North Shore Death Notices: Oct. 17 - Oct. 23

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.

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Margaret ‘Peggy’ Bailey née Murbach, 93, Glenview
Visitation and Mass, Oct. 23

Badrieh Khanom Dizadji
Service Oct. 23

Karin Jane Turngren, 84, Evanston
Service Oct. 24

Mary Philipaitis, 97, Evanston
Visitation and Mass Oct. 24, Internment Oct. 25

Frederick Golden, 87, Northfield
Visitation and service pending

Kenneth Willard Johnson, Jr., 60, Evanston

David Syfert Pemberton, 80, Skokie

Maurice A. Colbert, 87, Wilmette

Jean Ronalda Moses née Monahan, 90, Glenview

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Felicia M. “Florence” Szarmach, 100, Glenview
Service pending

Helen Lucile Anderson, Skokie

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster Street in Morton Grove

Carl Norman Rockel, 83, Morton Grove
Visitation Oct. 26, Funeral Oct. 27

Lawrence "Larry" Williamson, 77, Morton Grove
Visitation Oct. 26, Funeral Oct. 27

Roger Lee Fletcher, 60, Lakemoor
Visitation and service Oct. 28

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie

Carole Pohn, 85
Service Oct. 26

Dorothy Goode
Service Oct. 26

Barbara Mallin, 85

Irina Polyachenko, 60

Loren Jo Allen née Witkin, 58

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue in Lake Forest

Michael W. Redding, 52, Lake Forest
Visitation Oct. 23

Patricia C. Flynn, 86, Lake Forest
Service Oct. 28

Pelayia Limbos, 87
Celebration Dec. 3

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

Elizabeth Ann Groden née McCorkle, 82, Deerfield
Visitation Oct. 24, Mass Oct. 25

Shane Edward Kelly, 41, Highland Park
Visitation Oct. 25, Mass Oct. 26

Leonard Kohn, 96, Vernon Hills
Visitation Dec. 16

Brenda Mary Vuckovich née Luther, 84, Deerfield

Featured Obituary:

Leonard Kohn, DVM, 96, of Vernon Hills, IL, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Leonard was born Jan. 22, 1921, in Cleveland to David and Sarah Kohn, Hungarian immigrants who owned and operated their own restaurant.

Growing up, Leonard assisted his parents with their business before moving to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the Ohio State University. After spending a year at OSU, Leonard moved to the Boston area, where he attended Middlesex University, earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1944.

He then moved to Highland Park, Illinois, where a restaurant would again play an important role in his life. His persistent romantic pursuit of a hostess at one of his favorite Highland Park establishments paid off, eventually convincing the young woman to marry him. Cleo and Leonard wed in 1951 and later welcomed daughters Ann and Beth.

In the early 1950s, Leonard opened Kohn Animal Hospital in Highland Park and was widely admired for his devotion to the animals he saw. In later years, no matter where he was — at home in Highland Park, vacationing in Los Angeles, or boarding a double-decker bus in London — current and former clients would recognize him, stopping to ask if he remembered their pets. (Leonard always recalled his animal patients, but not necessarily their human counterparts.) He sold his veterinary practice and retired in 1986.

Leonard had many talents throughout life, though anyone who heard his attempts at holiday caroling would agree that music was not his forte. “Captain Lenny” enjoyed many nights with his bowling league friends, and he was an avid golfer throughout life, switching to miniature golf after his three granddaughters were born so he could teach them the importance of patiently lining up a putt.

Well into his 80s, Leonard could be found volunteering at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where he tended to the rose gardens. Until his final days, Leonard rooted for his beloved Chicago Cubs.

Leonard was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Gladys. He is survived by his wife, Cleo; daughters Ann (Todd) Keil of Vernon Hills and Beth (John) Keister of Vernon Hills; granddaughters Sarah (Dan) Armstrong of Libertyville, Greta (Brad) Mann of Wauconda, and Mary Keister (Peter Nencka) of Columbus, Ohio; and great-grandchildren Milo, Audrey and Natalie.

Friends and family are invited to join us for a celebration of Leonard’s life on Saturday, December 16, from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Arboretum Club, 401 Half Day Road, Buffalo Grove.

Please contact Beth at beth.k.keister@gmail.com or 847-955-0540 for more details. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Morris Animal Foundation; the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.

» via Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home

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