North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 8 To Dec. 13

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

Irene Marie Tazioli née Benkowski, 95, Highwood

Mary Kay Ellis, 83, Northbrook

Joann Carol Strelow, 82, Deerfield

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

Margo R. Williams, 66, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Service Dec. 16

Leroy Oakley, 58, Addison

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Barbara Jean Bergquist Stephens, 83, Lake Forest
Service Dec. 17

Vernon George Smith, 83, Lake Bluff

Stanley Gerald Hutchen, 81, Lake Forest

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

Frances J. Jakubowski née Simic, 91, Lake Bluff

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

Betty M. Soren née Rosen, 90, Glencoe
Service Dec. 15

Elliot Wolfson, 87, Chicago
Service Dec. 15

Sharon Deutsch née Samson, 76, Lincolnwood
Service Dec. 15

Ina Sherman née Schwartz, 71, Arlington Heights
Service Dec. 16

Thomas F. Pick, 90, Northfield
Service Dec. 17

Rosalie "Tamar" Farkas, 51, Des Plaines
Service Dec. 17

Semen Galpert, 96, Chicago

Tooba "Tova" Ahdoot, 95, Skokie

Gedalia Dov Schwartz, 95, Chicago

Shirley R. Skolnik, 95, Middletown, Ohio

Max Jakofsky, 93, Chicago

Richard I. Mayer, 92, Morton Grove

Janet W. Peters, 92, Chicago

Harriette Fershtman née Robinson, 89, Chicago Ridge

Oscar A. Novick, 89, Skokie

Mazalot Abramov, 88, Chicago

Moshe Efrati, 86, Chicago

Joseph Morgan, 82, Delray Beach, Florida

William Shlensky, 82, Houston

Michael "Mickey" Harris, 79, Lincolnwood

Joel David Shabsin, 77, Huntley

Helene Phillips Zats, 59, Highland Park

Chaya Rene Yampol, 50, Benson, Arizona

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Nancy Lee Nimick, 91, San Francisco

Gwendolyn Linehan Hillinger, 83, Minocqua, Wisconsin

Nathan Thomas Clark, 74, Evanston

Carrie Jean LaRue, 60, Glenview

Kevin Murphy Wollin, 42, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Rita Ann Maginot, 72, Chicago
Service Dec. 19

Francisca A. Rosario née Abalos, 97, Skokie

Thomas J. Martini, 81, Skokie

Per Ornulf Thorsen, 81, Evanston

Theresa Kepes née Roznai, 77, Skokie

Brian Thomas Connolly, 61, Chicago

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Mary Lou Mainzer née Terrill, 94, Morton Grove
Service Jan. 3

Marianna O. Broeker née Oehm, 97, Morton Grove

John J. Maloney, 83, Morton Grove

Joseph "Joe" Auth, 82, Glenview

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

Richard Racana, 80, Northbrook
Service Dec. 18

Marshall C. “Marsh” Mussay, 96, Glenview

Dolores Etta Bakjian née Haisler, 90, Glenview

Miguel Angel Oviedo, 82, Glenview

Beverly Walker Collins Tabern, 81, Northbrook

L. Germaine McNeela née Harnish, 79, Glenview

JoAnn M. Foy née Samulionis, 77, Glenview

Hanna Djencic, 17, Skokie

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Emily Marie Yek, 96, Chicago

Randolph Ellis Burruss, 54 of Evanston

Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Alice P. Robinson, 92, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 5, service Dec. 16

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

Mark Chernyavskiy, 93, Chicago
Service Dec. 14

Jacob "Jake" Riff Fogelhut, 73, Chicago
Service Dec. 15

Phyllis "Fela" Dicker, 102, Chicago

Roman Bernshtam, 92, Chicago

Isak Zak, 91, Des Plaines

Raymond Bernard Reizner, 90, Highland Park

Annette Krost née Zider, 89, Evanston

Barbara “Bobbi” Borovsky née Gordon, 83, Deerfield

Hannah Helfand née Schoen, 72, Northbrook

Robert David Handman, 67, Cicero

Featured Obituary:

Per Ornulf Thorsen of Evanston, IL, passed away peacefully in December 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Sverre Thorsen, and mother, Edle (Ella) Lordahl Thorsen. He is survived and fiercely loved by his wife of 35 years, Melanie Therese Klimek Thorsen; six children, Kristine Alyce Klaassen (Frans Klaassen} Thorsen, of Toronto, Canada, Lisa Ellen Thorsen, of Rykkinn, Norway, Michelle Eva Thorsen (Morten Kristiansen), of Rykkinn, Norway, Deneen Sonja Thorsen of Evanston, IL, Karin Terese Thorsen of Evanston, IL, and Johannes Christian Thorsen, of Denver, CO, and his 10 grandchildren: Vendela, Andrine and Stian; Edle Sophie, Synniva, Ariane, and Kyrre; Lucas and William; and ‘baby’ Thorsen, ETA January 2021 (Johannes and Evelyn).

Per was born in Stabekk, Norway, and completed business school in Norway and lifelong education in the U.S.A. He journeyed the Atlantic with Olsen and Ugelstad cargo shipping firm which took him to Chicago to play soccer. He eventually joined Scandinavian Design furniture company and became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of over 100 locations across the U.S.A. After this success he used his entrepreneurial savvy and grew the Midwest Division for Dania Furniture for many years.

Per was an avid athlete and sport fanatic. He played hockey for the Norwegian junior team, bandy for Division 1 team, soccer for Division II, and captained all teams as the born charismatic leader that he was. In Chicago, he played for numerous soccer teams and then moved on to golf, playing at a handicap of 8 at Evanston Golf Club, which he called his sports home. He encouraged his children to be active and familiar with many sports and was a devoted, ever-present fan of their matches.

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