North Shore Death Notices: April 15 to April 21

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

John P. Smyth, 83, Des Plaines
Visitation April 25, service April 26

Doris Moore, 92, Evanston
Celebration April 28, visitation and service April 29

Nancy Day Murphy Goodrich, 89, Winnetka
Service May 18

Jerry Hufton, 76, Winnetka
Service May 18

Emma Louise Wiscomb née Trusler, 98, Northfield

Mary Lynn Cooney, 84, Evanston

Ralph J. Kolb, 78, Glenview

John Thomas Lucadamo, 73, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Edward Laval James, Jr., 22, Skokie
Visitation and service April 27

Robert J. Mersch, 86, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Edward P. Endre, 95, Glenview
Visitation and service April 23

Leila M. Ockerlund, 89, Glenview
Visitation and service April 27

Sara M. Koz, 89, Morton Grove
Visitation and service May 6

Betty Lou Dominski née Greene, 87, Glenview

Dolores K. Baldassano, 75, Glenview

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

Rita Royek, 88

Charlotte L. Jacobson, 82

Wayne R. Anderson, 76

Melvin Pinsker, 75

Stuart Fuchs, 72

David Matthew Smithson, 62

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Norman Alper, 93, Chicago
Service April 24

Miriam Clarke
Services pending

Ida Lukyanova, Des Plaines
Services pending

Busya Bakman, 98, Skokie

Abraham Farber, 97, Wheeling

Bernice Less, 96, Skokie

Burton H. Robin, 93, Chicago

Bernice Weissman, 92, Evanston

Thelma Beverly Perbohner, 90, Deerfield

Bernice Maltz, 87, Lincolnwood

Emma Lubyansky, 86, Skokie

Yakov Zakon, 85, Chicago

Irma Drabkina, 81, Chicago

Bella Khvilovskaya, 80, Niles

Paul Melekson, 61, Chicago

Leonard "Lenny" Burstyn, 50, Highland Park

Leslie Arenson Auslander, 36, Highland Park

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

Ruberta E. Karasik née Davisson, 98, Highland Park

Mary Lee Lutz née Miller, 93, Highland Park

Mary Elizabeth Canovi née Gentilini, 91, Highwood

Maria DeMarco Pesce, 67, Glenview

Michael Castelli, 66, Deerfield

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Antonia Azzone, 94, Highland Park

Scott Sanderson, 62, Lake Forest

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

Donna Kuester Lofgren, 84, Lake Bluff
Service April 27

Raymond “Ray” Ellsworth Smith, 95, Lake Bluff
Service May 10

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

George D. Rounsaville, 85, Lake Forest
Service April 24

Featured obituary:

Justin Drew Ericsson, 42, died on Sunday, April 14, 2019, following a fearless, determined battle with melanoma.

His optimism and willingness the last two years to undergo the most cutting-edge, experimental treatments to overcome this disease are a testament to how he lived life: positive, driven and selfless in his desire to help others. Justin is survived by his wife Jennifer, sons Josh (9) and Ethan (7), his father John Ericsson, mother Carolyn Granados, and his siblings.

Justin was founder and managing partner of Profit From Rentals, a Chicago-based real estate firm committed to transforming distressed properties into best-in-class homes for lower-income families.

A celebration of Justin’s life will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Schram Memorial Chapel, 1799 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m., followed by a memorial service 5-5:45 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations to help cover medical bills, living expenses and the boys’ education can be made via “The Guy Motivated to Help Others” Go Fund Me campaign or the boys' education fund via Morgan Stanley, Attn: Julie M. Shechtman, 2700 Patriot Blvd., Ste. 150, Glenview, IL, 60026.

via Ericsson family

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