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P.O. Box 725066, Berkley, MI 
48072-9998. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

NORMA 
LANKOWSKY, 91, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
after sunset June 
26, 2022. 
She is survived by her 
beloved husband, Seymour 
Lankowsky; daughter, Anne 
(Kit) Lefevre; son, Joel 
Lankowsky; son, Larry (Sue) 
Lankowsky; grandchildren, 
Erin (Chelsea) Lankowsky, 
Lindsey (Jared) Rapp, 
Michelle (Dr. Aaron) Robins, 
Dr. Bradley Lankowsky 
and Dr. Jeffrey Lankowsky; 
great-grandchildren, Zachary 
and Asher Lankowsky, and 
Noah and Julien Rapp. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to Tamarack 

Camps, 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Suite 380, Bloomfield Hills, 
MI 48301; Friendship Circle, 
6892 W. Maple Road, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322; or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

DAVID SCHON, 
55, of Washington, 
D.C., and 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died June 23, 
2022. 
He is survived by his 
beloved husband, Michael 
Leo Schon; sister, Laura 
Schon (Richard) Schiller; 
sister-in-law, Sharon Brown 
(Jim) Zeller; nieces, Rachel 
Schiller (Michael) McWhirter, 
Emily Schiller (Ken) Shapira, 
and Erica Schiller; great-
niece, Maxine McWhirter; 
great-nephew, Huxley 
McWhirter. 

Mr. Schon was the loving 
son of the late Jack and the 
late Florence Schon; brother 
of the late Joyce Schon and the 
late Alan Schon. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to Michigan Historic 
Preservation Network, 313 E. 
Cesar E Chavez Ave., Lansing, 
MI 48906. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

RENA CANTOR 
STEIRN, 93, of 
Huntington, 
W. Va., and West 
Bloomfield, passed 
away peacefully on 
June 25, 2022, after a long 
struggle with Alzheimer’s. 
She was an active volun-
teer as a homeroom mother 
for many years and active in 
Hadassah, sisterhood and 
American Red Cross. 
Mrs. Steirn is survived by 

her sister, Shirley Sweet; sister-
in-law, Gail Cantor; daughters, 
Brenda (Mark) Altus, Roselyn 
(Alan) Else, Vicki (Kalman) 
Socolof, Janice Steirn and 
Stephanie Steirn; grandchil-
dren, Staci Andrade (fiancée 
KC Limbaugh), Kari (Kevin) 
Miller, Julie Altus, Jared (Sean) 
Barker, Nicholas Barker, 
Wesley Barker, Jerome (Kate) 
Socolof and Rebeccah Socolof; 
many great-grandchildren. 
She was predeceased by 
her parents, Mary and Jerry 
Cantor; beloved husband, 
Coleman Steirn; brother, 
Robert Cantor. 
Interment was held 
at Spring Hill Cemetery 
in Huntington, W. Va. 
Contributions may be made 
to the Alzheimer’s Association 
or to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

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