North Shore Death Notices: April 1 to April 7

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.

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Rita Marie Hall née Peterson, 85, Glenview
Service April 8

Raymond Landin, 77, Evanston
Visitation and service April 11

James C. Edwards, Jr., 59, Evanston
Visitation April 12, service April 13

Charlotte Gordon "Billie Mae" Horton, 94, Evanston

Dominic C. Persino, 93, Morton Grove

Martin C. Carroll, 90, Northbrook

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Justina Gloria Rubner née Pereda, 96, Evanston

Aniceta Manzano née Beltran, 92, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Betty Lou Dominski née Greene, 87, Glenview
Service April 13

Alfred C. Kotlarz, 90, Prospect Heights

Maxine Ramseyer née Kleinfelder, 86, Morton Grove

Dolores K. Baldassano née Trentadue, 75, Glenview

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

S. Richard Fine, 94

Ruth S. Lewis née Sampson, 93

Michial Nunez née Rosenberg, 91

Irwin G. Rosen, 85

Marlene Segal née Berger, 84

Maureen Marcia Glassberg née Frank, 82

Galina Bagramovich, 70

Barbara Grant, 65

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Libby Sanes, 91, Wilmette
Service April 9

Florence S. Merrill, 88, Skokie
Service April 9

Lorraine Berkowitz
Services pending

Joan L. Silvern, Evanston
Services pending

David S. Jankelovitz
Services pending

Rose Miller, 94, Wheeling

Esther Pesso, 87, Mount Prospect

Hannajoy Greenberg, 83, Huntley

Phillip M. Migdal, 81, Chicago

Sylvia Aaron, 80, Skokie

Phyllis R. Scholnick, 76, Highland Park

Deborah Levi, 71, Chicago

Steven R. "Flash" Dorn, 70, Chicago

Richard J. Drazner, 58, Buffalo Grove

Marsha Mayefsky, 56, Skokie

Arthur Warshawsky, 55, Glenview

Cecil Knight Jr., 54, Chicago

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

Rudolph E. “Rudy” Harcarufka, 88, Deerfield
Service April 8

Donald Edward Manhard, Sr., 87, Lincolnshire
Service April 8

Robert L. Stringer III, 67, Lake Forest
Visitation and service April 12

Edward Lee Deam, 90, Highland Park
Services pending

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Ellis, 36, Antioch

Featured obituary:

Mom, Charlotte Gordon Horton, affectionately called Billie Mae was the fourth child of five girls born to Rose DeMarcia and John Gordon, Sr. Mom was humbly born in her Uncle Boodle’s small boat house in Milford, Ohio on August 25, 1924. Mom had a love for the colorful beauty of butterflies. On Mom’s 80th birthday, Mom requested that we have a butterfly tattooed on our shoulder, to symbolize her love and to know that when God takes her home, she will always be with us! Like a butterfly soon to part from its cocoon, her spirit took wings and separated from her body on Friday, March 29, 2019. Mom’s warrior spirit of righteousness and guardian angel heart of kindness truly made her the epitome of a mother!

Mom married her childhood friend, Walter Merle Horton on May 19, 1942. They moved to Illinois as young adults. From this union came 11 children, six girls and five boys. Mom greatest joys were listening and singing spiritual songs, non-stop giving to her family of every generation, never expecting anything in return, watching professional tennis, listening to Reverend Swaggart’s preaching on TV and tenderly cultivating her house plants. It’s pretty impossible to speak of Mom without including Dad; they created a powerful bond and truly exemplified the meaning of partnership. With an entrepreneur mindset, Mom and Dad established a custodian business, working early mornings and late nights to provide for their 11 children, never to accept government aide. By the grace of God, Mom and Dad’s dedication to family first and persistent self-sufficient mindset, they transformed their custodian business into a rewarding real estate business. Mom and Dad established and maintained a high standard of honesty, trust, hard-work and humility, which provided their children with the opportunity to have a clear understanding on how to achieve a full and purposeful life.

The night before Mom’s spirit left her body, firmly holding her daughter Julie’s hand, Mom said the Lord’s Pray over and over again. After saying the Lord’s Pray for the last time, Mom said “I want to go to sleep now.” Mom closed her eyes and departed from us the following morning. Oh how she loved the Lord God, in Jesus Name; a member of Second Baptist Church, Evanston. Illinois for over 60 years! Mom is now in perfect peace in the presence of the Lord, with her husband, Walter Merle Horton, Sr., three sons, Michael Merrill Horton, Walter Merrill Horton, Jr. (Ricky), and Gordon Raye Horton (Dale); two daughters, Deborah Jean Lloyd, and Carolyn Faye Polk.

Mom’s family members that will join her when God calls are daughters, Margo Rose Horton of Waukegan, Illinois; Julie Ann Burke of Loveland, Ohio, Cindy Lou Horton and Opal Horton of Evanston, Illinois, and sons Kim Horton and Todd Horton (Joy) of Evanston, Illinois. Also, loads of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, great-great-great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

via Donnellan Family Funeral Services

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