North Shore Death Notices: April 29 To May 5

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, links to their obituaries and notices of upcoming services below.

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

William M. Costello, 81
Visitation May 9, service May 10

Michael Melchiorre, 57, Lincolnshire

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Frank J. DeRose, 50, Libertyville
Service May 6

Franco Tiziano, 80, Highland Park
Visitation May 6, service May 7

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Harry R. Mathis, 88, Wilmington, Delaware

George D. Rounsaville, 85, Lake Forest

Richard Steck, 83, Lake Forest

Donald William Joseph, 81, Mettawa

Helen Updike, 76, Lake Forest

Patricia Burke Lindquist, 74, Lake Forest

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

Leonard H. Franks, 92
Service May 6

Shayle P. Fox, 84
Service May 7

Lee S. Davis, 93

Roy L. Kerzek, 91

Pat Pastin, 86

Rita Beygel, 79

Sanda Benesh, 67

Henry B. Weinstein, 67

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Dorothy Norsworthy, 65, Chicago
Service May 6

Rachel Besser, 91, Glenview
Service May 8

Annette Starr, 100, Northbrook
Service May 17

Irving J. Snider, 100, Skokie

Lester Levin, 98, Highland Park

Gene Berkowitz, 80, Northbrook

Joan Myers Eagle, 79, Chicago

William E. Levin, 78, Chicago

Stephanie Ann Muchin, 77, Highland Park

Reneé Kaminsky, 73, Flossmoor

Harvey Weinstein, 71, Schaumburg

Susan A. Blinderman, 59, Highland Park

Susan Resnik, Chicago

Margery Mayer Waldner, Chicago

Sandra Lee Manesky, Chicago

Helene J. Greenspun, Skokie

Suzanne Schwartz

Ruth Ratowitz

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Melanie Flannery née Walsh, 67, Glenview
Service May 6

Michael J. Jennings, 63, Chicago
Visitation May 7, service May 8

Joan Margaret Patino, 85, Northfield
Visitation May 8, service May 9

Mary Alexandra Lyons Cooney, 59, Chicago
Visitation May 8 and May 9, service May 9

Sharon Bourke née Sweeney, 71, Evanston
Service May 19

Aref Ramez Senno, 84, Northfield

Thomas Michael Berry, 72, Chicago

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Robert J. Tralmer, 92, Skokie
Visitation May 6, service May 7

Lorraine E. Calahan née Allen, 92, Morton Grove

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Sara M. Koz, 89, Morton Grove
Service May 6

Sarah M. Delgado née Coyle, 62, Morton Grove
Visitation and service May 8

Rita R. Kotlarz, 88, Glenview
Visitation May 8, service May 9

Leila M. Ockerlund, 89, Glenview

Daniel "D.B." Roberts, 63, Evanston

Featured Obituary:

Don Joseph had more than a larger than life personality; he was a winner at the game of life! Just ask anyone who knew him. Don brought passionate commitment, positive energy, teamwork, and above all else, an open heart to everyone and everything in his midst. All of which reflected back to him ten-fold by the family he cherished, his large circle of friends, and expansive network of business associates.

Don passed away peacefully, yet unexpectedly at home due to complications from congestive heart failure and cardiovascular disease. Devoted husband to Carolanne and loving father to Julia (Bob), Donny (Mariana), Joe (Brooke), Chris, Suzanne, Debbie (Shane). Don was so proud of his 11 grandchildren: Hayden, Connor, Brandon, Miranda, Harrison, Bobby, Nick, Emily, Lucas, Noah and Sadie and was always there for them. Don would be there cheering them on from the sidelines at their game or competition, always so proud to share their achievements with friends and anyone that would listen. Don is predeceased by his first wife, Sondra and daughter Lisa. Survived by his brother Jerry (Sandra), sisters Lila (Bill), Dee, Janice; and sister-in-law Gail (Joe).

Don never turned down an opportunity to talk politics, business, or sports with those closest to him. The backbone of the family at home, Don was considered the backbone of the companies he championed as well. He served six years in the Air Force Reserves before earning his BS and MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began his career with Baxter International in 1966 where he enjoyed the next 34 years in positions of increasing responsibility and leadership. Don retired from Baxter as CEO of the Renal Business; a business he grew to be a global market leader. Don went on to become Founder of Sorbent Therapeutics in 2005 and served as CEO until his retirement in 2014. In addition to his countless contributions at all levels of the organization, Don will be fondly remembered for his tremendous insight, mentoring and keen ability to construct a capable management team, his quick wit and knack for sales, and his intense focus on operational excellence.

Don dedicated himself to improving the quality of life of patients who were dealing with life-threatening illnesses and applied the same determination to his own care after suffering his first heart attack in 1993. In the boardroom or on the golf course, Don chose to be a participant, not an observer. The latter is where you would often find him recently. He didn’t worry too much about the scorecard but enjoyed golf for the good walk. “It’s birdies on every hole from here on out!”

Services were held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either: The National Kidney Foundation, at 1-855-653-2273.‎

Last week: North Shore Death Notices: April 22 to April 28