North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 1 To Dec. 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.

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie and 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove

Norman Bercoon, 96, Skokie

Paul Sol Greenman, 95, Northbrook

Georgia Lee Solovy née Pomerance, 91, Glenview

Lois Zollo née Clonick, 91, Highland Park

Sheldon Kopin, 90, Cincinnati

Tsipora Hahamy, 86, Chicago

Norman H. Carl, 84, Deerfield

Beba Zaprutskaya, 83, Des Plaines

Terri Cohan Jacobs, 82, Chicago

Barbara N. Klein née Turovitz, 82, Evanston

Joel David Shabsin, 77, Huntley

Bruce L. Shudnow, 75, Chicago

Alexander Bernstein, 72, Chicago

Marcia Ellyn Murillo née Umerleyo, 72, Des Plaines

Yitzchok Rosenberg, 69, Chicago

Joseph Weinshenker, 68, Chicago

Neal Ira Wasserman, 59, Gurnee

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Gloria J. Woods, 60, Chicago
Service Dec. 9

Virginia Beatrice Soden née Wiedt, 100, Bay Village, Ohio

Margot E. Jones née Alsberg, 96, Evanston

Thomas "Tom" Arnold Russell, 93, Evanston

Mary Louise Deppe, 92, Evanston

Joanne Heal née nee Lindgren, 92, Winnetka

Mary Ann Webb Victorn, 82, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Mary Pat Morrow, 68, Evanston
Service Dec. 12

Shirley L. Schultz née Milz, 95, Lake Zurich

Gnosi Doulas, 89, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Marianna O. Broeker née Oehm, 97, Morton Grove

Helen M. O'Brien née Jaracz, 94, Niles

Thomas J. Speck, 80, Glenview

Gay V. Nowicki née Dawson, 73, Chicago

Cheri L. Howe, 49, Morton Grove

N. H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road in Glenview

Gwen Kroehl Luecker, 104, Northbrook

Walter Arthur Suberg, 100, Glenview

Virginia A. Leimetter, 94, Northbrook

Mary F. Allen, 89, Northbrook

Donald Cameron Clark, 89, Lake Forest

Badriya Behnam Hanna, 87, Glenview

Vivian Spelina née Berninger, 86, Morton Grove

Scott Wessberg Woodcock, 62, Prospect Heights

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Valerie Schiff, 89, Evanston

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

Brian Craig Friedler, 63, Chicago
Service Dec. 9

Gerald "Jerry" Carson, 102, Chicago

Werner Heimann, 99, Lincolnwood

Eleanor Rosen, 97, Lincolnwood

Lorraine R. Schulman née Ross, 92, Chicago

Ann M. Buxbaum, 91, Buffalo Grove

Aleksandr Iontov, 91, Hawthorn Woods

Ruth H. Berg, 90, Chicago

Phylis J. Banish, 89, Chicago

Sonya R. Abrahamson née Shapiro, 87, Highland Park

Mikhail Polyak, 87, Chicago

Zoya Lelchuk, 86, Chicago

Michael Kohn, 84, Highland Park

Viktor Kurganskiy, 83, Chicago

Diane Lublin, 68, Wheeling

Glen Samuel Muller, 57, Highland Park

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

Luis E. Cardenas, 45, Deerfield
Visitation Dec. 10, service Dec. 12

Richard Ross "Dick" Osman, 83, Deerfield

Charles Robert "Bud" King, 79, Hoffman Estates

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood and 11 West Belvidere Road in Grayslake

Domnica Iovin, 93, Chicago

Ilya Yefimov, 92, Chicago

Susan Diane McAtee, 70, Ingleside

Shirley Susan Reynolds née Tobeck, 67, Highland Park

Lenuta Serb, 66, Chicago

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Donald "Don" P. Brown, 84, Lake Forest
Service Dec. 11

Vernon George Smith, 83, Lake Bluff

Featured Obituary:

Norman Bercoon passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 25, 2020. He was 96 and maintained his keen sense of humor in his final days. He was born in Milwaukee on Jan 13, 1924, to Joseph and Sara (Dickman) Bercoon. The family moved to Chicago and eventually settled in Evanston for several years. Norman only spoke Yiddush until he started kindergarten.

After moving to Buffalo and Olean, N.Y., he attended Olean High School, where he played clarinet in the band and orchestra. He became 1st chair clarinet in the Southwest New York State Orchestra and a member of the All New York State Band. He had the honor of performing with the band in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and in the 1939 New York World's Fair. This was the beginning of a life-long love of classical music.

Norman worked to help support his family until he joined the Army in June 1943. He was part of the forward observer team in the 280th Field Artillery Battalion Battery "C" serving in the European Theater from Sept 1944 - May 8,1945. He was awarded a Bronze Star and served in Occupation Troops in Austria from May 1945 - Dec 1945.

After an honorable discharge he returned to Chicago and attended DePaul University. He received a degree in Commerce and later became a CPA in 1954. Norman met Lorraine Rose from Buffalo, N.Y. and they were married on June 28, 1953. They made their home in Chicago where daughter Joan was born in 1958 and son Marc in 1960. The family moved to Skokie in 1969.

Norman was a partner in two accounting firms before he became a founding and managing partner in Glick, Bercoon, Blonder and Greisman in 1970, which later became Brook, Weiner LLC. Norman was affiliated with the firm until he retired in 2008, ending his fifty-five year accounting career. Norman was highly respected by his peers for his integrity and dedication to his clients.

Norman and Lorraine travelled to Europe, Mexico, the Carribean and all over the U.S. together. They attended the Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, plays and many cultural events over the years. They socialized often with their wide array of friends and relatives. There were many annual trips to San Diego (winter warm up) and to Atlanta to visit their grandchildren. They were able to attend four graduations of their grandchildren, see their grandsons, Nathan and Evan Berg graduate college and granddaughter Isabella Bercoon enter college. Twin granddaughters Olivia and Shelby Bercoon are juniors in high school. Norman was definitely an adoring and beloved grandfather to all of his grandchildren.

Norman was an active member of the Illinois CPA Society and served many years on several committees as both a member and chairman. He joined the North Shore Veterans Club in 1946, was a board member at the North Shore School of Jewish Studies for four years and served on the Fairview Elementary School (Skokie) District Caucus for three years. The Bercoon family joined the Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center in Skokie when it first opened and Norman served on their board of directors for twelve years, presiding as president for two years. He remained a member until the center closed the health club. He would play racquetball, volleyball, swim and use the weight room.

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