Obituaries

North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 10 To Jan. 16

Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.

North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Jan. 10 to Jan. 16.
North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Jan. 10 to Jan. 16. (Patch)

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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Esther Thomas, 79, Deerfield

Robert "Bobby" John Doetsch, 66, Lake Bluff

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Mario Giuseppe Galletti, 88, Highland Park

Dora Lusamba Kabengele, 45, Chicago

Beatrice Arnstein née Golub, 102, Northbrook

Norma Anderhous, 96, Chicago

Ileane Safyer, 94, Chicago

Sol Schreiber, 94, Charlotte, North Carolina

Nagia David, 93, Des Plaines

Barbara Bornstein, 91, Vernon Hills

James R. Foster, 91, Highland Park

Lois Podolsky, 89, Chicago

Burton Richman, 85, Lincolnwood

Harry G. Sachsel, 83, Lincolnwood

Molly Woloshin, 78, Highwood

Robert Jerome Nelson, 75, Dallas

Alice Bykov, 72, Chicago

Mark Jacobs, 70, Madison, Wisconsin

Mark Alan Pfeffer, 70, Chicago

Lauretta C. Plattner née Doetsch, 81, Glenview
Visitation Jan. 20, service Jan. 21

David F. Holland, 86, Glenview
Service Jan. 29

Thomas D. Pontarelli, 93, Glenview

Michael Lambert Igoe, 91, Chicago

Jacqueline "Jackie" Georgia Hanks, 84, Evanston

Katherine "Kate" Jeanne Hilbrant, 32, Winnetka


Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Anton Hoffmann, 88, Skokie
Visitation Jan. 19, service Jan. 20

Hildegard Wegner, 98, Skokie
Service Jan. 21


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

Kimberly Mitchell née Yates, 48, Waukegan
Service Jan. 19

Clarence Martin, 79, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 21, service Jan. 22

Clifford E. Cox, 79, Joliet
Service Jan. 22

William McMillan, 78, Wilmette


Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Alice M. Rupkey née Stachura, 86, Morton Grove
Service Jan. 22

Marie Therese Gauer, 88, Morton Grove
Service Jan. 29

Susie Kimura née Morimoto, 97, Morton Grove

Mary A. Harrer, 73, Wheeling

Mediha Spahic, 52, Wheaton


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

Beverly Levin née Flicker, 93, Vernon Hills
Service Jan. 19

Howard “Butch” Mandell, 87, Highland Park
Service Jan. 19

Marilyn Jean Levin, 73, Wood Dale
Service Jan. 20

Leila Winton née Fischler, 98, Glenview

Maxine Levin née Goldberg, 95, Highland Park

Jerome "Jerry" Kravitz, 93, Skokie

Miguel Del Toro, 92, Chicago

Ronald Ladden, 90, Chicago

David Barry Gail, 82, Glenview

Dick Stone, 80, Highland Park

Meryl G. Wise, 80, Chicago

Dennis B. Black, 77, Deerfield

Scott Reading Solovy, 50, Riverwoods


Featured Obituary:

Dick Stone, 80, of Highland Park, passed away on Jan. 7 after a long illness. Beloved husband of Fran (Spielman) Stone. Loving father of Jason and the late Craig Stone. Father-in-law of Sharon Stone and soon-to-be father-in-law of Haylee Schwartz. Grandfather of Maddie, Paige and Hanner Stone. Son-in-law of Teri Klein. Brother-in-law of Hal Cohen and Jeff Wallis. Dick was a brilliant writer and reporter who was the youngest foreign correspondent United Press International ever had. After graduating from Highland Park High School and attending the University of Illinois at Navy Pier, he got his start at City News Bureau. He then joined UPI's Chicago bureau before being promoted to run UPI's Des Moines Bureau covering the Iowa General Assembly and then-Gov. Harold Hughes. It wasn't long before Dick had realized his lifelong dream of becoming a foreign correspondent---first in Tokyo, then as bureau chief in Djarkarta, Indonesia. It was there that his deep contacts, reporting skills and understanding of geo-politics helped him score a 24-hour beat on the world when former Indonesian President Sukarno was deposed. When Dick returned to the United States, he joined Westinghouse Broadcasting-first at KYW Radio in Philadelphia, then home to WIND Radio Chicago, where he covered the administration of former Mayor Richard J. Daley and conducted the only one-on-one radio interview the late mayor ever granted. Dick went on to serve as an award-winning news director at WIND Radio and WCFL Radio before becoming a political and media consultant. Dick was a gourmet cook who delighted in entertaining friends and family and duplicating his favorite restaurant dishes. His Thanksgiving meals were legendary. So was his sense of humor. He loved jazz, played the drums and was a die-hard Cubs fan who lived to see his beloved team win the World Series after naming his Golden Retriever "Theo". Most of all, he adored his family.
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