North Shore Death Notices: Week of May 9 - May 16

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.

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

Barbara C. Howell, 96, Oak Brook

Rick "Bood" Bowden, 62, Deerfield

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Richard Gotto Kieffer, 80, Glenview
Visitation May 18, Mass May 19

Ronald Dominic Shulga, 55, Evanston
Visitation May 18-19, Procession May 19

Joan C. Ward née Kenney, 83, Wilmette
Visitation May 19, Mass May 20

John Walter Zick, 91, Winnetka
Service May 20

Walter C. Clements, 87, Evanston
Visitation May 21, Mass May 22

John Michael Ehrenberg, 79, Lake Forest

Mary Pat Compernolle née Roche, 64, Wilmette

Lee Cotton, 86, Wilmette

Victor P. Mokarry, Sr., 83, Winnetka

Nancy Thirkield, 64, Skokie

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Adam Joseph Tumas, 93, Evanston

Ryan Francis Quante, 29, Chicago
Mass May 16

Vicente Manuel Gonzales, 7, Morton Grove

Carolyn Faye Polk, 73, Loveland, Ohio
Visitation and Service May 16

Hector B. Salcedo, 70, Skokie
Visitation May 16, Funeral May 17

Reuland & Turnbough, 1407 N. Western Avenue in Lake Forest

Patricia M. Hollander, 88, Lake Forest
Service May 24

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Agnes Asmussen, 85, Lake Forest
Mass May 16

Janet Nilsson, 71, Lake Forest
Memorial May 20

Eleanor Knight, 96, Lake Forest
Memorial June 3

Thomas Parsons, 86, Lake Forest

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Patricia Goldbortin, 73
Service May 16

Shelley Meshulam, 79
Service May 16

Marilyn Cohen, 88

Eliot Rosenwald, 70

Renee Rosenberg, 88

Robert Schnadig, 90

Shirley Coleman, 95

Featured Obituary:

Agnes Asmussen, 85, of Lake Forest died unexpectedly at home on May 10.

Born June 11, 1931 to Michael and Suzanne Vasilko in New Brighton, PA., Agnes was a loving mother to her five sons Roy M. (Vilaiwan), David (Tracy), James (Simone), Douglas (Kristine), and D. Marc (Eileen); and devoted grandmother to her thirteen grandchildren, Roy W. and Claire, Christopher and Jennifer, Eric, Caroline and Emily, Stephanie, Kathleen, and Thomas, and Ryan, Brigid, and Tyler. She is also survived by her sisters Susan Vasilko and Helen (Richard) Beckner.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband J. Roy, and siblings George, Michael, and Ann. Agnes selflessly devoted her entire life addressing the needs of others.

Agnes served as a nurse in the U.S. Air Force and then came to Chicago to earn a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing from Loyola University Chicago.

She worked as a registered nurse in Chicago where she met her husband, and settled in the Chicago area to raise a family. Agnes was an avid gardener and a renowned cook to those fortunate enough to visit her kitchen.

First and foremost, her purpose and passion was being a mother, caring for those closest to her, including caring for her eldest sister Susan suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.