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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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