Obituaries

North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 25 To March 2

Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.

North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below in the week of Feb. 25–March 2, 2020.
North Shore funeral homes published the death notices below in the week of Feb. 25–March 2, 2020. (Patch)

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.

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Henry Dean Saberman, 77, Chicago
Service March 3

Lenore Janecek née Picker, 75, Deerfield
Service March 3

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Vicki Marcia Weisberg, 70, Skokie
Service March 3

Sharon Faith Reiner, 73, Buffalo Grove
Service March 4

Scott Ross, 64, Wadsworth
Service March 5

Mila Rosenberg, Buffalo Grove
Services pending

Joseph Stine, 100, Chicago

Morton Friedman, 93, Northbrook

Maurice P. Raizes, 90, Highland Park

Byron A. Robin, 89, Northbrook

Arnold Loeb, 83, Chicago

Barbara Deckowitz née Miller, 77, Buffalo Grove

Kenneth Krakman, 56, Buffalo Grove


Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Helen Linzer née Blaszkiewicz, 94, Chicago
Visitation March 2, service March 3

Rosemary Ipjian, 88, Skokie
Service March 2

Claudia Kuckla Blackburn, 60, Beloit, Wisconsin
Visitation March 3

Paul Robert Kuhns, 23, Northfield
Service March 4

Uta DeTappan-Staley, 80, Chicago
Service March 7

Julie Bodeen Phelps, 62, Evanston

Chris Mueller, 55, Northbrook

Brian John Blair, 26, Northfield


Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Rosa T. Araneta née Tan, 95, Skokie
Service March 6

Joyce M. Lavengood, 81, Evanston
Service pending

John P. Lance, 80, Bull Valley

Albert Jouridane Bowie Sr., 84, Evanston


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

Faye Gordon, 99, Skokie
Service March 2

Dennis Godfrey Shapiro, 78, Chicago
Service March 2

Hugh B. Arnold, 83, Chicago
Service March 3

John C. Colman, 93, Highland Park

Haskel Benishay, 91, Chicago

Jerome L. Rosen, 88, Evanston

Denise David, 87, Chicago

Nancy Handler, 68, Chicago


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

James Z. Chrones, 94, Glenview
Service March 2

Ellen Edgar née Gardner, 71, Northbrook
Service March 2

Mary Agnes "Sis" Cronin, 79, Glenview
Service March 4

Jeff Barca, 67, Glenview
Service March 5

Nancy O. Flouret, 78, Deerfield
Service March 6

Ann Flick, 88, Lincolnshire

Marianne M. Sweeney, 86, Libertyville


Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Joan Lauby, 77, Lake Bluff

Barbara P. Chistensen, 74, Lake Forest


Featured Obituary:

Featured Obituary:

Joyce M. Lavengood, age 81, of Skokie and Evanston, Illinois, died Monday, February 24, 2020.

Born in South Bend, Indiana, as the only child of Maurine and Marvin Perkins, she attended Jefferson Grade School, where her father was principal. She graduated from Adams High School, and later, Indiana University, with a degree in Dental Hygiene.

Joyce married Jim Lavengood in 1960. They moved to Evanston, Illinois where she took a position with a prestigious dental practice. The senior dentist had treated President Eisenhower. She had the pleasure and thrill of cleaning the teeth of ambassadors, governors, mayors, CEO’s, and many sports figures, many of whom attempted to give her monetary tips (which she could not accept). Her favorite patient was THE Ronald McDonald, along with Cubs Third Baseman, Ron Santo.

(Family photo, Courtesy Haben Funeral Home & Crematory)

Joyce was popular, because she didn’t preach hygiene. She knew patients had a dislike or fear of dental treatment, so to ease their minds, she exchanged recipes with female patients and talked about hobbies, pets, or sports with male patients. She was always booked solid six months in advance.

She retired earlier than desired due to arthritis in her hands, which robbed her of the strength she needed for a perfect cleaning.

In retirement, she took up gourmet cooking and antique collecting. She also loved to travel with her husband, Jim – around the country and worldwide – but New England was a favorite destination where small country inns were favored over hotels. When in Europe, sleeping in castles was a highlight.

Never having children afforded time and energy to garden and to enjoy her pets. She had two poodles in her retirement years, Bentley and Bonaparte, who gave her joy and companionship while her husband worked many long hours as a graphic designer.

Developing dementia in her late 70’s diminished most of her activities. Her wishes were to remain in her country antique-filled home, where her husband was her sole caregiver.

Courtesy Haben Funeral Home & Crematory »

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