Joseph "Jerry" Wiener, M.D., former chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Pathology, died May 8, 2013. He was 85.

Dr. Wiener, of Franklin, Mich., graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, in 1953. Following graduation he performed an internship at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He completed a residency at the Mallory Institute of Pathology at Boston City Hospital. In 1978, he joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine as a professor and chair of the Department of Pathology, a position he held until 1991. His major research interest was cardiovascular pathobiology.

He is survived by his wife, Judith Wiener; daughter, Carolyn Wiener; son Adam Wiener; grandson, Joshua Wiener; and sister, Pearl Keyn.

A funeral service will take place at the Ira Kaufman Chapel, 18325 W. Nine Mile Road, Southfield, Mich., May 17 at 3 p.m.. Rabbi Miriam Jerris will officiate.

The family suggests contributions in memory of Dr. Wiener the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301; the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R., Development-NCO6DS; Development Office, Detroit, MI 48201; or the Wayne State University School of Medicine, University Health Center 6F-12, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201.