North Shore Death Notices: Week of May 24 - May 30

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. Links to those obituaries and notices of upcoming services have been provided below.

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Janet Gail Dawson, 94, Lake Bluff

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Edward A. Koroski, 96, Wilmette
Mass May 30

Rita Arends, 96, Wheeling
Mass May 31

Marjorie Hamilton née Kares, 84, Glenview

Maureen Beucher, 56, Glenview

Julie L. Zander, 53, Wilmette

Thomas Emerson Foorman, 25, Chicago

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

William J. "Bill" Mattes, 84, Morton Grove
Visitation May 31, Service June 1

Patricia J. Peterson née Rosen, 58, Arlington Heights

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Shiela Harris, 87
Service May 30

Paul Rosenberg, 72
Service May 30

Avram Meyers, 65
Service May 30

Bruce Thau, 52
Service June 7

Marion A. Breskin, 89
Service June 8

Helene Gutman, 86

Marian Marcus, 90

Florence Jacobson, 91

Judith Shore, 95

Semyon Margolin, 78

Lorraine Silverman, 93

Featured Obituary:

Maureen "Mo" Beucher, of Glenview, lived her 56 years with so much vim & vigor. She was born and raised in the Chicago area with seven brothers and a sister. She attended St Joseph’s grammar school and graduated from Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, Illinois in 1979.

She was introduced to her one true love, Ed Beucher by a mutual friend in 1975. They dated for 6 years before they married in 1981. They bought a home in Glenview where they raised two children, Colin (32) and Kelly (29). Mo was an avid sports nut so when her kids were getting involved in sports she jumped in by becoming a baseball and softball coach, and soccer referee.

Maureen had a deep passion for animals; she spent 40 years working in the veterinary field. She was lucky enough to work her way up to an unusual title as the hospitality manager at Premier Veterinary Group. She bred Standard Poodles for a number of years. She raised her children along side a mini zoo in their house, and it was not unusual to find 3-5 dogs in the yard that she was dog sitting.

One of the biggest goals on her bucket list was to see the Cubs win a World Series and of course this so happened to be the ONE year she did not make it to a single game. She was truly a diehard Cubs fan.

In 2010 the most important goal on her bucket list was reached when she became a grandma. She was very blessed with her amazing grandson Bentley (6) who gave her lots of love, strength and happiness.

In 2016 Maureen was diagnosed with lung cancer, which she fought with fierce determination with the help and love from all her family and friends. If Mo was able to, we know she would want to thank everyone for all of the continued love and support shown to her and her family.

Maureen was the beloved wife of Edward F. Beucher, Jr., loving mother of Colin and Kelly Beucher, proud grandmother of Bentley, cherished daughter of the late Frank and Helen Collins nee O’Day, dear sister of Kevin (Cathy), Danny (Nancy), the late Tim (Mary), Barry (Anne), Mary, Patrick, Brian, and Michael (Natalia) Collins, fond sister-in-law of Janice (the late Steve) Griffith, Gregory Beucher, Terri (Hugh) Hollister, Beverly, George (Juli) and Trish Beucher and a caring aunt and great-aunt to many.