North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 27 - March 5

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 Peter Bure, 82, Lake Forest
Visitation March 7, Mass March 8

Shirley C. Mailfald, 89, Highland Park

Patricia "Patt" Schumacher née O’Donovan, 85, Highland Park

Barbara "Babs" Schneider, 66, Highwood

Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Homes, 1407 North Western Avenue in Lake Forest

James F. Stokes, 85, Lake Forest
Mass March 8

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Judith A. Baruch née McGarity, 79, Lake Forest
Visitation March 6, Mass March 7

Joseph Rose

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Trudy Cohen née Kopfdstein, 83, Lincolnwood
Service March 5

Magdalena Herzfeld, 93, Chicago
Service March 4

Susan Mittelstaedt née Winston, 71, Elk Grove Village
Service March 4

Maureen Iris Elias née Duboe, 67, Buffalo Grove

Ilan Abergel, Skokie

Elaine Saphier Fox, 83, Skokie

Louis Pardo, 90, Skokie

Harold Alport, 89, Buffalo Grove

Rami Solomonow, 68, Evanston

Irving "Buzzie" Gelman, 89, Las Vegas

Ira Goodman, 70, Skokie

Charles M. Kramer, 82, Glenview

Sofiya Labinova, 98, Northbrook

Mikhail Zakuta, 91, Vernon Hills

Lydia Levin née Goldblatt, 75, Wilmette

Michael S. Saper, 77, Wilmette

Annette Abramson, 86, Skokie

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Michael “Mike” Brian Roche, 76, Evanston
Mass March 5

Lawrence Maynard Gamber, 54, Glenview
Visitation March 5, Mass March 6

Aristedes “Art” Lallas, 86, Des Plaines
Visitation March 7

Evelyn C. Berry, 89, Northbrook
Mass March 8

Roberto M. Mustacchi, 63, Wilmette
Visitation March 9, Mass March 10

James E. “Jim” Farmer, 62, Winnetka
Visitation March 10

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Aida C. Cancio née Duarte, 89, Morton Grove
Service March 5

Charles L. Provo, 94, Skokie
Service March 7

Thelma I. Axel née McRoy, 96, Skokie

Brian A. Finnegan, 58, Skokie

James E. “Jim” Farmer, age 62, passed away on March 1, 2018 from complications related to West Nile Virus. Beloved husband of 36 years of Leslie nee Fait; adored father of Rick (Lauren) Farmer and Bill Farmer; dear son of June nee Dean and the late Ezekiel Farmer; loving brother of John (Bryce) Farmer; devoted caregiver to his beloved dog Buddy.

After growing up in Lake Bluff, Illinois, Jim moved to Montana with his family in high school and graduated from the University of Montana School of Business. He earned his CPA and worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. where he became a partner in the audit practice, specializing in telecommunications. Jim changed careers to enable him to spend more time with his family and became CFO of several organizations including Frankel & Co., The Jacobson Group and most recently The Horton Group where he was a member of its Board of Directors.

He donated many hours to charitable and civic organizations, including coaching his sons’ soccer and basketball teams, taking leadership roles on the boards of several community organizations including The Winnetka Community House and the New Trier Booster Club. He counseled fellow diabetics at Mt. Sinai Hospital after he underwent a successful pancreas transplant, and devoted himself to volunteering at Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter and driving animal relay rescue missions. Jim was a passionate fisherman, landscaper and drummer.

Visitation: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 9:00 a.m. until time of the Memorial Mass: 11:00 a.m. at Saints Faith, Hope & Charity Church, 191 Linden Street, Winnetka, IL 60093.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:

Chicago Diabetes Project
1074 W. Taylor Street #233
Chicago, IL 60607

or

Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter
2200 Riverwoods Road
Riverwoods, IL 60015

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