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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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