of Las Vegas; sisters Dorothy Horowitz of Southfield, Beatrice Zerkel of Oak Park; grandchildren Jamison and Amy Pollack, Jennifer and Terin Ehrlich. She was the beloved wife of the late Jack Ehrlich. Graveside services were held at Nusach Hari Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction.
IRENE EINHORN, A 'Can-Do' Mom:
Irene Einhorn's family could only describe her as "dynamic."
A teacher, tennis player and coach, Mrs. Einhorn was as handy with a hammer as she was with a computer.
"There wasn't one thing that she wasn't capable of doing," said sister-in-law and business partner Fran Wolf, who renovated a rental house in Royal Oak with her.
"If she didn't understand how to do something, she would go to the extreme of learning in detail how to go about it," Wolf said. "When we had to tile the floor, she went to classes, went to the stores, asked questions, read about it, did everything until she perfected it.
"And she really instilled that in her children. Her motto was there's no such thing as you 'can't do' something -- if you want to do it, you do it."
Mrs. Einhorn, of West Bloomfield, died May 28 at age 59. She had been under treatment for lymphoma.
Born in Bedzin, Poland in 1942, the young Irene survived World War II as a "hidden child," sheltered by a Polish family until her father, Barrish Frederick, was liberated from Auschwitz. He had been shot escaping from a transport train leaving the Bedzin ghetto, but managed to arrange for Irene's safety before being recaptured. Her mother, Sora Leah Frederick, perished in the Holocaust.
The gentile woman who hid Irene, Honorata Skowronska, was later honored as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, the Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Israel.
When the 4-year-old Irene and her father were reunited after the war, it meant being taken from the familiar environment she felt secure in.
"Maybe her childhood made her the strong woman that she was," said her sister-in-law.
The young Irene spent a few years in Sweden before immigrating to the United States with her father and his new wife, Fela. After graduating Oak Park High and Wayne State University, she taught middle school in Detroit. Earning a master's degree in guidance and counseling from WSU, she worked for the Michigan Employment Security Commission, but left to raise her children, Derek and Erin.
"She was an inventive, imaginative perfectionist, who took great pride in everything she did," said her husband of 32 years, Brian. "Her first priority was to care for her children."
Son Derek, a physician, is a medical-pediatrics resident at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Daughter Erin is a journalist in Philadelphia, who took a year's leave to research her mother's history in Poland. Erin had been in Poland three weeks before her mother's death and met with descendants of the family that sheltered her.
After her children were grown, Mrs. Einhorn earned a master's from WSU in business education and worked as an adult education teacher in computers and business. Forever active, Mrs. Einhorn was a ranked adult tennis player in Michigan and coached tennis at West Bloomfield High School for eight years, 1985-1992.
"Tennis was a major focus of her life," said Erin. "She was a tennis parent through and through -- at every game."
Mrs. Einhorn is survived by her husband, Brian; son, Derek; daughter, Erin; mother, Fela Frederick; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Harold and Patricia Frederick and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Fran and Robert Wolf.
She was the beloved daughter of the late Barrish Frederick and the late Sora Leah Frederick.
Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Institute, 18831 W. 12 Mile Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ALBERT FRUMAN, 83, formerly of Michigan of Hollywood, Fla., died April 3, 2001. He was chairman of the board of Dale Industries Inc., a metal frame business, which he founded in 1952. He was also president of Steel Specialty Corp., which he founded in 1943, and president of Wyoming Service Corp., which he founded in 1960.
Mr. Fruman was a pilot for 50 years, a boater, hunter, fisherman, skeet shooter, golfer and squash player. He was a member of the Hundred Club, a 50-year member of Knollwood Country Club, member of the Detroit Gun Club, a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Oak Park Craftsman Lodge, a Shriner and member of the Detroit Consistory, member of the Moslem Temple/Detroit Shrine and a 50-year member of AOPA, a pilots' association.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years, Dorothy Fruman; sons, Dr. Dale (Rosemary) Fruman, Dr. Lee Fruman; loving daughter-in-law, Carol Fruman, wife of his late son, Dr. Marshall Fruman; grandchilden, Hyla (David) Kallen, Marcy Fruman, Shana (Chris) Bailey, Brian Fruman, Melanie Fruman, Bethany Fruman; grandson-in-law, Patrick O'Malley; great-grandchildren, Matthew Kallen, Leah Kallen, Benjamin Kallen, Danielle O'Malley, Brody O'Malley; sisters, Esther (Al) Brown, Annette (Lou) Shapiro, Belle (Julius) Frost.
A memorial service will be held at Temple Shir Shalom on Friday, April 6, at 4 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Albert and Dorothy Fruman Foundation, c/o Dale Industries, 6455 Kingsley, Dearborn, MI 48126 or a charity of one's choice.
LAWRENCE DAVID FRUMAN, 44, of Pontiac, died Feb. 7, 2001.
