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ing family members and friends.
Mrs. Prinstein was the dear daughter
of the late Jacob and Lena Berry; sister of
the late Dena (the late Duke) Singer.
Interment took place at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Contributions may be made to the
International Stars Baseball Academy
of Detroit or Kadima. Arrangement by
Dorfman Chapel.
LORRIE ROSEN, 89, of
Bloomfield Hills, died
March 25, 2019.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons-in-
law, Sydell and Dr. Allan
Michael Grant, Ellyn
Lebowitz and Jeffrey
Paul Weigand; grandchildren, Dr.
Kevin David Grant and Dr. Paul Aaron
Grant; sister-in-law, Arlene Stovack.
Mrs. Rosen was the beloved wife of
the late Dr. Harold Rosen; loving sis-
ter of the late Ernest Lee Stovac; dear
sister-in-law of the late Dr. Marvin
Rosen; the devoted daughter of the late
Samuel and the late Tillie Stovack.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to American Cancer Society,
20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield,
MI 48076, cancer.org; or to a charity
of one’
s choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
MARILYN N. ROSNER,
89, of West Bloomfield,
died March 30, 2019.
She is survived by
her children, Andrea
Rosner-Najer and
Nelson Najer, Roberta
and Sheldon Greenblatt, Judy Rosner-
Kronzek and Chuck Kronzek, Frank
and Esther Rosner, and Karen Katz-
Diem and Mark Diem; grandchil-
dren, Sarah Najer, William Najer,
Aaron Greenblatt, Marshall and Heli
Greenblatt, Leah and Joel Barson,
Jeremy and Hayley Rosner, Arielle and
Matthew Howes; great-grandchildren,
Oliver, Noah, Sunny and Rosie Barson,
Ethan, Connor and Shayna Rosner,
and Dylan Howes.
Mrs. Rosner was the beloved wife of
the late Wallace Rosner; dear longtime
companion of the late Thomas Nessel.
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
SOAR (Society of Active Retirees),
c/o Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334, soarexplore.com; or
Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish
Women, 6600 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, https://tinyurl.
com/y6dz5qdx. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
DR. JACOB SHARP,
retired hand surgeon at
Tri City Orthopedics,
Oceanside, Calif., died
Jan. 13, 2019.
Having been diag-
nosed a decade ago with
stage 4 lung cancer, metastatic to the
brain, he passed at the age of 87, with
Liz, his wife of 35 years, at his side.
Growing up in Michigan, “Jake”
knew that his passion for sailing and
the ocean had to be a part of his life.
In college, he and his three buddies
built a sailboat and were noted in The
Detroit Times as the “Four Detroit
Collegians, Who Built a Sloop from
Scratch.”
He attended Wayne State Medical
School, followed by Einstein in
Philadelphia for advanced training,
and Columbia in New York, to study
under the preeminent hand surgeon,
Dr. John Carol.
Not only did Jake take to the seas,
but he also ventured to the skies. His
experience as an Air Force flight sur-
geon sparked his passion for flying.
When stationed in Modesto, Calif., he
knew that this was the state in which
he wanted to reside, where he could
be near the ocean, convenient airports
and teaching hospitals.
Jake met the love of his life, and he
and Liz made roots together beachside,
in Oceanside. They nurtured their
mutual love for adventure with many
outings on their sailboat to Catalina,
Santa Barbara and the Channel
Islands. On land, they enjoyed many
road trips to Las Vegas, where Jake and
Liz proved to be quite the blackjack
players. Three years later, yet anoth-
er love of his life, little Becky, their
infant daughter, entered their hearts
and home. Despite his busy practice,
he was a doting and involved father.
Becky enjoyed the thrills of sailing
with her daddy and their love of string
instruments, often playing duets on
violin and viola, as background to
Liz’
s beautiful singing. Becky was born
on Mother’
s Day 1986, which expanded
the deep and tender love in the Sharp
household.
Liz’
s adult son, Craig, who resides in
Michigan, also was a very important
member of their family. He and Jake
loved to discuss ethics, politics and
spiritual philosophies. Jake was thrilled
to be a grandfather and eventually a
great-grandfather to Craig’
s ever-grow-