Obituaries
North Shore Death Notices: Oct. 18 To Oct. 24
Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.

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
Charlotte Nemtzow, 100, Chicago
Service Oct. 27
Gale F. Rothner née Richman, 76, Chicago
Service Oct. 27
Sherrie Tikvah Mack, 72, Chicago
Service Oct. 27
Helen McCamy, 94, Chicago
Lorraine Brotman, 91, Lincolnwood
Tzivia Moscowitz née Smidt, 91, Chicago
Sheldon Sydney Tobin, 90, Chicago
Maxine "Max" Levin Goldenberg, 82, Deerfield
Richard Lewis Wexler, 80, Highland Park
Natalie Fisher née Wilson, 80, Evanston
Joyce A. Schwartz née Antine, 79, Huntley
Jeffrey H. Fox, 76, Highland Park
Syndee F. Miller née Weiss, 69, Buffalo Grove
Mark J. Rumentzas, 56, Arlington Heights
Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie
Sharon Lee Diehl née Rottler, 82, Des Plaines
Service Oct. 27
Catherine Wilson Opper, 89, Dubuque, Iowa
Service Nov. 12
Joan Bennett Dart, 89, Northfield
Service Nov. 26
Joseph R. Rotunno, 93, Wilmette
Herman O. Llerena, 92, Skokie
Raymond J. Lynn, 91, Glenview
James J. Reed, 89, Northfield
Alice Ann Fenner née Dixon, 87, Wilmette
Jerry L. Martin, 82, Evanston
Goran Bijedic, 67, Evanston
William Burdick Kelly, 58, Northfield
Marjorie Ruth Fujara, 57, Evanston
Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie
Mary P. Gums née Cheney, 64, Morton Grove
Visitation Oct. 26, service Oct. 27
Mary Priscilla De Almeida, 82, Skokie
Jose I. Alvarez, 81, Chicago
Klaus J. Walter, 77, Skokie
Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave., in Evanston
Christopher A. Rowland, 36, Chicago
Visitation Oct. 28, service Oct. 29
Patricia Marquez, 38, Springfield
Service Oct. 30
Eleanor Hill, 94, Niles
Gwendolyn Edmonds, 81, Evanston
Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove
Violet Izzi, 95, Chicago
Robert Donald Tranter, 95, Morton Grove
Louise A. Wendel née Fischer, 77, Morton Grove
N. H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road in Glenview
Del LeSage, 87, Glenview
Visitation Oct. 27
Helen Jean Clancy Eames, 93, Northbrook
Service Oct. 29
Kurt Bendewald, 61, Glenview
Service Oct. 30
Annmarie McGrath Dee, 94, Wilmette
Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd. in Wilmette
Roslyn “Roz” Schulman, 89, Glencoe
Service Oct. 27
Horace "Ace" J. Schwartz, 87, Winnetka
Service Oct. 27
Stanley Paul Becker, 72, Lisle
Service Oct. 28
Robert "Bob" H. Kaul, 84, Riverwoods
Service Oct. 29
Lionel G. Gross, 96, Chicago
Lev Gorelik, 93, Chicago
Ethel Drury, 88, Chicago
Dee Dee H. Klein, 86, Lincolnwood
Marvin A. Suratos, 75, Chicago
William "Bill" Doroshow, 67, Skokie
Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park
Alfred L. “Sonny” Gastfield, 86, Gurnee
Service Oct. 30
Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Home, 1407 N. Western Ave. in Lake Forest
Clayton S. Moore, 71, Lake Forest
Services Oct. 27-28
Featured Obituary:
Marjorie Ruth Fujara, MD, FAAP passed peacefully from life alongside family at Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois on October 19, 2021.
Marjorie was a beloved and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt. She is survived by her husband, four children, two brothers, nieces, nephew and many other family who loved her dearly. She was the daughter of Harold and Marianne Fujara of Chicago, Illinois.
A graduate of Chicago’s St Juliana’s and Resurrection High School, she went on to receive her BA from the University of Illinois in Champaign, her MD from University of Illinois in Chicago and completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Marjorie was board certified in both Pediatric and Child Abuse Pediatrics. As a pediatrician with Stroger Hospital of Cook County, she served as acting Director of the Division of Child and Family Wellness and Medical Director of the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center. She was a passionate, compassionate and tireless advocate for children and was recognized with many awards and accolades for her work with victims of child abuse and family violence.Read more via Donnellan Family Funeral Services »
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