North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 21 To Jan. 27

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

Eva Boros, 87, Skokie
Service Jan. 28

Charles J. Masters, 70, Chicago
Service Feb. 2

Milton L. Fort
Services pending

Alice Byron
Services pending

Marsha Keller
Services pending

Doris E. Lubet
Services pending

Minna Zipp née Hillinger, 98, Northglenn, Colorado

Howard Orloff, 89, Glencoe

Jerrold Samuel Rosenwasser, 85, Glencoe

George Irwin Kagan, 80, Chicago

Sheldon Drobny, 74, Highland Park

Janet Hiton, 82, Northbrook

Isaac Moldofsky, 21, Morton Grove

Avery Dion Carter, 2 months, Evanston

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Joy Yvonne Dickens, 91, Evanston
Service Jan. 28

Ronald R. Laudert, 85, Evanston
Service Jan. 29

Pierre Dwyer Roche, 89, Evanston
Service Feb. 1

Christine Emmerich, 45, Wilmette
Service Feb. 1

Chris John Arvetis, 93, Lake Forest

Helen K. Gallanis, 93, Kenilworth

John W. Gridley, 93, Winnetka

Mary Frances Hatfield, 92, Evanston

Philip J. Wieland, 89, Northbrook

Kathleen "Teen" F. Farrell, 76, Evanston

John "Terry" Terrence Franke, 73, Winnetka

Robert Paul Miller, 71, Wilmette

Frank L. Moran, 63, Evanston

Joseph E. Carey, 62, Northbrook

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Weyler Frank Greene, 94, Evanston
Service Feb. 8

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

James Henry Schofield, 63, Evanston
Visitation Feb. 6, service Feb. 7

Vanessa Sneed née Thomas, 60, Evanston
Visitation Jan. 30, service Jan. 31

Evanston Funeral & Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Joseph Bertrand Benge, 57, Evanston

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

Marshall R. Lavin, 100, Highland Park

Adele K. Joseph, 99, Homewood

Aleksandr I. Zhuravel, 97, Chicago

Allen S. Rosin, 85, Riverwoods

Mona M. Scheurmann, 73, Wilmette

Edith Edwards-Blumenthal, 67, Wheeling

Brian Donald Wallace, 62

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Niki Liakopoulos, 55, Chicago

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

Patricia "Pat" L. Malik, 81, Glenview
Visitation Jan. 27, service Jan. 28

Daniel Walter Behnke, 87, Glenview

Janice Russ née Young, 82, Glenview

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

James "Brett" Champlin, 73, Highland Park
Service Feb. 15

Beatrice A. Becker, 87, Deerfield

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Curtis Lee Brown, 74, Chicago

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

Byron J. Prais, 83, Lake Bluff
Service Feb. 11

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Vincent "Vinnie" Patrick Dolan, 75, Lake Forest

Catherine Wilson Suthard, 74, Lake Forest

James Adams Cathcart, 65, Lake Forest

Featured Obituary:

In one way, it is difficult to sum up the life of Helen Gallanis, because her time on earth was full of adventure with twists and turns along the way. She was born on Chicago’s West side, the second of four children, to Themistocles and Georgia Karkazis, Greek immigrants who came to Chicago full of dreams. They ran a grocery store called Palace Food Mart, a place their children Lambros, then Helen, followed by George, and lastly Matina, would all work. It was there where the four developed a strong work ethic, which led the naturally studious Helen to pursue her education. When Helen was a child, her dad would sometimes get up during the night and discover Helen up studying long after everyone else had gone to bed. As her brother George wrote in his book on the family’s history, Helen was so smart, she was able, from an early age, to present strong, logical and intelligent reasoning that allowed her to readily convince others she was right. He also said she possessed common sense and was a trailblazer, being the first in the family to purchase a car, a 1949 Buick Special. George also noted that Helen bought the car not just for herself, but it was intended to be the family car. When Helen got married, she left the car with the family.

Helen’s father thought it was important that his daughters went to a Catholic high school. Helen and her sister Matina went to Providence High School. Appreciating the education, she received from the nuns at Providence, Helen selected Mundelein College, even though it took her an hour and a half to get to Mundelein. Upon graduation, she started teaching school. But she wasn’t done with her own education. Helen went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Education at Northwestern University.

Armed with this Master’s Degree from Northwestern, Helen went back to teaching. When her children, Kathy and Craig, came along, she gave up her professional career to raise them, diving into her role as the most caring, involved mom she could be. Helen was the one leading Craig’s Cub Scout Pack, Kathy’s Girl Scout Troop or sharing her affection for the piano with her kids or baking for Kathy and Craig—pecan squares and appetizers like rumaki.

Once her children were older, Helen entered the workforce again, starting a second career as an Admissions Officer at Northwestern University’s Graduate School.

Helen also had many friends during her journey: those she would go with to events in and around Chicago, such as her dear friend Diana, and the Northwestern ladies who had a standing lunch date on Fridays. It was these friends and her wonderful family who came together to support Helen during the most difficult event in her life: the death of her son Craig. It cannot be overstated how tragic it is to lose your child, but in this too, Helen was an example to those around her. She refused to give up living, even through this unimaginable loss. Helen was determined to be there for Kathy and live a life full of love and fun times despite her profound loss, which is what Craig would have wanted for his mom. Her niece Georgene says of this period, her Thetsa Helen told her, “If I didn’t participate in my life, I would lose. I can’t crawl into a hole.” Georgene says this made Helen the strongest lady she knew.

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