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The beloved Huntington Woods resident passed away May 10.
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The 81-year-old Southfield resident was elected 'Rabbi of the congregation for life' in 1978.
Rabbi Irwin Groner, who served Congregation Shaarey Zedek and metropolitan Detroit for more than 50 years, died Dec. 30. He was 81. The Detroit News reports Rabbi Groner died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, due to complications from Parkinson's disease. A funeral service will be held Jan. 1, 2 p.m., at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, with Rabbis Joseph Krakoff, Aaron Starr, Alan Lucas and Cantor Meir Finkelstein officiating. According to an obituary published by Ira Kaufman Funeral Home, Rabbi Groner first came to Shaarey Zedek in Detroit in 1959 as an assistant rabbi and was named senior rabbi in 1967. In 1978, he was elected rabbi of the congregation for life, and 25 years later, was granted the …
TV pioneer Eliot, 91, passed away peacefully at home in Farmington Hills.
Detroit's beloved weatherman, Sonny Eliot, passed away in his Farmington Hills home Friday. He was 91. The Dorfman Chapel in Farmington Hills is handling funeral arrangements, which are pending. Known for his sunny disposition and his rapid-fire quips, Eliot had a 60-year career in Detroit broadcasting and was a pioneering TV personality. Eliot joined the staff of WWJ-TV (now WDIV) after World War II and stayed there for 35 years. He was a weatherman, host of the annual Thanksgiving Day parade broadcast and hosted an "At the Zoo" series. After TV, he kept the fun going on WWJ radio (950 AM). He was born Marvin Schlossberg on Dec. 5, 1920, in Detroit. Eliot was also a veteran of World War II, according the The Michigan Compainion book, and …
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The award-winning science fiction-fantasy author has died at the age of 91.
The death of science fiction-fantasy writer Ray Bradbury this week is sure to renew interest in his work, so we checked with local libraries to find out what they have on hand. Bradbury died Tuesday night in California at the age of 91, his daughter Alexandra Bradbury told the Associated Press. No additional details were available. Bradbury "transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters, and, in uncanny detail, the high-tech, book-burning future of Fahrenheit 451,” the AP said. Among his many notable honors, Bradbury received a special Pulitzer Prize citation "for his distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy" in 2007. …
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Local leaders recall Kuhn as a 'gentleman' and 'true public servant.'
George Kuhn, the former mayor of Berkley, died Monday in Highland Ranch, CO, at the age of 87. Kuhn was a Detroit native who was elected mayor of Berkley in 1960 and served as a local leader until his retirement in 2000. Current Berkley Mayor Phil O’Dwyer commented on the loss, recognizing Kuhn for his service to the area. "The City Council and people of Berkley are saddened at the passing of former Mayor George Kuhn,” O’Dwyer said. “He was a distinguished public servant for decades and we extend our condolences to his family." Kuhn was a graduate of Central Michigan University, captain in the Navy during the Korean War and retired Ford Motor Co. executive. He was also a state senator representing West Bloomfield before being elected as …
Bloomfield Hills native Michael Patrick McCourt, 48, died Tuesday.
Not every kid gets to say their dad was a rock star. But for Caelan, Ciaran and Aidan that’s how they saw their dad who brought love and music into their lives. Michael Patrick McCourt of Pleasant Ridge died Tuesday, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He worked at the family business McCourt's Music, was a graduate of Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills and Central Michigan University where he met his wife of 21 years, Mary Ann (Janosky). “Mike had such a passion for life. So many people tell me how much better their life has been for knowing Mike," Mary Ann McCourt said. "His devotion to his children, his love of music and the youthful presence he maintained his entire life brought such joy to all of us.” That joy came …
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12:58 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
sorry to hear about Mike's passing I just found out today, so sad, he was a really nice guy, I knew him briefly at CMU, the link to The Strays is a link to the wrong band, I was hoping to see a video of his band they were great sad news more ›
Apple co-founder died Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy that changed the way people communicate and broke down workplace barriers.
The news of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday sent shock waves across the Internet during the evening, as millions of people reflected on the impact that he and his products had on everyday consumers. "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an email sent Wednesday evening to all Apple employees, including those at Somerset Collection's Apple store. Locally, on Twitter and Facebook, people shared their favorite Apple products and reflected on how different their lives would be without the products Jobs' vision helped create. On Rochester Patch's Facebook page, Katie Webb wrote: "I read about his passing on my MacBook and then called my …
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9:15 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Thank you RJ for posting this, I missed this Patch collection of memories of a life well lived. more ›