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Iley Moss and Sadie Blake Moss; her 
loyal and loving caregiver and dear 
friend, Mabel Asiimwe. Mrs. Purther 
is also survived by her extended 
Purther family: Don’s children, Liz 
and Aaron Sherbin, Tom and Jan 
Purther, Tony and Julie Purther, 
and Eric and Justine Purther; Don’s 
grandchildren, Katherine and Zach 
Simon, Meredith Sherbin, Grace 
Sherbin, Payton, Greer and Saige 
Purther, Zoe and Elias DeWitt, 
Ethan, Avery and Lila Purther, 
Amanda and Matthew Purther, (the 
late Caroline Sherbin, and the late 
Zack Smith); and Don’s great-grand-
children, Grant and Claire Simon, 
and Remi and Wesley DeWitt.
She was the beloved wife for 
30 years of the late Milton Smith; 
grandmother of the beloved late 
Casey Milton Smith.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 

made to Multiple Sclerosis Society 
of Michigan, 29777 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 1651, Southfield, MI 48034-
7650, nationalmssociety.org/mig; or 
National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 
33rd St., New York, NY 10016, kid-
ney.org/donation. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

NANCY RIMAR-
HOWARD, 76, of Troy, 
died Aug. 22, 2024. 
She is survived by her 
sons and daughter-in-law, 
Ryan and Carol Howard, 
Zachary Howard; daughter, Leah 
Howard; brother and sister-in-law, 
Steven and Janet Rimar; companion, 
Joseph Sucharski; many other loving 
family members and friends.
Nancy was the beloved wife of the 
late Roger Howard; daughter of the 
late Albert and the late Gloria Rimar. 
Contributions may be made to the 

World War II Legacy Memorial or to a 
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

PHILIP ROSEN, 90, of 
Boynton Beach, Fla., for-
merly of West Bloomfield, 
died Aug. 22, 2024. 
He is survived by his 
wife of almost 42 years, 
Donna Rosen; son and son-in-law, 
Richard “Ricky” Rosen and Frank 
Coleman of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 
daughters, Debra Baskin of Royal 
Oak, Denise Ellis of New Baltimore; 
brother, William “Billy” Rosen; sis-
ter, Frances Wolok; grandchildren, 
Sean and Katie Baskin, Haley Baskin; 
great-grandchildren, Sebastian 
Baskin, Lucy Baskin. Mr. Rosen is also 
survived by a former spouse, Ethel 
Rosen; many loving nieces, nephews, 
cousins and dear friends. 
Philip was the loving father and 

father-in-law of the late Sheryl and the 
late David Fraidenburg; dear brother-
in-law of the late Susan Rosen, the late 
Harvey Wolok. 
Contributions may be made to 
a charity of one’s choice. A funer-
al service was held at Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel. Interment took 
place at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial 
Chapel.

DR. MICHAEL 
NATHAN RUBIN, 78, of 
West Bloomfield, died 
Aug. 23, 2024. He was a 
beloved cardiologist. 
Dr. Rubin is survived 
by his wife of 54 years, Roz Rubin; 
daughters, Dr. Tamara “Tami” Rubin 
Carlin, and her partner, Dr. Fred 
Bartholomew, Dr. Jodi Rubin; grand-
children, Joshua Carlin and Sam 
Carlin; sister and brother-in-law, 

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