North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 28 To Jan. 3

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.

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

Charles "Chuck" M. Gould, 95, Mundelein
Service Jan. 5

Lev Dubinsky, 69, Gurnee
Service Jan. 5

Walter Wiczer, 97, Peoria
Service Jan. 6

Ted "Teddy" Barkow, 83, Mount Prospect
Service Jan. 10

Dorothy E. Cohn, 100, Chicago

Ruth Factor, 97, Buffalo Grove

Jack Rosenberg, 94, Lincolnwood

Norman Golb, 93, Chicago

Lillian L. Brandfon, 92, Lincolnshire

Zoya Fuchs, 92, Skokie

Jean Block née Rose, 92, Wheeling

Lawrence A. "Larry" Sharken, 91, Highland Park

Barbara A. Berk, 87, Wheeling

Sandra "Sandi" Leavitt née Bloch, 87, Glenview

Lidya Belyatsky, 83, Highland Park

Marlene Sandra Shatkin née Wieselman, 81, Northfield

Edward David Friedman, 74, Chicago

Louis Rousseau, 67, Morton Grove

Debra Marlene Greenberg, 65, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Lewis Dean Petry, 94, Evanston

Nancy Ann Murray, 85, Evanston

Mildred "Millie" Akemi Yamada née Kawanaga, 78, Wilmette

Toby Richard Wyatt King, 65, Chicago

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Henry R. Kraus, 98, Glenview

Lorraine S. Hanson née Grandt, 89, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Robert Weick, 81, Morton Grove
Visitation Jan. 7, service Jan. 8

Diane L. Nawrocki, 84, Elk Grove Village
Service Jan. 9

Irene Mueller née Donaldson, 92, Morton Grove

Joseph W. Buck, 86, Morton Grove

Stephen A. Molner, 78, Glenview

Plutarch "Taco" Roman, 67, Skokie

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

Gloria Asplundh Harer, 96, Glenview

Barbara C. Nolan, 96, Northbrook

Harold "Sam" D. Samorian, 89, Northbrook

Albert John Dru, 86, Glenview

Donald J. Drag, 74, Glenview

Jeanne “Jeannie” Marion Nystrom Lundsgaard, 66, Buffalo Grove

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave., in Evanston

Louise Strong, 101, Evanston
Service Jan. 6

Horace Lee Kennedy, 71, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 15, service Jan. 16

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Jessica Cornell, 28, Elk Grove Village

Zann Amanda Galindo, 18, Chicago

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

Jacqueline "Jackie" R. Fern née Robinson, 85, Chicago
Service Jan. 5

Pearl White née Sharff, 104, Chicago

Esther Adele Smith, 97, Wilmette

Samuel Weiss, 97, Lincolnwood

Edith Rose Gabiner née Liss, 96, Northbrook

Judith Esther Crystal, 95, Skokie

Calvin Kurtz, 93, Wilmette

Stanford J. Lavin, 91, Skokie

Corinne "Corky" Moch née Soroka, 91, Chicago

Eva H. Perkal, 91, Skokie

Esther Kranick, 90, Winnetka

Carole Silverman, 90, Northbrook

Nella Eskina, 85, Mount Prospect

Lois P. Penn, 83, Schaumburg

Warren Bennett, 80, Chicago

Howard Pitrack, 72, Northbrook

James Wayne Bloyd, 64, Evanston

Julian Nathaniel Taranow, 26, Boulder, Colorado

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

Geraldo Mambu Moni, 59, Bloomingdale
Service Jan. 6

Frank Anthony Krause, 89, Grayslake
Service Jan. 9

Sandra Cruz Cruz, 49, Hanover Park
Service Jan. 16

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

Donna May Gehrking, 54, Spring Valley, Minnesota

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Helen Yomine, 98, Lake Forest

Arthur William Omes, 92, Lake Forest

Patricia "Pat" M. Farino, 86, Madison

Featured Obituary:

Coach Sam Samorian of Northbrook, Illinois died peacefully at Brandel Care Center in Northbrook after a lengthy illness but a wonderful life of achievements. A popular and celebrated member of the Northbrook community, Sam was a proud son, husband, father, educator, athlete and friend who influenced peoples’ lives beyond anything he could have imagined.

Born in Rockford, Illinois to John and Catherine Samorian, who predeceased him, he worked his way through high school and college. He attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and then enlisted in the U.S. Army where he proudly served during the Korean War era. Even though he was stateside, the training and friendships he made at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri endured.

He then enrolled at Illinois Normal, now Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and the affection of a young Sylvia Seifert. His creative proposal was, “If I get a job, will you marry me?” She responded, “I guess so.” Sylvia and Sam were married for more than 65 years at the time of his passing. The two got started in 1955 in Sparland, Illinois followed by a quick stop in Sylvia’s home base of Sycamore, Illinois.

After a year of teaching in Sycamore, which included Sylvia’s brother Joe as a student, they matriculated to Northbrook in 1958 for a job at Glenbrook High School in Northbrook which soon became an integral part of their family, their pride and joy.

It was at Glenbrook, which became Glenbrook North (GBN), that Sam would earn the respect, admiration, and esteem across the academic and athletic fields. He was most proud of accomplishing a rare feat which was participating as a player, coach and official in the state finals of four different athletic disciplines. They were as a student athlete on the 1948 state runner up in basketball at Rockford East, Spartans assistant coach on the 1966 state baseball champions at GBN, head coach of the 1974 Class 5A football champions for GBN, and head official at the Illinois High School wrestling championships.

In recognition of those accomplishments, he was inducted as a member of several athletic halls of fame including the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, The Midlands (for wrestling), and the Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame.

For all this recognition, his proudest accomplishments were the people he mentored as a coach, educator, and friend. After winning championships, he talked about the contributions of all and not just the obvious. He was proud of having players who went to Ivy League schools but also those who worked in professions like education. His students included service station owners, landscapers, hedge fund managers, U.S. Olympians, and award winning stage and screen personalities. For his fellow coaches and officials, he recognized the sacrifice they made to help young people grow through sports and wanted to recognize them for their contributions. His service on a variety of coaches and officials associations gave him great satisfaction.

Send obituaries and images to your Patch to be included in future editions: Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Bluff-Lake Forest, Niles-Morton Grove, Northbrook, Skokie, Winnetka-Glencoe-Northbrook, Wilmette-Kenilworth

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