North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 10 To Nov. 16

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

Ralph E. Squaglia, 93, Deerfield

Robert “Bob” Churchill, 92, Highland Park

Jane Harris Swan, 61, Highland Park

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Stephen "Steve" Timothy Kennedy, 62, Lake Forest

Tammi Moore Georgi, 41, Lake Forest

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

Rheda J. Walton, 96, Lake Forest

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

George Edward Thieme, 85, Terre Haute, Indiana

Barbara Joan Micheletto née Moynihan, 61, Chicago

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

Revekka Moiseenko, 100, Chicago
Service Nov. 17

Richard D. Abelson, 95, Glencoe
Service Nov. 18

Maxine Roth née Siegman, 92, Glenview
Service Nov. 18

Roberta F. Steiner, 79, Wilmette
Services pending

Sheila Brown, 77, Glenview
Services pending

Barbara Ellen Gilbert, 77, Glenview
Services pending

Belle "Billie" Paul née Meyers, 97, Skokie

Florence L. Becker née Lome, 89, Deerfield

Ferne M. Teichner née Alberts, 87, Buffalo Grove

Leonard "Len" Evens, 87, Evanston

Julius Solomon, 84, Chicago

Leonid Vardin, 82, Mundelein

Arseny Torgovnik, 80, Buffalo Grove

Stephen Michael Hanan, 74, Morton Grove

Edythe Freeman née Skora, 73, Lincolnwood

Remond Maman-Gavrielov, 57, Glenview

Max S. Goldmeier, 35, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Samson Sol "Sam" Flores, 98, Evanston

Jean A. McCaull née Heitzler, 90, Skokie

Joan K. O’Brien née O’Malley, 90, Inverness

David H. Sailors, 82, Chicago

Martha Melinda Meyers née McCarty, 72, Glenview

Maryl Leonard, 63, Northbrook

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Gerlinde Bengler née Teufel, 88, Evanston
Service Nov. 17

Earle W. Carlson, 91, Evanston

Flavia Smith née Diaz-Sarmiento, 75, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

James A. "Wims" Hoffman, 55, Morton Grove
Visitation Nov. 19

Clifford R. Schwartz, 85, Morton Grove

Don Pasier, 78, Park Ridge

Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Merel E. Gayle, 89, Evanston
Visitation Nov. 19, service Nov. 20

Eulalie Eureka Tomlinson, 102, Evanston

Marie Odette Cebe, 67, Evanston

Michelle Maxwell, 59, Palatine

Ayinde J. Murphy, 45, Evanston

Evanston Funeral & Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Ellen Dittmer, 96, Evanston

Lionel Elmer Smith, 56, Evanston

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

Marsha Gordon, 87, Buffalo Grove
Service Nov. 19

Phyllis M. Dubin née Brodsky, 91, Skokie

Harry L. Stern, 90, Chicago

Steven Lawrence Heller, 86

Abraham Sklar, 94, Chicago

Marvin Lederman, 89, Wilmette

Mark Spiro, 85, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Arkady Flaksman, 84, Chicago

Robert "Bobby" G. Schmidt, 76, Chicago

Featured Obituary:

Stephen (Steve) Timothy Kennedy, born November 4th, 1958, passed away eight days after his 62nd birthday on November 12th, 2020. A voracious reader, a remarkable athlete, an avid outdoors man, an altruistic father, Steve will be sorely missed by his wife Laura and his two children, Ryan and Katie.

Steve came from humble beginnings. With seven brothers and sisters in an Irish Catholic household, the values of family, respect, discipline and hard work were instilled early in life. Throughout his youth, Steve naturally excelled in academics and athletics, graduating at the top of his class and earning letters for basketball, football, and cross country.

Steve was an ambitious athlete. He ran his first marathon at sixteen and competed as a varsity cross country athlete in college. While working full time, he honed his physical stamina, setting lofty running, cycling, and swimming objectives. As a triathlete, training became a disciplined regime. His achievements include several 2:40 marathons (6:06 mile pace) including Boston Marathons and numerous triathlons (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bicycle ride, 26.2 mile run). His devotion to training led to his marriage. Steve met Laura at the Vertels’ Running club in Lincoln Park in 1987.

After earning a chemical engineering degree from Rose Hulman, and an MBA from Kellogg, he started his business career with a decade in the established businesses of Pfizer, FMC Inc, and Utilities Inc. Following his big company experience, Steve forged his own path as serial entrepreneur. Never satisfied with the status quo, Steve co-founded two companies, was the CFO of two companies, and served as the CEO of four companies. Steve sought to leverage new, emerging technology to pragmatically solve social, economic, or climatology problems. His most recent endeavor literally used laser beams to reduce harmful emissions at coal-fired power plants.

Steve approached life with an open, curious mind, and friends and family near his heart. While his physical presence has departed, his spiritual presence and the habits he ingrained in those close to him live on.

Steve is survived by his wife, Laura; his son, Ryan; his daughter, Katie; his father, Patrick; his brothers, John, Joe, Tom, and David; and sisters, Kathy and Rose. He joins his beloved mother, Pearl, and brother, Chris, in heaven; may they all together forever rest in peace.

We love you Steve.

To share a memory of Steve or send a condolence to his family by using the Tribute Wall on his obituary which can be found at www.wenbanfh.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Steve’s name to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 954 W Washington Blvd, #305, Chicago, IL 60607 or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Due to pandemic restrictions, a small family service will be held; we plan to hold a larger Celebration of Life Event once restrictions are lifted.

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