North Shore Death Notices: July 11 - July 17

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. Links to those obituaries and notices of upcoming services have been provided below.

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

Ruth Mary Wesselhoff née Bowden, 82, Deerfield
Visitation July 17, Mass July 18

Lawrence Q. Smith, 85, Deerfield
Services pending

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Cristina Mier, 25, Lake Forest

Ryan James Nicholson, 1, Lake Forest

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

William C. Mitchell, 90, Glenview
Services July 17

Kevin Joseph Smith Burke, 23
Visitation July 20, Mass July 21, Service July 22

Jean Wright Haider, 75, Chicago
Visitation and Mass July 21

Kenneth Roy Schultz, 74, Evanston
Memorial August 13

John "Jack" Michael Byrne, 95, Glenview
Services pending

Wallace Joseph Buya, 92, Evanston
Services pending

Robert C. Anderson, 80, Winnetka
Services pending

Richard A. Schwall, 64, Morton Grove
Visitation and Service July 22

Kathleen “Pepper” Ryan née Perkins, 88

Norine Elizabeth Powell née Casey, 70, Chicago

Joseph Carson Fenner, 91, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Catherine R. Mueller née Rebel, 94, Skokie
Service July 17

Mark Conton, 51, Skokie
Services pending

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Gale Nudelman, 63
Service July 17

Myrna Smith, 80
Service July 17

William K. Lichtenstein, 87
Service July 18

Helen Irene Sher, 103
Service July 19

Gladys L. Wolff
Services pending

Mark Schneerson
Services pending

Solomon "Saul" Ponitch, 86

Joseph Bender, 90

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove

Ed Crosby, 54, Niles
Visitation and Prayer service July 30

Featured Obituary:

Jean Wright Haider, 75, died peacefully at her home in Chicago on July 10, 2017 following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Evanston, IL on December 4, 1941 to Edith Nixon Wright and Theron Woodward Wright of Winnetka, Haider graduated from the North Shore Country Day School in 1960 and Smith College in 1964 where she was the class president.

Haider is survived by her husband, Donald Haider, Emeritus Professor at Northwestern University; her three children, Donald Blake Haider of New York City (Patrice Altongy), Elinor Redfield Haider of Philadelphia (Matthew D. Lee), and Paul Campbell Haider of Chicago (Jeanne Phillips); her six grandchildren, Pierce, Blake, and Alden Haider and Campbell, Ross, and Nolan Lee; her stepmother, Jean Mayhew Wright; and her half-brother, Theron Woodward Wright, Jr.

Jean’s fondest memories were of her ten summers spent at Camp Holiday in Hackensack, MN where lifetime friends nourished her until the end of her life. As a lifelong lover of literature and poetry, she began her career at Harcourt Brace Publishing in New York City and continued her passion as a member of multiple book clubs in Evanston and Chicago. Jean loved the three dogs (Sammy, Joe Blatz, and Jody) in her life and knew the name of every canine parading by the front porch of her home in Chicago’s Lakewood-Balmoral community. Jean’s gift of song, always present for the world to hear her beautifully harmonizing alto voice, was demonstrated with passion in school hallways, community and church choirs, and during Christmas with her joyful participation in the singing of Handel’s Messiah. Jean was also involved in the civic life of her community and city; she served on the Women’s Board of the Lyric Opera and the Chicago Foundation on Education. Jean served as president of both the Guild of the Chicago History Museum and the Friday Club.

Most important to the hundreds of friends, family, neighbors, and people who loved Jean, she invested herself fully in giving a love that was deep and authentic. Many would attest to Jean being truly his or her best friend throughout an entire lifespan.

Visitation: Friday, July 21, 2017, 9:30 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass:11:00 a.m. at Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 5545 North Paulina Street, Chicago, IL, 60640.

Interment: Private at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to:

Chicago’s Midtown Education Foundation’s Metro Achievement Center
Girls’ Summer Program
718 South Loomis Street
Chicago, IL 60607

» via Donnellan Family Funeral Services