He is survived by his mother, Geraldine Fruman of Royal Oak; daughter, Cynthia Jennifer Fruman; sisters and brother-in-law, Denise and Dennis Goodman of West Bloomfield, Melissa Rubin and fiance Bill Colburn of Tucson, Ariz. He was the son of the late Jacob Fruman.
Contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by the Dorfman Chapel.
MARSHALL LAWRENCE FRUMAN, 61, formerly of Detroit of Las Vegas, died Jan. 9, 1999. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Ohio School of Podiatry. Mr. Fruman was a podiatrist for over 20 years in Orlando, Fla., until his retirement in 1997. He is survived by his wife Carol; parents, Albert and Dorothy Fruman of Bloomfield Hills; daughters and sons-in-law, Hyla (David) Kallen of Glencoe, Ill., Marcy (Patrick) O'Malley of Bloomfield, Shana of Tarzana, Calif.; son, Brian of Santa Monica, Calif.; grandchildren, Matthew, Leah and Benjamin Kallen, Danielle and Brody O'Malley; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Dale (Rosemary) Fruman of Murrysville, Pa.; brother, Dr. Lee S. Fruman of Franklin. Services were held at Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.
JEAN GOLD, 72, of Southfield, died July 22, 2001.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Marty and Esther Gold of Farmington Hills, Ken and Esther Gold of West Bloomfield; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Jules Kaplan of Toledo, Ohio; sister-in-law, Mary Gold; grandchildren, Elliot Chassin, Scott Gold, Jillian Gold, Jessica Gold, Dayna Gold, Allison Gold. Mrs. Gold was the beloved wife of the late Jack Gold; loving mother of the late Alexis Chassin and the late Larry Chassin; loving sister of the late Arthur Gold, the late Inez Gold.
Contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 24359 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075. Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
SHIRLEY GOLDEN, 90, of Southfield, died July 2, 2001. She was a member of B'nai B'rith, Adat Shalom Synagogue and its sisterhood.
She is survived by her husband, Perce J. Golden; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Judy Golden of Southfield; daughter, Karen Bingham-Lewis and David Lewis of Georgia; grandchildren, Elisa Golden and fiance Brad Hurwith, Jill Golden, William Bingham and Laura Bingham; sister, Lillian Weisberg of Novi; brother, David Miro of Florida.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ESTELLE GOLDSTEIN, 73, former Detroiter of Coconut Grove, Fla., died June 10, 2001.
She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Rochelle and William Elson, Gayle Goldstein, Cheryl Walter; sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Lisa Goldstein, Andrew (Ellyn Rubin) Goldstein, Jeffrey and Jennifer Goldstein, Michael Goldstein, Marc (Paul Wolfe) Goldstein; sisters, Irene Lubin, Odell Weinberg, Karen Bloom; nine grandchildren. She was the wife of the late Nathaniel Goldstein.
Contributions may be made to the Jewish Association for Residential Care.
NATHAN GOLD, 84, of Lauderhill, Fla., died May 22, 2001. He saw active duty in Casino, Italy. He then pursued an active career with METLIFE, writing policies for less affluent families, providing financial security in times of need. Mr. Gold had a strong love of theater and music and would often skip school to attend opera and long-run shows; he was an usher while in high school and was a Detroit Symphony Orchestra season ticket holder for over 60 years. He devoted himself to family and friends and prepared shows for many old age homes in the Lauderhill area.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert (Rochelle Anixt) Gold of Detroit; grandchildren, Anton and Barnet.
Services and intermenty at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Detroit or to Dr. V at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. Arrangements by the Dorfman Chapel.
MORRIS GOLDSMITH, 86, of Coconut Creek, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died May 5, 2001.
He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Allen and Fran Goldsmith of West Bloomfield, Louis and Briana Goldsmith, Mark Goldsmith; daughter and son-in-law, Rosanne and Norman Becker of California; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice at University Hospital, 7201 N. University Drive, Tamarack, FL 33321. Services and intermenty at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
JACK GOLD, 75, of Southfield, died April 15, 2001. He was a retired residential and commercial painter and a member of Ivan S. Bloch Lodge of B'nai B'rith.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Gold; sons and daughters-in-law, Marty and Esther Gold of Farmington Hills, Ken and Esther Gold of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Elliot Chassin, Scott Gold, Jillian Gold, Jessica Gold, Dayna Gold, Allison Gold; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jules and Shirley Kaplan of Toledo, Mary Gold of Oak Park. He was the loving father of the late Lexi Chassin; loving father-in-law of the late Lawrence Chassin; loving brother of the late Art Gold and the late Sy Gold; loving brother-in-law of the late Inez Gold.
Contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes, 29350 Southfield, Suite 42, Southfield, MI 48076 or to a charity of one's choice. Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
