North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 1 To Feb. 6

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

John R. Lindquist, 73, Highland Park

Nadine Sue Levin, 58, Glencoe

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

Linda Louise Tolari née Piacenza, 76, Highwood
Visitation Feb. 8, service Feb. 9

Ricardo Kelly Lugo, 24 North Chicago

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

Jo Ann Vlaisavich née Delich, 86, Northbrook
Service Feb. 11

Linda Lou Nelson, 79, Lake Forest

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

James R. Stanley, 90, Lake Bluff

Carl P. Hartmann, 87, Highland Park

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

Mirah Mosely, 78, Wilmette
Service Feb. 8

Wilmore "Billy" Neiditch, 92, Buffalo Grove
Service Feb. 10

Jeffrey Sandy, 53, San Diego
Service March 25

Esfir Akopian, 100, Lincolnwood

Sylvia Lerner née Israel, 99, Oak Park

Joyce Gartzman née Goldman, 93, Wilmette

Jeanne Sachnoff née Sachs, 92, Northbrook

Douglas Goldhamer, 76, Evanston

Aaron Reinglass, 73, Oakbrook Terrace

Alexander "Sasha" Pustilnik, 49, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Jerome J. “Jerry” Brosnan, 83, Glenview
Service Feb. 11

Diane Bergquist née Kelly, 78, Evanston
Service Feb. 12

Mary L. Simmons, 91, Evanston
Service March 26

Richard Roy Dittman, 93, Northbrook

Colleen T. Enghauser née Abeles, 57, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Ana Richards née Dragos, 74, Chicago
Service Feb. 8

Edward M. Delahanty, 95, Buffalo Grove
Visitation Feb. 8, service Feb. 9

Steven C. Soderberg, 69, Hoffman Estates
Service Feb. 9

Martin B. “Marty” McCarthy, 94, Glenview
Service Feb. 10

Barbara Marie Koziol, 85, Skokie

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

Mary Helen McNeal, 77, Chicago
Service Feb. 11

Henry Revis, 86, Evanston
Visitation Feb. 11, service Feb. 12

Remene Fanfan, 67, Skokie
Service Feb. 12

J.B. "Jay" Boyd, 68, Evanston

Diane Britton, 64, Skokie

Kimberly Michelle Yates, 48, Waukegan

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Kathryn Andrea Hamilton, 52, Evanston

Brandon Mark Johnson, 39, Williamsburg, Virginia

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Raymond L. Gardner, 72, Morton Grove

Patrick J. Glenn, 51, Morton Grove

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

Donna Santostefan, 83, Northbrook
Service Feb. 11

Theresa Camastro, 72, Glenview
Service Feb. 11

Patricia A. “Patty” Beeftink, 62, Glenview
Service Feb. 12

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

Berta Raykhlina, 88, Chicago
Service Feb. 3

Jeremiah Stamler, 102, Chicago

Leonid Perevozkin, 90, Chicago

Evelyn G. Friedman, 89, Homewood

Robert A. Pascal, 84, Highland Park

Louis H. Nemetz, 78, Seattle

Sherwin Siegel, 78, Lake Forest

Featured Obituary:

Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer PhD, 76, passed to the next level of existence on February 3, 2022. Loving and devoted husband of Peggy Bagley for 41 years. Dear brother of Dr. Paul Goldhamer (Dr. Michele Farine).

Brother-in-law of Sharon Hammel, Bill Bagley, the late Bobbie (David) Merzazada, and the late Jim Bagley. Loving son of the late Harry and the late Jean Goldhamer. Proud uncle of Ilana Goldhamer, Adam (Laura) Goldhopf, Hassan (Sahar) Merzazada, Asha (Nick) Ioanou, and Jessica (Rob) Kondratenko. Great uncle of Ori and River Rose Goldhopf, Ellie and Athan Ioanou, and Salma Merzazada. He loved his dog Charlie, and all the dogs that came before him in this life.

When he walked down the street, Rabbi Douglas always carried money in his pocket in case he met a poor person, and a few dog treats and a can of cat food in case he met a hungry stray animal.

Following his rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Rabbi Goldhamer, together with Chicago deaf leaders, established Congregation Bene Shalom/Hebrew Association of the Deaf in 1972. For the past 50 years, he was Senior Rabbi, serving the Deaf and hearing Jewish communities.

In 1992, Rabbi Goldhamer founded Hebrew Seminary, where he served as President and Professor of Jewish Mysticism. He lectured on philosophy, Jewish mysticism and prayer throughout the United States.

Rabbi Goldhamer received his Bachelor of Hebrew Law, Master of Hebrew Letters and Doctor of Divinity degrees from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Sir George Williams University, Montreal. His Ph.D. was in Medieval Philosophy from University of Chicago. He was born in Montreal, Canada in 1945, and was very proud to become a citizen of the United States in 2003.

Together with Melinda Stengel, a licensed social worker, Goldhamer wrote This is for Everyone: Universal Principles of Healing Prayer and the Jewish Mystics, published by Larson Publications, in 1999. He and his wife Peggy Bagley wrote Healing with God's Love: Kabbalah's Hidden Secrets in 2015. Rabbi Goldhamer wrote a Torah commentary for the Chicago Jewish News for many years.

Reflecting his ability to communicate in myriad ways, the Rabbi began painting 30 years ago, with a focus on Jewish mystical and Biblical themes. His magnificent artwork has been shown in galleries nationally. During 1972-76, Rabbi Goldhamer served as NBC newscaster on Chicago's local Channel 5, during the local spot on The Today Show. In 2007, he was named one of the "Ten Outstanding Jewish Leaders in Chicago," by the Chicago Jewish News. This past summer, he was the subject of a YouTube video, "Sign of the Times," produced by Silver Screen Studios.

[Services were held. Watch video recording online.]

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to Rabbi Goldhamer Memorial Fund, 4435 Oakton, Skokie, IL 60076.

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