North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 3 To Jan. 9

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.

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

Jane Berg née Cohn, 90, Deerfield
Service Jan. 11

Maurice Jacob Woll, 89, Skokie
Service Jan. 12

Sandra Wolf, 80, Long Grove
Service Jan. 12

Aileen Heller, 91, Buffalo Grove
Service Jan. 13

Perry "Dancin' Man" Kanlan, 78, Chicago
Service Jan. 18

Joseph Katz, 98, Chicago

Charles M. Cohn, 95, Northbrook

Jay Ralian Wolff, 94, Lisle

Ruth Reagen née Levisohn, 93, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Andrew Wolf, 93, Northbrook

William "Billy" M. Ferdman, 88, Chicago

Renee Gail Pasikov, 85, Highland Park

Geraldine "Gerri" Samuels, 79, Wauconda

Michael Ray, 73, Chicago

Ellen Goodman Sontag, 72, Evanston

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

John Justin McCudden, 93, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 11, service Jan. 12

Rick Rafanello, 69, Winnetka
Service Jan. 12

Nasrin Panahi, 78, Glenview
Service Jan. 14

Gerald "Jerry" Otto Strauch, 89, Winnetka
Visitation Jan. 14, service Jan. 15

Thomas C. Downes, 78, Chicago
Service Jan. 15

Robert Joseph O’Brien, 103, Winnetka

Eileen Moore Golan née McDonough, 96, Lake Forest

Chris V. Vaselopulos, 94, Winnetka

Lorraine I. Kempel, 93, Lake Villa

Chris T. Demos, 88, Lake Bluff

Michael Dale Clevenger, 81, Wilmette

Mark Andrew Iserloth, 58, Winnetka

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Henry Swiderski, 95, Skokie

Dagmar Behrends née Schwantje, 81, Skokie

Linda D. Kirby née Coffman, 81, Chesapeake, Virginia

Kishor Dave, 80, Niles

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

Lela M. Harmon, 81, Zion
Visitation Jan. 11, service Jan. 12

Rosie L. Ivy, 68, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 13, service Jan. 14

Claudette R. Purnell, 62, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 28, service Jan. 29

Richard W. Kenner, 59, Evanston

James Barry Hall, 57, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Kevin J. Cogan, 81, Glenview

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

Mary “Kaki” Dunne née Byrnes, 87, of Glenview
Visitation Jan. 13, service Jan. 14

Thomas Mark Terrill, 89, Northfield

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

Myra Kaye, 95, Lincolnwood
Service Jan. 11

Meri Goldberg, 88, Chicago
Service Jan. 11

Raisa Klevitsky, 82, Skokie
Service Jan. 11

Larry Issak, 52, Oswego
Service Jan. 12

Inna Liberman, 96, Chicago

Ann Blazer, 93, Skokie

Vladimir Zagorodniy, 86, Skokie

Sheldon Perry, 83, Northbrook

Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park

William Marshall Gatti, 83, Bannockburn
Service Jan. 18

Carl W. Paletti, 86, Northfield
Visitation March 4, service March 5

Avinash Soni, 80, Northbrook

Jeffrey Van Mieghem, 57, Deerfield

Brian Bourke O'Donnell, 31, Deerfield

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

Paula Anaya Zuniga, 65, Highwood
Visitation Jan. 13, service Jan. 14

Felipa Vaquero-Saav, 89, Chicago

David Ferguson Mills, 78, Highwood

Breon Tre'Vaunt Gates, 27, Zion

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Rudiger "Rudy" K. Schwarz, 80, Lincolnshire

Berneice "Bonnie" Mae Lachner, 91, Lake Forest

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

Courtney Queeney, 43, Lake Forest

Featured Obituary:

David Ferguson Mills. Known to his friends as Ferg, David Ferguson Mills was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on June 2, 1943. He grew up in northern New Jersey and graduated from The Peddie School, Penn State (BA in Psychology) and Indiana University (MBA). While at Penn State, Ferguson was an active member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He competed in lacrosse and rugby in Club sports and enrolled in Penn State's Army ROTC program. Upon graduating from Penn State Ferguson received a commission in the United States Army. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Ferguson volunteered for paratrooper school and after a short stint with the 82ndAirborne Division, volunteered for Special Forces. He served with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam during the period 1967-68. While in service Ferguson was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge and Parachutist Badge. After completing his military obligation, Ferguson’s career spanned nearly forty years working primarily in Labor Relations for Emerson Electric where he was known as a tough and effective negotiator.

Ferguson eventually settled in Highwood, Illinois where he volunteered his time at the Highwood Public Library and served as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission from 2012 until his death. Ferguson was well known around town. He loved riding his bicycle year-round, often stopping to offer a few words of encouragement to friends along with the gift of a steel penny from 1943, the year of his birth.

From the time he was a teenager Ferguson thrived on confrontation and danger. Physically imposing, he was the perfect candidate for contact sports, intervening in bar fights and combat. It came as no surprise to the family that he volunteered for the most dangerous of missions in Vietnam, played rugby well into his 50’s and took on labor disputes with relish. To his family, Ferg was a gentle giant who gave all-enveloping hugs. He was also quite the raconteur who loved to spin yarns that were far too outrageous to be true; except, in fact, they were.

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