OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
76 | JULY 27 • 2023
Veterans. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
SIMON JAY
MIRKES, 16, of
Farmington Hills,
died July 17,
2023.
He is
survived by his parents,
Scott and Michelle Mirkes
of Farmington Hills; his
sister, Samantha Mirkes;
his grandparents, Edward
and Cheryl Tunick of
Farmington Hills; aunts
and uncles, Barbra and
Kevin Giles of Novi, Lori
Tunick of Farmington Hills,
Jamie and Bryan Smant of
Demotte, Ind.; Deborah and
Steven Marchand of South
Lyon; Laura and Darrell
Anderson of Farmington
Hills; cousins, Seth and
Ryan Giles, Charles and Jack
Marchand, Nicholas, Sydney
and Zachary Anderson;
many other family members
and friends.
Simon was the beloved
grandson of the late Dr.
Seymour Mirkes and Elaine
Mirkes.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to Tamarack Camps, Jewish
Senior Living or the Chabad
of Alaska. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
DAVID K.
PICKERING, 78,
of Detroit, died
July 14, 2023.
He is survived
by his beloved
wife, Linda Pickering;
son and daughter-in-law,
Geoffrey and Amanda
Pickering; daughter and son-
in-law, Lesley and Thomas
Raleigh; brother and sister-
in-law, Eugene and Catherine
Pickering; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Tracie and Martin
Berghaus; grandchildren,
Darla, Everett and Holden
Pickering, TJ and Tillie
Raleigh; many loving family
members and friends.
Contributions may be
made to the American
Cancer Society or a
charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
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