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ROBERTA 
BLACK, 86, of 
Beverly Hills, died 
Sept. 21, 2019.
She was beloved 
by her family 
and her many dear friends. 
She was a distinguished and 
widely admired member of the 
Detroit business community 
and a president of Dialogue 
Marketing.
A maverick in the days 
when women in business were 
a great rarity, Roberta rose to 
become a leader and widely 
respected authority in the field 
of direct marketing. Her many 
accomplishments were recog-
nized in the numerous profes-
sional awards and accolades 
she received, and her name was 
known nationally to everyone 
who worked in the field. 
Mrs. Black was the beloved 
wife of Louis Black; mother of 
Linda (Joseph) Simon, Miriam 
(James) Rogal and Richard 
Wolk; proud grandmother of 
Caroline and Peter Simon, and 
Emily and Olivia Rogal; dear 
sister of David (Cyvia) Snyder; 
stepmother of Eve Black, Laura 
(George) Noguchi and Tom 
Black. 
A memorial service will be 
held on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2 
p.m. at Ira Kaufman Chapel. 
Contributions may be to 

Karmanos Cancer Institute-
Myeloma Research, 4100 John 
R, MC: VE01FS, Detroit, MI 
48201, karmanos.org/
giftofhope; or Detroit Institute 
of Arts, 5200 Woodward, 
Detroit, MI 48202, dia.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

PAUL M. BRANZBURG, 78, 
of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 
26, 2019. 
He is survived by his wife, 
Gayle Branzburg; sister and 
brother-in-law, Vivian and 
Earle Kaplan; dear friend, 
Shirley Hopkins; a niece, a 
nephew and friends. 
Services and interment 
were held at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery in Birmingham. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

LEONARD 
BROSE, 92, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Oct. 2, 2019. 
He was one of 
the best tennis 
players ever to come out of the 
Detroit area: He led Michigan 
State University to the Big Ten 
tennis championship, was the 
conference singles champion 
in 1951, an NCAA quarter 
finalist in 1951 and a five-time 
city of Detroit champion and 

three-time State of Michigan 
champion.
Mr. Brose won both the state 
tennis and squash champion-
ships in 1951 and the National 
Seniors Tennis Championship 
in 1973 at age 46. He repre-
sented the U.S.A. in Maccabi 
Games in 1988, winning two 
silver medals. He was inducted 
in 1988 to the Michigan Jewish 
Sports Hall of Fame. 
Mr. Brose was the beloved 
husband for 63 years of Marilyn 
Brose; cherished father of 
Harold Brose and Katie Brose 
(Sam Nicita); loving “Papa” of 
Max Nicita, Joseph Nicita, Will 
Nicita; brother of Paula Brose 
and the late Roslyn (the late 
Norton) Fine; brother-in-law of 
Ann (the late Richard) Smitt, 
and Sanford and Rhoda Smith. 
He is also survived by many 
loving nieces and nephews. 
Interment was a private fam-
ily service. Contributions may 
be made to MSU Men’
s Tennis 
Program, Attn: Spartan Fund, 
550 S. Harrison, East Lansing, 
MI 48824, msuspartans.com/
index. aspx?path=
mten, or email spartanfund@
ath.msu.edu; or to JARC, 6735 
Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield 
Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

SARAH FRANK, 
80, of Sanford, Fla., 
died Oct. 1, 2019. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, 
Aaron and Stefani 
Frank, Ethan and Jennifer 
Frank, and Ivan and Mikki 
Frank; grandchildren, Max, 
Jordan, Emma, Sam, Sophie, 
Jonah, Mia, Ellie and Charlie; 
brother and sister-in-law, 
Norman and Trish Lippitt. 
Mrs. Frank was the dear 
sister-in-law of the late Beverly 
Lippitt.
Contributions may be made 
to the Humane Society of 
Michigan, 30300 Telegraph 
Road, Suite 220, Bingham 
Farms, MI 48025, michigan 
humane.org; or to a charity of 
one’
s choice. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

SUE FREHSEE, 
92, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
Sept. 28, 2019. 
She is survived 
by her daugh-
ter, Marion Frehsee; son and 
daughter-in-law, Howard and 
Karen Frehsee; grandchildren 
Nicole and her husband, Joel, 
Mazur. Eric (Elyse)Frehsee; 
great-grandchildren, Maya and 
Sadie Mazur, and Hanna Blake 

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