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Albert M. Colman



Albert M. Colman, 94, of Southfield, Michigan, died after sunset on 09 October 2017.

The Funeral was held at IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 at 3:30 PM .

Rabbi Norman Roman and Rabbi Brent Gutmann officiated.

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Interment at Beth El Memorial Park, 28120 6 Mile Road, Livonia MI 48152.

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The family of Albert M. Colman will be gathering Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at the residence of Jon and Suzi Colman, 3280 Mimosa, Commerce MI 48390. The phone number is 248-342-5978.

The family will be gathering on Wednesday immediately following the interment, on Thursday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. and from 6:30-9:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. and from 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Religious services will be held on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Albert Colman started life in Toronto, Canada in 1923. He grew up in Windsor, Canada but later came to the United States so he could attend the University of Michigan and its business school. Shortly after the United States entered World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his wartime service, he became a U.S. citizen, trained in the infantry and served in Italy, France and Germany.

His most memorable “war story” was finding two of his cousins who were survivors of the Lodz Ghetto and the death camps and facilitating their entry into the United States where they made new lives for themselves. In 1945, when the war ended in Europe, he attended the Sorbonne in Paris.

Later he returned to Ann Arbor and graduated from the university’s law school having already completed business school there. He practiced law in the metropolitan Detroit area for more than 65 years, specializing in corporate and business law, and was involved in many challenging litigations and transactional cases. In his professional community, he served on numerous committees for the State Bar Association and the Oakland County Bar Association.

In the Jewish community, he served on the board of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit; as president of the Jewish Family Service; as chairman of the Professional Division of the Allied Jewish Campaign; as State Judge-Advocate of the Jewish War Veterans; and leadership in numerous other agencies and organizations.

Albert was married to Harriet Greenberg in 1951 and together they were blessed with four children, Jill (Paul) Ruskin, Jonathan (Suzi) Colman, Jeffrey (Ellen Nissenbaum) Colman and Joel Colman. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Samuel (Chagit) Ruskin, Shoshana (Ari Lev Fornari) Ruskin, Avital Ruskin, Jessica (Eric) Cheng, Zachary (Bina) Colman, Nora and Gabriel Colman, Sandy (Chris) Brine and , Jeffrey (Hien) Ferber, as well as 9 great-grandchildren, Shiran, Noa and Idan Ruskin, Zeev and Naim Ruskin Fornari, Talia Cheng, Aiken Colman, Aaron and Max Brine.

Albert is survived by his sisters, Helen (late Phillip) Sherman and Diane Pomish, sister-in-law, Sharon (the late Larry) Greenberg, many cousins, nieces and nephews and other family members, as well as caregivers Nicole Snowden, Faye and Floyd Moore, devoted Dr. Sami Zarouk and special friend, Michael Wolfe.

It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Albert M. Colman may do so by making a contribution to:

Jewish Family Service
6555 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 592-2339
http://www.jfsdetroit.org/
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or
Jewish War Veterans
P.O. Box 725066
Berkley, MI 48072-9998
248-855-5085
https://www.jwv-mi.org

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or
Hadassah-Greater Detroit Chapter
5030 Orchard Lake Rd
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
248-683-5030
http://www.hadassah.org/detroit
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or
Temple Kol Ami
5085 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
(248) 661-0040
http://www.tkolami.org
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