North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 25 To Dec. 1

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

Benjamin Aaron Galatzer-Levy, 39, Chicago
Service Dec. 4

Cecile L. "Cissy" Birndorf, 94, Chicago

Boris Berger, 91, Niles

Jewell Schaps, 90, Highland Park

Lois Newberger, 87, St. Paul, Minnesota

Mitzi I. Traeger née Spunt, 87, Glenview

Barbara Horwitch née nee Schultz, 86, Wilmette

Faye Zinder, 86, Chicago

Elaine J. Klawans née Lebovitz, 84, Lake Forest

Lawrence "Larry" Schwartz, 84, Chicago

Peggy Lauren Morrow, 62, Deerfield

Jeremy Kudan, 53, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Jeanette Hesselberg née Architect, 86, Northbrook
Service Dec. 4

Christine Ann Mueller née Battista, 83, Northbrook
Service Dec. 4

Arlene Scott Anthony, 88, Glenview
Visitation Dec. 5, service Dec. 6

Thomas John Pruter, 90, Glenview
Service Dec. 10

Evelyn Michels Hubbard née Coogan, 86, Winnetka
Services pending

Joe Cosgrove, 97, Glenview

Barry Merkin, 84, Chicago

Margaret Ketterer, 70, Evanston

Steven Swiercz, 69, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Nelli K. Azizi Ordshahi née Azizi, 87, Skokie
Service Dec. 3

Sigfrido "Fred" Gutierrez Batista, 87, Skokie
Service Dec. 7

Bruno Jaselskis, 95, Evanston
Service Dec. 28

Leon Kenny Barnes, 63, Niles
Services pending

Janina Wilk née Szafryk, 99, Skokie

Theresa J. Carpio née Juinio, 74, Skokie

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

Bettye Jo Smith, 79, Evanston

Evanston Funeral & Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

John Butler Prizer Jr., 80, Evanston
Service Dec. 5

Connor Edward Carr-Smith, 15, Wilmette
Service Dec. 8

Mary S. Nolan, 88, Evanston

Randall Ralph Denning, 82, Chicago

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

Roy Logan Zayas, 16, Prospect Heights
Service Dec. 5

Ruth "Ruth Marion" Tobias, 95, Lincolnwood
Service Dec. 8

Dmitry Kaplan, 94, Morton Grove

Jeanne Gibons, 92, Niles

Raisa Grabarnik, 92, Chicago

Renee Heck, 91, Highwood

Shirley Luxenberg Berngard, 91, Boulder, Colorado

Phyllis E. Melton née Adler, 85, Morton Grove

Thomas Ahto, 72, Lincolnshire

Joel David Levin, 71, Hoffman Estates

Sara Ann Zander, 66, Chicago

Donald Neil Kroopkin, 65, Flossmoor

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Georgiann Yakoubek, 80, Morton Grove
Visitation Dec. 3, service Dec. 4

Judith A. Happ, 77, Round Lake Beach
Service Dec. 14

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

Dolores Rebecca Mann née Stone, 104, Northbrook

Elizabeth "Betty" McCarthy née Bosshart, 95, Mt. Prospect

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

William Edward Oaf, 62, Waukegan
Service Dec. 11

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Joyce Chamberlain, 72, Lake Bluff
Services pending

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

Daniel T. Educate, 86, Lake Forest
Visitation Dec. 3, service Dec. 4

Jack Allen Roderick, 91, Lake Forest
Service Dec. 21

Featured Obituary:

On Saturday, November 23, 2019, Sigfrido “Fred” Gutierrez Batista, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at age 87.

Sigfrido was born on June 13, 1932. On June 19, 1972, he married Carolina “Carla” van der Zijden. They raised two children, Monica and Adrian.

Sigfrido had a twin sister and spent his childhood in Regla and Havana, Cuba. Sigfrido devoted his life to physical fitness and athletics, with a tremendous passion for gymnastics. Sigfrido competed and earned winning medals in mens’ gymnastic events at the Pan American Games representing Cuba.

Soon after this, Sigfrido embarked on his dream of a life in the United States. Quickly after this relocation, Sigfrido was drafted to the United States Army where he served for two years as a skilled sharp shooter and a tank driver. Following his armed service experience, Sigfrido pursued a career in physical education and taught at the YMCA and Boys’ Clubs in Chicago before devoting over 27 years as a physical education teacher for St. Peter School in Skokie, Illinois. Due to the dedicated physical education programming he initiated and maintained, Sigfrido was recognized on numerous occasions for his efforts in cultivating the most physically fit children in the country. When Sigfrido was not teaching, he was coaching, officiating and offering yearly memories with an elaborate gym show designed for each grade in the school to further highlight their physical skills and capabilities.

Sigfrido had a passion for painting, fishing, bowling and golfing. He was known for his warm smile, silly jokes, strength, guidance, unwavering love, and an overwhelmingly kind and compassionate spirit.

Sigfrido was preceded in death by his father, Angel, his mother, Delores and his sister, Walkyria. He is survived by his wife Carolina, his two children, Monica and Adrian, his granddaughter, Alexandria, his grandson, Adrien, son-in-law, Dean and daughter-in-law, Alyssa, cousins and godchildren. A funeral service will be held at the Sarasota Veteran Cemetery, Sarasota, FL on Monday, December 2nd at 3pm. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, December 7th from 1pm to 5pm at Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL 60077.

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