North Shore Death Notices: April 8 To April 14

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

Beverly J. Guy née Bishop, 89, Deerfield

Donald M. Busscher, 82, Deerfield

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Thomas Charles O'Neil, Sr., 80, Lake Forest

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

John W. Squier, 74, Lake Bluff

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Ramona June Leland, 90, Lake Forest
Service pending

Carrol A. Herber, 79, Lake Forest
Services pending

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Rose Zussman, 102, Chicago
Service April 15

Mihail Shinderman, 95, Toronto
Service April 15

Leonard Chavin, 87, Chicago
Service April 15

Rose Radlove, 104, Chicago
Service April 16

William Hunter, 93, Buffalo Grove
Service April 16

Norman W. Fishman, 83, Chicago
Service April 16

Eudice G. Lorge, 97, Skokie

Shirley Rotkin, 97, Skokie

Joan L. Silvern née Lipman, 90, Evanston

Lee Karon, 88, Northbrook

Lorraine Berkowitz, 87, Wheeling

Myron S. "Mike" Levy, 87, Highland Park

Fira Zaborenko, 82, Wheeling

Naim Margulis, 65, Deerfield

Randy Wells, 62, Glencoe

Rebecca Levine, 61, Chicago

Todd Feldman, 55, Arizona

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

Fern Dermer née Schwartz, 65
Service April 15

Adair B. Williams née Weinberg, 86
Service April 16

Bertha Avis, 102, Chicago

Morris Ehrensaft, 101, Skokie

Dora Golman, 99, Chicago

Phyllis Tinsley, 96, Chicago

Arnold Schaffer, 94

Adele Gilford née Miller, 92 , Lincolnshire

William Albert Rosen, 90, Highland Park

Maxine Wilkoff, 86, Skokie

Sheldon Penn, 82, Schaumburg

Roman Polyakov, 81

David Matthew Smithson, 62

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Edward Walter Damko, 63, Evanston
Service April 15

Domenic Savignani, 83, La Grange
Visitation and service April 16

Padraig “Paddy” Hamilton, 2, Glenview
Visitation April 17, service April 18

Desi A. Grayes, 79, Northbrook
Visitation and service April 20

Martin C. Carroll, 90, Northbrook

Carol E. Ipjian née Swanson, 88, Evanston

Edmund Adam Horsch, 87, Winnetka

Joyce Marie Seul née Barr, 81, Evanston

Kamyar Jabbari, 64, Northbrook

James C. Edwards, Jr., 59, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Lydia M. Makdah née Khasho, 82, Skokie
Service April 15

Helga Greene née Egler, 79, Skokie
Visitation April 17, service April 18

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Paulette Conrad née Minx, 86, Morton Grove

Featured obituary:

Thomas Charles O’Neil, Sr. (or Boppa as he was known to his grandchildren), of Lake Forest, IL, passed away April 1, 2019, at the age of 80. Born May 27, 1938, to John and Harriette O’Neil, Tom was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, where he met and married his beloved wife, Jane Ann Stephens, who preceded him in death in 2017, after nearly 50 years of marriage. He attended St. Augustin School, graduated from Dowling High School and then the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Tom started his career at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1962 and enjoyed an illustrious 40-year career there. He took the family from Des Moines, IA to Wilmette, IL; Short Hills, NJ; Lake Forest, IL; Winter Park, FL; and their final stop, settling back in Lake Forest. Tom retired as a Regional Director and Senior Vice President of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in 2003.

Tom was an active member of the community and gave back generously to those groups he loved. He served as President of Old Elm Club; as a member of the Board of Governors and Treasurer of Onwentsia Club; Board Member of the United States Seniors’ Golf Association; Member of the Lake Forest Police Pension Board and Trustee at Woodlands Academy.

Tom’s interests included travel, golf, bridge, food, and wine. He was also a voracious reader who would scan the bestseller lists for titles he had yet to read. Tom cherished trips to France, Italy and South Africa with his late wife, family and close friends. Upon retirement, Tom fulfilled a lifelong dream when he planted grape vines at his home in St. Helena, California, and produced his very own wine, “One”. A lifelong learner, he loved the science and art of the winemaking process and truly loved the culture and lifestyle of the Napa Valley. He loved the game of golf, spending countless hours on the course with friends and family. For his 65th birthday, he started an annual tournament with his sons that took them to courses in Ireland, California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. It was an event he looked forward to every year, and it will continue in his honor moving forward. Another tradition Tom started was a special Christmas lunch with his “girls” (his daughters and daughters-in-law) at which he would place a special, hand-picked gift at each seat. Most important to Tom was his family, and many of his favorite times were dinners with them at home.

Tom’s thoughtfulness, generosity, quick wit, incredible sense of humor, loyalty, integrity, and quiet strength will be missed by his children P.J. (Jana), Charlie (Katie), Riley, and Tommy (Molly), his sister, Julie Siberz (Chris), and his nieces and nephews. Boppa was a wonderful grandfather to Georgia, Patrick, Will, Andrew, Huston, Helen, and Jane O’Neil. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Mary O’Neil, and the love of his life, Jane.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Tom’s name may be made to Forest Park Preservation, P.O. Box 868, Lake Forest, IL 60045 and Providence St. Mel School, 119 S. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624.

via Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home

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