North Shore Death Notices: June 19 - June 25

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.

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

William “Jim” James Graham, 57, Lake Bluff
Funeral July 6

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Thomas M. Anderson, 80, Lake Bluff

Thomas Dennis Neis, 54, Lake Bluff

Patricia Kammerer née McDermott, 88, Lake Forest

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

Joel Jurado, 48
Service June 25

Roberta Fay McCarthy, 84, Highland Park

William J. Lombardo, 73, Highland Park

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Iris Gregory, 71, Gilbert, Arizona
Service June 25

Martin Allen Zeitlin, 74, Naperville
Service June 25

Alyce Greenberg
Service pending

Lorraine Gertrude Schwarz, 99, Chicago

Ronald Weingardt, 81, Highland Park

Gerald Milstein, 78, Niles

Diane Du Bois Miller, 72, Evanston

Frederick Paster, 72, Franklin Park

Steven C. Helfer, 71, Chicago

Barb Goldsmith, 64, Northlake

Jan Epstein, 55, Chicago

Yamin Israel, 45, Sauk Village

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Peter Coblentz, 65, Winnetka
Visitation June 26, Mass June 27

Marcia Lindquist Keehn, 89, Winnetka
Service July 7

Sharon Tomasello née Kinsella, 75, Evanston
Services pending

Mary Alice O'Laughlin, 95, Evanston

Agnes Jacoby, 93, Evanston

Monika Franzen, 78, Wilmette

Barbara Long née Denemark, 70, Glenview

Mary De Frank, 52, Glenview

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Rd. in Skokie

Betty M. Vaughn née Rauscher, 98, Skokie
Service June 25

Henry A. Adamowicz, 86, Glenview

Fredric L. Maier, 78, Skokie

Chandra Prabha Bapu née Holla, 72, Chicago

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Zorayda Yanga Maghirang, 66, Evanston

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

Feny Sushan, 79
Service June 25

James Alexander Corrigan, 94

Max Mitofsky, 93

Nina Zisman, 92

Burton Zoub, 92

Nyoma Polyakov, 82

Polina Krasnik, 81

Beverlee E. Mitchell, 79

Susan C. Green, 73

Featured obituary:

Patricia McDermott Kammerer, age 88, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2018. Born July 25, 1929 in Madison, Wisconsin, to Stella (Zimmerer) and Albert Ira McDermott. She grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin attending St. Mary’s Elementary and Oshkosh High School. Graduated from St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, B.A. Business. Graduate studies at Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.

Professional career included General Motors, Logistics, Overseas Division, Detroit, MI, Marathon Corporation, HR, Neenah, WI., and Chicago’s WGN Radio, based in Europe, running PR for Cliff Johnson’s Eisenhower Award winning radio program, “Sounds of Europe.”

Married John Roy Kammerer in 1955, together they were blessed with 7 children. They lived in Syracuse, New York, Evanston, Deerfield and in 1968, moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, their home for the last 50 years.Volunteer activities include President, Chairman and Treasurer of Peacock Camp for Children with physical disabilities , Lake Villa, Illinois; Board Member of many organizations including Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Board; Lake Forest Symphony Board; Fox Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America; and Illinois Club for Catholic Women.

Longtime supporter of Chicago Institutions: Field Museum, Art Institute, Lyric Opera, and Presentation Ball Auxiliary.

She was the President of Women’s Republican Club of Lake Forest Lake Bluff (2006-2008), Inaugural Vice -Chairwoman of the West Deerfield Township Republican Organization, and GOP Captain and served as a long time election judge. Devoted time to Presidential, Senate and Congressional campaigns as she believed active participation was her civic duty.

Building friendships that lasted a few minutes or a lifetime made her happy. An exploratory traveler, Pat was open to a trip on a moment’s notice and loved to uncover the world with Jack, her husband of 56 years. There was always another place to see and she delighted in sharing her photos and stories with family and friends.

She believed in working for her church, her community and her country. The true love of her life was her family and they were always first.

Preceded in death by her husband John and her son Dennis as well as her brother Thomas McDermott. Survived by sons Mark (Mia) , Michael, Thomas (Audra): daughters Maureen Proctor ( Andrew) , Alexandra McNett ( Scott), and Anne Butrus (Gregory); 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Survived by her sister Ellen McDermott Gibson.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Patricia Kammerer to Lumen Christi Institute and Brain Research Foundation are appreciated.

via Wenban Funeral Home

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