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48076, diabetes.org.
Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
EARL
KRENTZIN, sil-
ver sculptor, 91,
passed away Feb.
2, 2021, at his
home in Grosse
Pointe Farms.
A 1947 graduate of Cass
Technical High School,
he earned a B.F.A. from
Wayne State University and
an M.F.A. from Cranbrook
Academy of Art.
A recipient of a Fulbright
Grant, he did post-degree
work at the Royal College
of Art, London, 1957-58. A
Tiffany Grant was awarded
in 1966.
Earl taught art at the
University of Wisconsin and
was a visiting professor at the
University of Kansas and at
Florida State University.
He maintained a home
studio and his work has
appeared in one-man
shows and group shows
for more than 50 years.
His artwork is part of pri-
vate and public collections
across the country, includ-
ing Cranbrook Museum,
Detroit Institute of Arts,
Philadelphia Art Museum,
Arkansas Art Center, St. Paul
Art Center, the Museum of
Contemporary Crafts and the
Jewish Museum in New York
City.
Mr. Krentzin is survived by
his wife, Lorraine; son, Alex
Krentzin.
He was predeceased by his
siblings, Pauline Beckman,
Etta Tuber, Nathan Krentzin
and Lewis Krentzin.
Due to the pandemic, all
plans are incomplete.
RALPH LEVIN,
91, of Palm Beach
Gardens, Fla, died
Feb. 19, 2021.
He is survived
by his wife of 69
years, Estelle Levin; daughter,
Rona Levin; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Robert Levin and
Stacy Mollison, and Michael
and Maila Levin; grandchil-
dren, Jason (Jeanne) Clinton,
Bryan (Mary) Clinton, Ashley
Wenson, Alyson Wenson,
Alexandra Wenson, Brett
Levin, Jessi Levin, Brittany
Saghi and Brandon Gilbert;
great-grandchildren, Brooke
Clinton, Harper Clinton,
Easton Clinton, Estelle
Clinton,and River Noble;
his loving caregiver, Jaleen
Chambers.
Interment was at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be
made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN
38105, stjude.org; or Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation-
Michigan Chapter, 25882
Orchard Lake Road, Suite
102, Farmington Hills, MI
48336, crohnscolitisfoundation.
org/chapters/michigan.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
MICHAEL
DAVID TOFT, 54,
of West
Bloomfield, died
Feb. 18, 2021.
Born in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Michael was raised in
Michigan. He graduated from
Southfield-Lathrup High
School in 1984 with honors.
A proud Wolverine at the
University of Michigan, he
studied microbiology and
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