North Shore Death Notices Nov. 19 - Nov. 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.

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

Jean Margaret Fabbri, 79, Highland Park
Visitation Nov. 27, service Nov. 28

Miriam O. Schmidt, 54, Evanston
Service Dec. 1

Jeanette A. Petrie, 87, Northbrook
Visitation Dec. 2, service Dec. 3

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Anthony Lamour Jones, 35, Evanston
Visitation Nov. 30, service Dec. 1

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Patsy Ann Caringello, 75, Lake Bluff
Visitation Nov. 26, service Nov. 27

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Brian S. Gratch, 57, Evanston
Service Nov. 28

Jack Rapaport, 102, Deerfield

Lillian Michaels, 99, Evanston

Elaine Doris Weinstein, 90, Northbrook

Leon M. Barr, 80, Northbrook

Alla Akselrod, 64, Arlington Heights

Zachary Charles Shapiro, 20, Cape Coral, Florida

Harvey Bander, Arlington Heights

Barbara Dicker née Desnet, Buffalo Grove

Frederic I. Keywell, Chicago

Lois Hauselman, Chicago

Mildred Leah Wiesser, Skokie

Steven J. Steinberg, Evanston

Doris Cohn

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Angela M. Murphy née Taglia, 88, Morton Grove
Service Nov. 26

Frederick W. Schmidt, 76, Evanston
Service Nov. 28

Mary Ann Shaw Brown, 84, Evanston
Visitation Nov. 29, service Nov. 30

William Joseph Dunn, 90, Wilmette
Service Nov. 30

Daniel David Dunlap, 75, Golf
Visitation Nov. 30, service Dec. 1

William Arthur “Bill” Martin, 82, Glencoe
Service Dec. 17

Ruth Hudson Jones, 101, Collinsville

James Aloysius Connolly, 67, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Satish C. Saxena, 84, Skokie
Service Nov. 28

Theresia Bartl née Matheis, 97, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Lee R. Cordell, 91, Wilmette
Visitation and service Friday Nov. 30

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Boulevard in Wilmette

Marsha F. Weis, 79
Service Nov. 28

Barbara Ann Spiro, 78

Featured obituary:

Jean Margaret Fabbri, 79, of Highland Park IL redeemed her “golden ticket” to heaven when she passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 22, 2018.

She was born on July 14, 1939 in Chicago IL, and graduated from Austin High School in 1957. She met the love of her life at his birthday celebration through a blind date when he was struck by the thunderbolt of St. Valentine that resulted in 58 years of blissful matrimony.

Jean loved children, and spent her years raising her own and working alongside others at Northwood Jr. High School District 112. “Mimi”, as she was affectionately known to grandchildren and great grandchildren, was extremely fond of her family and never missed one of their games, performances or hosting sleep overs. Her passions included being a lover of the opera, the theater and a proud member of the St. James Choir, with whom she sang for many years. In addition, she was an avid reader, a proficient gardener, a humming bird wrangler, an experienced seamstress, and a master of arts & crafts. Jean enjoyed cooking as much as she enjoyed watching her guests enjoy her culinary creations.

She is survived by her loving husband, Eugene and three children; Chris Fabbri (Jodi Wintering), Maria Warden (Mike), and Jennifer Skarzynski (Steve). She lives in the hearts of her seven grandchildren, Christopher (fiancée Dana Sadowski), Kathryn Sormankiewicz (Vance), Kevin, Jillian, Matthew, Michael, Mark; and her great grandchildren Kendall and Tucker. She is also survived by loving brother Ronald Jurcy (Lorraine Troiano) and many beloved nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Margaret Jurcy.

A celebration of her life begins on Tuesday, November 27th at 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, IL 60035. A mass of Catholic burial will follow 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 28th at St. James Church, 134 North Ave, Highwood, IL 60040. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) or the charity of your choice.

via Kelly & Spalding Funeral Home

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