North Shore Death Notices: Aug. 2 To Aug. 8

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

Ann Marie Powen, 91, Lincolnshire
Visitation Aug. 10, service Aug. 11

Robert James Conklin, 77, Lincolnshire
Service Aug. 13

James Mattern, 79, Highland Park

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

Bruna Menoni, 93, Highland Park
Service Aug. 11

Gordon Louis Meling, 82, Lake Forest
Service Sept. 18

Donald Francis Oetker, 80, Round Lake Beach

William Joseph Gallagher, 75, Lake Forest

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Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Richard “Dick” Speer Miller, 86, Lake Forest
Service Aug. 21

Corrine V. Reichert, 93, Lake Forest
Visitation Aug. 27, service Aug. 28

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

Kylie Nicole Murray, 21, Lake Forest

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

Barbara E. Glick née Levine, 89, Boynton Beach, Florida
Service Aug. 10

Bud Solk, 87, Northbrook
Service Aug. 12

Regina Sorkin née Lenhoff, 93, Lincolnwood
Service Aug. 13

Vivian Kaplan, 97, Evanston

Charles A. Licht, 96, Homewood

Arnold Traeger, 94, Des Plaines

Polina Berdichevsky, 93, Northbrook

Sam Poter, 93, Arlington Heights

Norman Phillips, 89, Highland Park

Verne Silver, 89, Skokie

Cara Madansky née Yore, 84, Highland Park

David Michael Marinsky, 78, Wichita, Kansas

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Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Roger McGuire, 74, Lake Forest
Visitation Aug. 8, service Aug. 9

Robert “Bob” Barsumian, 90, Northfield
Visitation Aug. 16, service Aug. 17

Don Frederick Schwartz, 93, Northfield

Klaus Muller-Bergh, 84, Glencoe

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Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Marley Cecilio née Sheng, 78, Skokie
Service Aug. 11

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Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Osborn Marcos Curtis, 17, Evanston
Service Aug. 28

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

Mark Peter Geraty, 69, Glenview
Service Aug. 9

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

Stanley B. Tamkin, 91, Chicago
Service Aug. 12

Gustav "Gus" Spero, 93, Highland Park
Service Sept. 5

Rose Simons née Zainfeld, 102, Lincolnwood

Harold Louis Miller, 100, Evanston

Audrey E. Miller, 100, Northbrook

Beatrice Blum née Tefka, 97, Wheeling

Carla Rozycki, 69, Chicago

Alexander "Alex" Gofman, 68, Buffalo Grove

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Featured Obituary:

William Joseph Gallagher, age 75 of Lake Forest, Illinois passed away Sunday August 1, 2021 at Lake Forest Hospital. He was born October 12, 1945 in Chicago to the union of William Joseph and Eileen (Marth) Gallagher, Sr. He graduated from Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, class of 1964. He received a Bachelors degree from Northeastern Illinois University with honors. Bill began his public service by enlisting in the United States Army in 1966 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after completing Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and after serving in various leadership roles during the Vietnam Conflict, he left active duty in 1969 at the rank of Captain. During his service he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Service Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Bronze Star Medal; 2 Oversea Bars; Good Conduct Medal. Following his career in the armed forces he achieved a Bachelor's of Arts with honors from Northeastern Illinois University. He went on to graduate from the University of Louisville Southern Police Institute, the FBI National Academy, and the Northwestern University Traffic Institute Executive Management Program. Upon completion of his education he served as an Illinois Sworn Police Officer in the Villages of Winnetka and Lake Bluff for a combined total of 43 years of service. He served 30 years with the Winnetka Police Department, and 10 of which he served as the Chief of Police. Soon after retirement he was appointed Chief of Police for the Village of Lake Bluff on October 29, 2001. During his tenure in Winnetka and Lake Bluff he accomplished many goals including, retaining reaccreditation status for the Police Department through the Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in which 35 police departments across the State of Illinois share. He oversaw the implementation of a computer based dispatch system, that facilitated in better record keeping and enhanced communication between dispatchers and Police Officers. A third accomplishment was upholding the Village's community policing model. He increased the professionalism in the Police department, including the preparation of law enforcement professionals to undertake greater roles in the department. In his tenure he strengthened the relationship between the Police and Fire Departments. Other notable achievements include becoming an active participant in the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, Lake County Major Crash Assist Team, and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Emergency Service Team. As the Chief of Police for Lake Bluff he served as the President of the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association, and President of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory. He served as a member of the Finance Committee for the Northeast Multi-Regional Training Board and the FBI National Academy Associates, and the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Rotary Club. Celebrity also brushed him as he served as the Winnetka Police Department contact for the filming of the 1990 movie Home Alone and is included in the movie credits. Bill will be long remembered for his professionalism and get it done and share the credit style. For many local law enforcement leaders, Bill will be missed as a mentor and advisor and all thank him for his amazing openness service and leadership.

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