North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 9 To Dec. 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. 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

Rhea Rosen née Skolnik, 100, Wilmette
Service Dec. 17

John N. Brodson, 80, Highland Park
Service Dec. 17

Loren Garber, 43, Morton Grove
Service Dec. 17

Paul Weinstein, 64, Niles
Service Dec. 18

Jane Isaac
Service pending

Seymour Levine, 94, Chicago

Edythe Mack née Schechter, 89, Skokie

Katherine E. Axelrod, 87, Chicago

Larry Heyman, 85, Evanston

Elaine Wallach, 78, Deerfield

Mark Alan Ross, 69, Riverside

Sherry H. Broidy née Dichter, 68, Chicago

Gayle Sharon Friedman, 68, Vernon Hills

Robert J. Katz, 60, Glendale, Wisconsin

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Mary Alice McLean Thrush, 88, Chicago
Service Dec. 17

Lucy M. Nally née Burden 87, Chicago
Service Dec. 17

Nicholas A. Popoff, 90, Frankfort
Service Dec. 17

Robert "Bob" Christensen, 86, Evanston
Service Dec. 18

Maureen Kay Burke, 76, Wilmette
Service Dec. 18

Harriet M. McCullough, 73, Chicago
Visitation Dec. 18, service Dec. 19

Constance G. "Connie" Manos, 73, Glenview
Service Dec. 19

Sara K. "Sally" Goodman, 92, Wilmette
Service pending

Anne Simone Fermaintt née Zamor, 94, Evanston

John Joseph Doherty, 83, Morton Grove

Terry Westbrook, 73, Winnetka

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Richard Harlan Lyons, 74, Chicago
Service Jan. 3

Charles T. Bailey, 99, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Barbara Faulstick, 78, Morton Grove
Visitation Dec. 16, service Dec. 17

Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Sydney Darby, 94, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 18

Fred A. Smith, 79, Evanston
Service Dec. 21

Ada Dora-Marie Arnold, 59, Evanston

Evanston Funeral & Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Randall Ralph Denning, 82, Chicago

Mary Munro, 69, Evanston

Darius Reed Marinelli, 63, Elmwood Park

Laurel M. Fritzen, 45, Morton Grove

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

Saralee Medwed née Sorkin, 88, Glenview
Service Dec. 17

Sylvia Novick née Sabath, 101, Chicago

Melva S. Shlim, 94, Boca Raton, Florida

Eugene Korey, 90, Highland Park

Vladimir Eydelshteyn, 88, Chicago

Donald C. Coquilette, 70, Chicago

Monica A. Baker, 68, Northbrook

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

Doris Short Whitaker, 97, Northbrook

Burton F. Anderson, 95, Northbrook

Nalita Noel Scully, 83, Glenview

Leon McMillan, 82, Northbrook

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

Brigid Ann Cantagallo née Quinn, 67, Grayslake
Service Dec. 21

Franz Schulze, 92, Lake Forest
Services pending

William Thomas Dixon, 88, Highland Park

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Charles Manuel Febles, 82, Winnetka
Service Dec. 17

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

John Gregory Nikitas, 89, Lake Forest

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

Stephen Muckerman Swift, 59, Lake Forest
Service Dec. 20

Featured Obituary:

Mary Munro departed on December 10, 2019 at the age of 67 in her home in Evanston, IL. She will be remembered as a dedicated mother to her three children; Dunham, Emily, and James Leiner; a supportive older sister to Sandy and Polly Munro; and a caring wife to William "Bill" Leiner for 40 years.

Mary was born on April 2, 1952 to Dixie McGrath Munro and James Hamilton Munro. She grew up in Lamar, CO where the family had lived for several generations. A gifted storyteller, she was proud of her small-town heritage and loved sharing family stories of the humor and hardship of homesteading on the Great Plains. A talented student, Mary graduated salutatorian of her high school class and won a National Merit Scholarship to Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. She had a lifelong love of literature, attending Indiana University for her Master's degree in English before embarking on a career in publishing in Chicago. She could often be found reading out on the front porch or in front of the fireplace. Her three children fondly remember the many bedtime stories she read to them.

Mary approached her life with optimism, generosity, determination, and good humor. She found joy in the simple things— a sunny afternoon in her garden, hearing a funny story on National Public Radio, a cup of tea or glass of wine on the front porch with friends, watching birds in the backyard, or a walk to the local farmers' market. She brought these gifts into even her final years as she confronted a terminal illness. Her warmth, brilliance, and kindness continue to inspire the family and friends who knew her, and she will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

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