Obituaries
North Shore Death Notices: Aug. 15 - Aug. 21
Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.
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.
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Barbara Mortimer, 66, Lake Forest
Service Aug. 26
James Bernard Sloan, 82, Lake Forest
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Gregory Paul Friedman, 27, Lake Forest
Milos Mandic, 69, Cary
Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park
Dennis C. "Denny" Loesch, 65
Visitation Aug. 24, Mass Aug. 26
Romano Ori, 83, Gurnee
Nello Piccietti, 86, Highland Park
George J. Gion, 92, Winnetka
Visitation and Mass Aug. 25
Celia Kanzer née Carvalho, 67, Winnetka
Visitation Aug. 25, Mass Aug. 26
C. Edward Gilpatric, 86, Evanston
Visitation and Mass Aug. 26
Ishhi Yamada, 84, Evanston
Service Sept. 16
Erma Elaine Rosone née Scupholm, 92, Northbrook
Services pending
Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove
Jerry Otroshko, 74, Morton Grove
Service Aug. 25
Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie
Robert Joseph "RJ" Matz, Jr., 33, Evanston
Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie
Howard "Howie" Mendelson, 80
Service Aug. 22
Albert Caren, 93
Our dad, Isshi Yamada, passed away peacefully at our Evanston home surrounded by family on Monday, August 14, 2017 due to complications from emphysema and renal cancer. He was born on July 21, 1933 in Saga, Japan, and had recently celebrated his 84th birthday.
Among his many lifetime achievements, he received his B.A. at Kyushu University, his M.A. at Tokyo University, and his Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London in 1967. He was a Professor Emeritus of Northwestern University, joining the Department of Religion and Philosophy in 1971 and remaining active until his retirement in the 1990s.
However, his proudest accomplishments took place on the homefront. He was a devoted husband of 51 years to our mom, Anita. They met at the University of London and married there in 1966. He was an adoring dad to his children, Akari (Davis Yang), Shishin (Loredana), Joshin (Bahar Jaberi), and Izumi; a doting grandpa to his grandchildren (DJ, Madison, Sophia, and Zoe Yang, Alex Yamada, and Ayize Yamada); and a loving son who revered and deeply missed his departed parents, Kaizo and Shiki Yamada. Dad died on what would have been his mother’s 108th birthday, as well as on the final day of Japan’s largest ancestral celebration honoring those already departed, a date which seems particularly significant and fitting to our family.
Dad was an inspiring presence. His hilarious brand of humor at the most unexpected times kept us all in stitches. His spirit of adventure took him around the world, both in permanence when he moved to London, Sri Lanka, and finally here to the United States; and in his travels, from multiple cross-country trips throughout the United States to Asia to New Zealand to Europe. He had a thirst for learning, never stopped advancing his knowledge, and enjoyed discussion on a host of topics. Dad's compassion and his humor, his wisdom and patient counsel, and above all, his strong spirit, will be deeply missed by us all. Our love carries him from this journey to the next.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, September 16 at 1 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd.
We thank our family and many friends for their gestures of sympathy and support in this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Isshi’s name to a charity of your choice.
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