Obituaries

North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 8 To Nov. 14

Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.

North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Nov. 8 and Nov. 14.
North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below between Nov. 8 and Nov. 14. (Patch)

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

Romolo O. Rossini, 96, Highland Park


Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Dolores “Lorrie” L. Schwarz née Broncato, 80, Lincolnshire


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

Amy Connie Hoogasian, 52, Phoenix, Arizona
Service Dec. 4


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

Isadore Small, 88, Skokie
Service Nov. 16

Nathan "Jim" Meyerhoff, 87, Highland Park
Service Nov. 16

Howard M. Rice, 86, Skokie
Service Nov. 16

Elliott Ronald Delman, 74, Lake Bluff
Service Nov. 16

Sheila Del Valle, 81, Chicago
Service Nov. 17

Lillian Kalin née Eger, 97, Highland Park
Service Nov. 30

Marianne K. Friedman, 91, Skokie

Selwyn Zun, 91, Evanston

Ada Flyam née Pokorniy, 83, Chicago

Robert P. Finberg, 76, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Phillip Nelson, 75, Chicago


Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Horst Joseph Metz, 75, Evanston
Service Nov. 20

Honora Tracey Crane Duda, 68, Glenview
Service Nov. 20

Thomas Joseph Van Heule, 89, Wilmette
Service Nov. 22

Jane Faucher Ryan, 91, Wilmette

Janet L. Heller née Grinuck, 89, Northbrook

Donald L. Johnson, 84, Evanston

John S. “PJ” Pope, 74, Wilmette

Anne McCabe Pierce, 67, Wilmette


Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

David H. Radler, 88, Skokie
Service Nov.

Carolynn Wendt née Kotowski, 76, Chicago


Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave., in Evanston

Fitzgerald Barrington Davis, 77, Skokie


Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Kazumi Kawamoto, 93, Evanston


Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Steven Hehn, 73, Des Plaines
Service Nov. 19

Richard A. Jacobsen, 95, Morton Grove

Briar Wren Bellon Romanick, 1 day, Des Plaines


N. H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road in Glenview

Aileen Otsuka née Okumoto, 95, Northbrook

Nancy Baird Wood, 90, Northfield


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

Fredrick Fox, 80, Skokie


Featured Obituary:

Judge Amy Hoogasian, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of San Francisco, CA and Lake Forest, IL, passed away on November 14, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Beloved sister to Sara (Louis) Pickus; Mary Hoogasian; Gregory (Jennifer) Hoogasian; cherished aunt to Rachel, Jack and Charlie Pickus, and Hunter Hoogasian. Preceded in death by her parents, Judge Jack and Claudia Hoogasian. After graduating from University of Wisconsin-Madison and UIC John Marshall, Amy followed in her parents’ footsteps by becoming a lawyer. Amy started her legal career as a prosecutor at the Lake County State’s Attorney’s office; practiced as Attorney to the Chairman at the Illinois Pollution Control Board; was a prosecutor for Immigration and Naturalization Service in Chicago, IL; and Head Counsel at Uline in Waukegan, IL. Her legal career continued after she was appointed to be a federal immigration judge by Attorney General Eric Holder in 2010, at the U.S. Department of Justice. From there, she went on to serve as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in San Francisco, CA and Phoenix, AZ from 2015 to the present.

Amy was actively involved with many professional organizations including the Chicago Bar Association, serving as the Environmental law committee chair, the Armenian Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. One of her many passions in life was Camp Jorn YMCA in Manitowish Waters, WI, attending as a camper for many years before working as a staff member and then serving on their Board of Governors for 18 years, including an active role as Board Chairman.

Amy led a life full of love and dedication to her family and dear friends, whom she cherished. She was an outdoor enthusiast who loved kayaking, venturing on canoe trips, and hiking. She was also extremely committed to her triathlons and the intense training. Amy was a world traveler and enjoyed taking adventurous excursions with family and friends. Her love for travel started with time studying abroad, at a young age in Hungary and Sweden. Amy loved baking and was well known for sharing her delicious treats with work colleagues and friends. Above all else, Amy treasured spending time with her very much adored niece and nephews who meant the world to her.
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