North Shore Death Notices: July 25 - July 31

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

Richard "Dick" J. Jaeger, 88, Deerfield
Mass July 31

Guido Galassini, 96
Visitation and Mass Aug. 1

Bettye Cohn Schonthal, 89

Dara Rivetna, 76

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Judith I. Linquist, 74, Chicago
Visitation July 31, Burial Aug. 1

James “Jim” Patrick Tully, 52, Glenview
Mass July 31

Helen Wade O’Brien, 86, Wilmette
Visitation Aug. 1, Mass Aug. 2

Christian Andrew Rabjohns, 41, Chicago
Celebration Aug. 3

Kenneth Roy Schultz, 74, Evanston
Celebration Aug. 13

Jerome George Zapszalka, 74, Evanston
Services Pending

Elias George, 92, Evanston

Hilda V. Booth née Perez Ferreiro, 92, Wilmette

Russell Scott Stratton, 79, Wilmette

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd in Wilmette

Catherine Ann Crown, 51, Chicago

Frieda J. Brown, 79, Glenview

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Patrick J. Gaynor, 75, Skokie
Visitation Aug. 1, Funeral Aug. 2

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Pearl Glotzer née Crafti, 88
Service July 31

Rebekah Kaufman née Fagenbaum, 85
Service July 31

Susan G. Salzer née Greenwald, 72
Service July 31

Fruma Toporek née Derin, 97
Service Aug. 1

Jetti Friedman née Katz, 93

Efraim F. Siegel, 91

Irwin Lapping, 90

Esther Seaman née Droskin, 89

Gerald Richard Kurtz, 88

Joseph S. Weiss, 88

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove

David Cohen, 86, Morton Grove

Ann Gauder Rooney, 66, Des Plaines

Cynthia Swearingen Slattery, 62, Chicago

Featured Obituary:

Richard (Dick) J. Jaeger, 88 of Deerfield passed away peacefully on July 28, 2017. Richard grew up in Skokie and served in the Korean War as Private First Class.

He was married to the “catch of his lifetime” Gertrude Jaeger, nee Schneider for almost 62 years. They settled in Deerfield on what was then a dirt road and raised a family and garden.

As the family grew, so did his garden, sharing the abundance of his labors with neighbors, family and friends. He was known as “The Tomato Man” for his vegetable stand in the front yard and his generosity in the abundance of his large garden.

Jaeger never gave up on perfecting the homemade pickle, lovingly known as Pa’s Pickles. Dick was known for his hearty appetite, somehow food always found its way into every conversation.

Dick was an avid fisherman and rarely passed up the chance to spend time in a boat with a fishing rod in hand.

He made his living as a carpet layer and was an expert woodworker, sharing his expertise building and repairing just about everything for friends and family. He built the 2nd floor addition and the kitchen table large enough for his wife and 12 children.

Richard was as generous with his time and talent as he was with his tomatoes.

He was an active Boy Scout Leader and parishioner at Holy Cross Parish.

Richard was the loving father of 12 children: Cathy (the late Robert) Lapointe, James (Judy) Jaeger, Joe (Carol) Jaeger, Ginny (Joe) Schwalbach, Mary (George) Vollkommer, Ann (Tim) Ryan, Ellen (Ed) Skerke, Margie (Javier) Calderon, Christine (Edward) Rascati, Rick Jaeger, Lorey (Keith) Niesen, Betsy (Paul) Santellano; very proud Pa (Grandfather) of 24 grandchildren: Jay (Lindsey), Paul, Theresa, Sally, Jill, Ellen, Eddie (Marie), Jenna (Patrick), Grace, George, Spencer, Caitlin, Hilary, Max, Carmen, Sergio, Michael, Francesca, Eric, Morgan, Tony, Jake, Noelle, Ceci and “Great-Pa” to Edith and Lincoln.

He was brother to the late Peter (the late Patty) Jaeger, the late Kay (Uno) Larson, John (Barb) Jaeger and Judith (Tom) Hoffman and uncle to many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by his parents Peter and Helen Jaeger.

A visitation will be held on Sunday July 30, 2017, 2-6 pm at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, IL 60035.

A funeral mass will be held on Monday July 31, 2017, 10:00 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 724 Elder Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015, with procession to All Saints Cemetery, 700 N River Rd, Des Plaines IL.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Cross Catholic Church, 724 Elder Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015 or Habitat for Humanity Lake County, 315 N. Martin Luther King Jr, Ave. Waukegan, IL 60085.

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