North Shore Death Notices: Sept. 19 - Sept. 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

Judy Sarah Pantle, 61, Deerfield
Service Sept. 25

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Harvey Robert Kallick, 86
Service Sept. 25

Telsa Lenhoff née Korzon, 99
Service Sept. 25

Beatrice Dolin née Scheinman, 89
Service Sept. 25

Samuil Kanevskiy, 88
Service Sept. 25

Polina Khazanova, 84
Service Sept. 25

Allan D. Decker, 75
Service Sept. 25

Marilyn Baich née Komie, 82
Service Sept. 25

Sally Sandman née Weiner, 85
Service Sept. 25

Frances G. Tabin, 99
Service Sept. 26

Rose Rottstin née Rubenstein, 106

Ronald Jacoby, 86

Doris Notarius, 89

Diane Fishman née Shere, 78

Rhonda Eule, 69

Lee J. Davis, 92

Marshall A. Harris, 83

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Jean Rita Vanderbosch, 89, Wilmette
Visitation and Mass Sept. 30

Lawrence “Larry” Franklin Rosenbush, 72, Evanston
Memorial Service Oct. 13

Shirley Mellor Petry, 93, Kenilworth
Memorial Service Oct. 28

Kathryn “Kay” Betty Carley née Pavich, 96, Glenview

Yvonne Irene Joseph, 95, Evanston

Irene Piroska Flynn née Kantor, 82, Evanston

Marguerite Therese Sutor née Molitor, 81, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Margaret Voit née Barry, 67, Evanston
Remembrance Oct. 22

Krishna Kanumury, 78, Nashville

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove

Helen Silas, 86, Morton Grove

Featured Obituary:

Yvonne Irene Joseph, called Ma, Mummy, Old Lady, Ma Joe, Ma Jojo, Mother Joseph, Gan Gan, Granny & Grammy, was born on the Phillipine Estate in Gran Couva, Trinidad, W.I. to Elizabeth Gertrude Atterton and Benjamin Abinas Jacob on June 13th 1922. The third child of Elizabeth, after elder sisters Melvina Rodney, and Agatha Williams, Yvonne was followed by siblings Leon Atterton, Norma Lewis, Lionel Cameron, Kenrick Cameron, Ulric Cameron, Emmanuel Cameron, and Matthew Cameron, all of whom predeceased her.

As a child and throughout their lives, she was especially close with her eldest sister Melvina, with whom she spent time in the care of their grandmother Ma Bella. In her youth, Yvonne was a congregant of the Tortuga R.C. church community.

Yvonne married Abellto Joseph in April of 1944, and raised their growing family in Couva, first on Southern Main Road before moving to Victoria St. Besides her sister ‘Mena’, she shared her greatest friendship with Neighbor Roberts. In Couva she was a parishioner at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, where her children were baptized and attended parish schools.

In the fall of 1972, Yvonne moved to Brooklyn, NY, where several of her children, led by her daughter Mariana, had come to live. It was in Brooklyn, as a congregant at St. Catherine of Genoa, that she began her Eucharistic ministry. In 1979 she trained and was certified to work as a Home Health Aide by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
In 1987, she joined her daughter Lenore and son-in-law Lionel in Evanston, IL, which would be her primary place of residence through the remainder of her life. There, she joined the community of St. Mary’s Parish, where she continued her Eucharistic ministry, sharing communion in church, as well as visiting the sick.

A beloved member of the congregation, Yvonne was a member of several prayer groups and religious societies, including The Legion of Mary in Trinidad, Our Lady of Holy Confraternity, Saint Martin Rosary, Sacred Heart, Young at Heart, and the Charismatic prayer group community at St Mary’s. She also observed daily meditation based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.

Yvonne enjoyed crocheting, often as a gift of love to her far-flung family, loved gardening, soap operas, game shows, and visiting and keeping up with her family through exchange of phone calls, cards, and letters. She kept running, handwritten ‘spreadsheets’ of birthdays, anniversaries, phone numbers and addresses, and never missed acknowledging a special occasion if she could help it. She was also quick to share with friends and acquaintances the ever-growing numbers of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and their many accomplishments.

Until late in her life, she attended church daily, walking or taking the bus when the weather accommodated. Until her health prevented it, she never missed Sunday Mass at St. Mary, often officiated by her good friend Father Greg. Throughout her adult life, in any state of her own health, she was a dedicated prayer warrior for family and friends, often fielding phone calls for special focus and intercession in moments great or small, whether major surgeries or school exams.

