North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 21 - Nov. 27

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.

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Mary Josephine “Jo” Duffy, 80, Lake Forest

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

Sylvia Rae Smith née Deats, 69, Highland Park
Visitation Nov. 27, Service Nov. 28

Bertha F. Heredia, 82, Highland Park
Memorial Mass Dec. 2

Thomas W. Mastandrea, 75, Lincolnshire
Visitation Dec. 8, Service Dec. 9

Doris DeMers, 92, Deerfield
Visitation and Service Jan. 13

William Johnson, 94 Highland Park

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Lulu Molina, 101, Skokie
Mass Nov. 27

George Apelian, 91, Wilmette
Service Nov. 27

Mary R. Zanoni née Organgios, 94, Glenview

Rosemary Sullivan née Boscamp, 85, Wilmette

Patricia “Trish” A. Cerro née Walusiak, 66, Evanston

Andrew J. Hartnett, 61, Winnetka

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Robert A. Skyer, 86, Palatine

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove

Tim Guth, 44, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Betty Louise Zacher Winter née Velleman, 92
Service Nov. 29

Marcia Pevsner née Semer, 83
Service Nov. 29

Frances Lehman neé Mecklenburger, 98
Service Jan. 28

Lyubov Braginsky, 93

Charlotte W. Markson née Witz, 92

Rochelle Marder, 87

Jeanette Rosen, 85

Lev Rozbaum, 72

Featured Obituary:

Patricia “Trish” A. (Jaffe) Cerro nee Walusiak was born in Evanston, IL on March 11, 1951. Beloved wife of Stephen J. Cerro, she had a longtime career as a hair designer and equestrian enthusiast. She passed away from colon cancer after a valiant 7-year fight against the disease. She was a young 66 years of age.

Trish was an avid gardener and once even won the Evanston Garden Walk contest. She loved children and animals, especially dogs (Sampson, Hercules, Star & Bear) and horses (Ellure), but most of all she loved her husband, Stephen, who cared for her throughout, unconditionally.

Trish attended Regina Dominican High School graduating in 1969. She played a little bit of violin, loved art and was into biking, golf and skiing. In addition to her Associate Degree in Animal Science, she later acquired her Cosmetology License – a profession that she thoroughly enjoyed which allowed her the flexibility to have a home and travel extensively in Europe, and to Costa Rica and Jamaica.

She was fully engaged in living and gaining new experiences, and trying new things. She had many close friends and we all knew her as an empathetic, generous, caring, loving, reasonable, funny, honest and wonderful person.

Trish was the devoted wife of Stephen J. Cerro; beloved daughter to Rosemary and the late William Walusiak; dear sister to Wayne (Susie) Walusiak, Ken (Debbie) Walusiak, Wendy (Don) Wils, Stephanie (Dave) Kuhlow, Merry Clarke and Karla Hypes; caring aunt to Ben Walusiak, Caryn (Hasim) Zakko and Jennifer Walusiak, Lauren Wils, Eric Walusiak, Autumn Kuhlow, and Taylor and Dillon Hypes.

_{via Donnellan Funeral Home}

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