North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 14 - Jan. 20

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

Janice M. Dodd née Wilson, 94, Highland Park
Visitation Jan. 20, service Jan. 21

Jean Catherine Krefting née Lewis, 97, Deerfield

Lane McGath, 85, Antioch

Ching Chen, 57, Northbrook

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

William “Bill” Coleman, 80, Grayslake

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Zorita "Zoe" E. Mikva, 90, Chicago
Service Jan. 21

Larry Lipkin, 93, Downers Grove
Service Jan. 21

Martin Lipkin, 78, Des Plaines
Service Jan. 21

Sidney Zatz, 96, Des Plaines
Service Jan. 22

Lois A. Kemp née Finkle, 84, Skokie
Service Jan. 23

Sonia M. Greenberg, 90, Wilmette
Service Jan. 23

Mary Lou "Mickey" Schuster, 89, Skokie

Berta Rubina, 88, Niles

Osvaldo Rubinstein, 87, Chicago

Sheldon Pevsner, 87, Vernon Hills

Gilbert Gertzfeld, 80, Chicago

Arlene Roman, Boca Raton

Karen L. Hankin, Glenview

Mark P. Zuckerman, Buffalo Grove

Cynthia H.D. Koeppel, Skokie

Mae Bell

Judith Sher

Sandra Esterman

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

John J. Fix, 94, Skokie
Visitation Jan. 21, service Jan. 22

Lawrence J. Littel, 93, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 21, service Jan. 22

Corinne “Cory” B. Wright, 93, Vernon Hills
Visitation and service Jan. 26

Arthur Winston Lewis, 92, Wilmette
Service Jan. 27

Curtis Paul Crotty, 80, Evanston
Visitation and service Feb. 9

John James Humpal, 61, Evanston

Timothy Devin O’Brien, 53, Wilmette

Carole C. Argiris, 93, Northfield

Richard L. Wood, 83, Winnetka

Christopher Lambert, 34, Dayton

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Stanley Zygmun, 91, Skokie

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Boulevard in Wilmette

Michael Harris Gantwerker, 74
Service Jan. 22

Carol Hersch, 89
Service Jan. 22

Ruth Asin née Hyman, 97

Manya Diment, 92

Sidney Feiger, 87

Corrinne Annenberg, 86

Irwin Katz, 86

William R. Jacobs, 83

Emile Karofiol, 83

Inna Tilman, 82

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

John Mulroy, 55, Des Plaines
Visitation and service Jan. 22

Phuong Chung, 58, Chicago
Service Jan. 26

Featured obituary:

Jean Catherine Krefting (nee Lewis), age 97, passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2019. She was born October 27, 1921 in Atlanta, Georgia, the only child of Prentice and Josephine. At the age of 7, Jean and her parents moved to Madison, Wisconsin where Jean eventually attended the University of Wisconsin. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Chicago to work for the Mutual Broadcasting Company. While working in Chicago, she met the love of her life, Harold Krefting. Soon after they were married, they moved to Deerfield, Illinois, where they lived for over 60 years.

Jean was preceded in death by her loving husband, “Hal”, and her two sons Michael and David. Surviving Jean are her children - James (Sharon), Kenneth (Kim), Robert (Janet) and Julie (Ron); her grandchildren – Nikki, Kyle, Kristen, Katherine, Danielle, Tommy and Kevin; and three great-grandsons – Gavin, Myles, and George.

Jean was a very valued and beloved employee of Caruso Junior High School. Finally retiring after over 25 years of service and well into her 70’s, she focused her energy on her garden and Holy Cross Church, where she was a devout parishioner. She enjoyed participating in the choir and volunteering in many different capacities within the parish.

Jean, affectionately known as “Mama” by many, always had an extra bed and a warm meal for anyone that needed it. The front door was never locked and was always open! As all who loved her knew Jean always had to have the last word and that was“I Love You More”!!

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children – Cincinnati, 3229 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.

via Kelley and Spalding Funeral Home

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