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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-