Among her proudest personal moments were becoming a U.S. Citizen in 1998, casting her first vote, her pilgrimages to sacred sites in Europe, and to the Holy Land, & meeting Archbishop Blase Cupich in 2015.

As an elder embraced by all, and respected woman of faith, Yvonne grew into a fixture in the Haitian and African-American community of Evanston and Chicago, offering grace before meals at family gatherings, community meetings, ecumenical, political & cultural events. This role was a central and lasting part of her personal ministry. She modeled her faith, teaching her descendants to pray, and trust, as she often put it “in the hands of the Good Lord.”

Yvonne’s Husband Abellto And Their First Child Euklin Joseph, Predeceased Her.

She Is Survived By:
Children: Clyde A.M. Joseph (Pat), Vilma V. De Verteuil (Louis), Mariana A. Joseph-Roberts (Hollis), Annette C. Jubraj, Aalan O. Joseph (Carol), Ewan O. Joseph (Marilyn), Lynnette L. Porter (Farrell), Calvin Joseph (Anne), Lenore P. Jean-Baptiste (Lionel), Kayreen M. Downes (Ernie), Dillon D. Joseph (Ann), Teresita A. Joseph-Rock (George) And Francesca M. Joseph-Nicol (Maurice)

Goddaughter: Bernice King

Grandchildren: Ricardo Joseph (Michelle), Rosario Gowrie (Simon), Rosalia Benn (Cornwall), Ronalda Joseph (Richard), Raegaldo Joseph (Michelle), Louis Loran Deverteuil (Karen), Lucie L. Desouza (Garvin), Alana L. Ali (Imran), Junior Roberts (Jamine), Jennifer Barrett Roberts (Desmond), Jimmy Roberts, Jeffrey Roberts (Shaqualla), Jillianne Richardson, David Banette-Roberts, Adele Jubraj, Brett Jubraj (Neera),Todd Jubraj (Clare), Dr. Robert Joseph (Jennifer), Suzette Bahadur (Marque) , Troy Joseph, Ian Joseph, Lowell Joseph, Brian Joseph, Evan Joseph, Nealon Joseph, Michelle Porter (Shefumi), Anthony Vincent, Khayri Joseph (Ferisha), Khadijah Joseph (Afzal), Lionel A.C. Jean-Baptiste, Aisha Jean-Baptiste (Brock), Ayinde Jean-Baptiste, Caressa Harris (Marcus), Curtis (C.J) Lewis, Jr. (Theresa), Aleseia Lewis, Anessa Joseph, Dillon Joseph Jr., Taurin Joseph-Rock, Akil Joseph Rock, Tayari Joseph-Rock, Asabi Joseph-Dowie And Akanni Joseph-Dowie, Angela & Maureen Nicol

Great-Grandchildren: Michaela, Gabhriela & Dominic Joseph, Romero & Rojelio S. Gowrie, Riseana, Raehannah & Rochella Benn, Robinho Joseph, Alexa-Rae Joseph, Samantha, Clea, Keanu & Jada De Verteuil, Kierra, Joshua & Jamel De Souza, Mayah , Aaliyah & Aaron Ali, Tisha, Solomon, Jaleen, Amias, Megan, David, Tianna, Jerry, Nathan, Jamila, Quadrina, Malkalya, A’doni, Kai, Kiara & Kenyon Roberts, Ashley, Nyrie, Justina & Mason Richardson, Tyler Jubraj, Antonio & Alasia Jubraj, Alexia Butcher, Jack , Ryan & Joshua Joseph, Hay-Leigh & Isara Bahudar, Shaquon Joseph, Tahlia, Rhakim , Emmanuel & Lyric Joseph, Isaiah Porter, Alijah & Mye Vincent, Karimah, Khalilah & Azizah Joseph, Ajilé Jean-Baptiste Hereford, Marley & Emmanuel Jean-Baptiste, Donovan Joseph, Michael & Alyssa Harris, Jaylahn & Farrah Lewis, Alexandra Moran, Cameo Rock, And Amia Nicol

Great-Great-Grandchildren: Justin & Kiara Gowrie, Joy Roberts, Elijah, Emanie & Emmanuel Roberts-Warner, Azyla & Zyire Richardson, Nova Vazquez, Elena De Souza

As Well As A Host of Nieces, Nephews & their descendants.
Beyond the Family that grew from her marriage to Abellto Joseph,

She Is survived by members and friends of the Tribe Of Timogène, Issuing From Lavalle Jakmèl, Ayiti, In Which She Was Deeply Embedded.

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