North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 22 To Nov. 28

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

Syril Shapiro née Blumenfeld, 90, Highland Park
Service Dec. 1

Kay Friedman née Levinson, 86, Skokie
Service Dec. 1

Lillian Kalin née Eger, 97, Highland Park

Suzanne Goldstein née Godgin, 92, Deerfield

Albert Korn, 98, Nipomo, California

Leona "Lee" Rubin née Applebaum, 84, Skokie

Ellyn Polonsky, 83, Skokie

Marilyn Miller née Ginsburg, 82, Chicago

George J. Kerman, 76 , Buffalo Grove

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Carol Ann Madigan Frelk, 59, Libertyville
Service Dec. 1

James Edward "Lefty" Butler, 94, Evanston
Service Dec. 2

Eileen Patricia McGowan née Durkin, 92, Northfield
Service Dec. 2

Philip "Kim" Newman, 79, Winnetka
Visitation Dec. 2

Elizabeth “Betty” Lardner née Stall, 103, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 3, service Dec. 4

Jean Finn Stepan, 83, Winnetka

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

David J. Dollevoet, 75, Des Plaines
Service Dec. 1

Mary Wrenn Owen, 91, Chicago
Service Dec. 11

Gabrielle Irene Martens Traxler, 92, Evanston

Yvonne B. Baer, 86, Skokie

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave., in Evanston

Paul Brammer, 67, Niles

Fredrick Battle, 63, North Chicago

Delilah Davis, 57, Skokie

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Anna Golovin, 61, Evanston
Service Nov. 30

Doris Christa Maria Sakellaris, 89, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Gabriel S. Berrafato, 93, Morton Grove
Service Nov. 30

Anne F. Marrazzo née Foglton, 91, Morton Grove
Service Dec. 4

Brian L. "Brandi" Fickert, 80, Morton Grove

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

Robert G. Schumacher, 90, Northbrook
Service Dec. 1

Donna Marie Clavey née Baer, 83, Northbrook
Service Dec. 2

Virginia L. Chapman née Satterlee, 86, Northbrook
Service Dec. 3

John E. Milton, 93, Northbrook
Service Dec. 11

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

Leona Rudin née Marcus, 98, Evanston

Leah Rosenthal née Zuckerman, 97, Northbrook

Lucille Gordon, 92, New York

Faye Wawrzyniak, 87, Cicero

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

Laverne Mae Masini, 92, Highwood
Service Dec. 2

Lawrence John Hammond, 85, Deerfield
Visitation Dec. 3, service Dec. 4

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

Erminia Pasquesi, 99, Highland Park
Service Nov. 30

Linda Raye Higham née Schwieger, 81, Chicago
Visitation Nov. 30, service Dec. 1

Michael James Moline, 63, Elmwood Park
Service Dec. 1

Dan Mosconi, 60, Green Oaks
Visitation Dec. 2, service Dec. 3

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Jack F. Klecka, 76, Highland Park
Service Dec. 3

Thomas J. Stahlschmidt, 79, Lake Forest

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

Catherine “Cathe” Willis Lewis, 63, Lake Forest
Service Dec. 10

Marian Wagner née Athans, 98, Oak Lawn

George S. Hershey, 96, Lake Forest

Evonne Knapp Amundson, 87, Lake Forest

Featured Obituary:

James Edward Butler, also affectionately known as “Lefty,” was born on January 4, 1927, to Samuel Isaac “Sam-Ike” Butler and Edith “Tulie” (Holmes) Butler at Illinois Research Hospital. He attended Foster School along with his siblings Sylvia, Samuel “June,” Mason “Pete,” and Johnny. While in attendance at Evanston Township High School, he enjoyed auto mechanic and wood shop classes. He also played football with a semipro team, and he was art editor of the school paper. His senior year of high school, he was drafted to the ARMY-Air Force just two months shy of graduation. At the end of World War II, he would spend time in Texas, Arizona, and the Philippines until his honorable discharge in 1946.

He married the love of his life, Marguerite “Margo” (Anderson) in 1952 at 1607 Emerson Street. They would build a beautiful life together and have three sons, Michael Lee (1952), James Allen (1954), and Russell Louis (1958). He was always supportive of his wife’s social events and Church activities. At one point, he and Marguerite were the oldest living Black married couple in Evanston, lasting 61 years before her sudden passing in 2013.

James was known for his excellent work ethic. He worked for a short while at Hibbert, Spencer, & Bartlett Warehouse, then a photography business on McCormick. He would spend the rest of his career working at Evanston Bus, which would later become the CTA. He spent a total of 28 years here and would retire with an excellent work history.

During his retirement, he enjoyed travelling, fishing, and playing the lottery. His favorite pastime was going to the off-track and sports betting parlor. He read the Chicago Sun-Times every day, faithfully checking his numbers and working hard to solve the sudoku puzzle. He enjoyed sitting at the kitchen table in his favorite seat, where he watched the news and checked in on his family. He will fondly be remembered as a man his family knew they could count on. He was at home surrounded by family when he made his transition on November 22, 2020. Coherent to the very end, he proclaimed, “I love everybody!”

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