Obituaries

North Shore Death Notices: Aug. 6 To Aug. 12

Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.

North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2024.
North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2024. (Patch)

The following death notices were added to funeral homes serving the North Shore area in the past week. Those homes have provided obituaries for some of those that have passed away recently. Patch offers condolences to their loved ones and notices of upcoming services below.


Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie and 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove

Judith "Judy" Genesen née Levin, 92, Chicago
Hall of Fame librarian
Service Sept. 1

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Eunice J. Burns née Berman, 93, Niles

Pearl Anne Zaid, 91, Northbrook
Artist, athlete, master gardener

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Helene H. Rosenberg née Halper, 89, Evanston

Marcia Cohn Berk, 77, Palm Desert, California
Teacher, business owner, event consultant

Barbara Jane Samson née Tepper, 75, Highland Park

Marc Jacobson, 60, Glencoe
Philanthropist, motivational speaker


Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Bernhard Benjamin Bruhn, 93, Evanston
U.S. Army veteran and high school teacher

Kevin J. Tyrrell, 64, Glenview


Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Jerome J. Kozie, 92, Morton Grove
Korean War veteran, Glenview orthodontist
Service Aug. 16

Michael Samuel Walsh, 77, Evanston
Service Aug. 17

June Miller Weisberger Blanchard, 93, Skokie
Legal trailblazer

Yasuko Okigawa née Nakamura, 91, Northbrook

William G. “Bill” Hesterberg, 86, Evanston
U.S. Army veteran, printmaker


Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Lafortune Estel, 63, Chicago
Visitation Aug. 23, service Aug.24

Lillie Mae Murphy née Jones, 92, Evanston

Barbara "Bobbi-Ann" Nelson Gray, 83, Evanston


Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Derrick Alexander Dennis, 75, Evanston

Bryan Robert Hagele, 58, Evanston


Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd. in Wilmette

Alan D. Kovitz, 90, Glencoe
Service Aug. 14

Stanton Paul Zelznick, 94, Chicago
Korean War veteran, tax attorney, pilot

Milton Harold Applebaum, 93, Skokie
Korean War veteran


N. H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road in Glenview

Kory Tappendorf, 35, Northbrook
Park district staffer
Service Aug. 17

Diane Marie Tardif née Hofmann, 86, Northbrook
Service Aug. 31

Peter P. Holland, 94, Lincolnshire

Elizabeth "Betty" O’Neil, 87, Glenview
Nurse, midwife

Patricia Muller, 85, Palatine
Business owner, baker


Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park

Susan R. Richman, 88, Highland Park
Service Aug. 18
Longtime teacher

Paul N. Voykin, 93, Lake Bluff
Country club superintendent, author
Service Sept. 21

Phyllis Shafron née Watkins, 97, Deerfield
Teacher, business owner


Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood and 11 West Belvidere Road in Grayslake

Donald Edwin Lyons, 91, Lake Forest
U.S. Army veteran
Service Aug. 14

Kirsten Ann Parry née Monger, 85, Northbrook
Music teacher

Dorothy Suwanski Stanisz, 79, Itasca
Real estate agent

"Cowboy" Craig Reuse, 76, of Grayslake
U.S. Army veteran


Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Home, 1407 N. Western Ave. in Lake Forest

Martha Jane Koepf, 82, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Longtime educator
Service Sept. 21


Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Henry Joseph Bagatti, 27, Mundelein
Service Aug. 15


Last week: North Shore Death Notices: July 30 To Aug. 5


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