North Shore Death Notices: March 31 To April 6

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

Sarah Brimer née Wasserman, 103, Northbrook

Marjorie "Honey" Proctor née Kessler, 98, Hazel Crest

Robert L. Witt, 89, Chicago

Beverly Evelyn Donenberg née Friedberg, 88, Northbrook

Feliks I. Ogorodnik, 88, and Luiza Y. Ogorodnik née Kolikov, 84, Skokie

Donna Pogonitz, 77, Skokie

Martin M. Weinstein, 76, Evanston

Helene Chaseman née Weiss, 74, Buffalo Grove

Irvin J. Salzberg, 66, Lincolnshire

Nachum Langsner, 54, Chicago

Marceline Brower
Services pending

Donald Simpson
Services pending

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Janice Esther Test née Schuelke, 93, Wakefield Beach, Rhode Island

John B. Sadler Jr., 77, Evanston

Charles Francis Moles, 66, Chicago

Ronald Norman Hoffman, 64, Barrington

Alexander M. Kanatzidis, 25, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

John Henry Heinz, 89, Arlington Heights

Lekh Vati Gupta, 83, Wilmette

Ramuben Ishwarbhai Patel, 82, Park Ridge

Joseph Grgurich, 79, Skokie

Pamela J. Chouinard, 75, Evanston

Evanston Funeral & Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Diana Kay Lidskin, 77, Skokie

Virginia Lee Bigelow, 71, Lincolnwood

Elizabeth Anne Cramer, 67, Evanston

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

Libby Tompkins, 99

Carol A. Gardner, 95

Florence Schwartz Grinker, 95, Chicago

Anna Pevzner, 94, Chicago

Tatyana Sigalovich, 92, Chicago

Howard Kaplin, 89, Highland Park

Ik Young Lee, 88, Wilmette

Vladimir Maron, 88, Buffalo Grove

Marilyn D. Jacobson, 83, Glencoe

Robin Fuchs, 69, Highland Park

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Michael J. "Mick" Kroll, 80, Carol Stream

Zhaokuan Ye, 73, Glenview

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

Richard G. Breeden, 104, Arlington Heights

Eva Mary Schirmang née Bohn, 96, Glenview

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

John F. "Jack" Homan, 96, Woodstock

Lois J. Seaberg, 90, Deerfield

David A. Stuhlmacher, 79, Highland Park

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

Fernando Benassi, 84, Highwood

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Robert F. Kanney, 91, Vernon Hills

Taylor Payne, 76, Lake Bluff

Featured Obituary:

Richard G. Breeden passed away on April 2, 2020 at his home in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He was 104 years old. Dick was born in December 1915 to Richard G. and Pearl (Boyington) Breeden in Davenport, Iowa. He grew up in Evanston, graduated from Evanston Township High School, and earned his Eagle Scout award during that time. In 1938, he graduated from Northwestern University.

Dick was active and outgoing at Northwestern. While there he specialized in industrial engineering, history and geology. His senior year he was president of the college YMCA, Company Commander of the Naval ROTC, co-captain of the swim water polo team, and president of his senior class.

In 1940, Dick met and married Margaret Maddock whom he met while working at the Milwaukee park system. This marriage lasted nearly 75 years and produced 5 children: Nancy Wentzel, Naples, Florida; Pat Black, Cambridge, Iowa; Sue Ellefson, Bonita Springs, Florida; Wendy Mello, Modesto, California; and Rick (Ann) Breeden, Wauconda, Illinois. He is also survived by his son-in-law Tom Ellefson.

For the next 6 years, Dick served his country in WWII. Having an ensign commission in the Naval Reserve, the government gave Dick the responsibility of setting up officer training schools in various parts of the country. By the end of the war, he earned the title of Lt. Commander US Naval Reserve.

After the war and for the next 20 years, Dick was managing director for various trade and industrial associations. He formed RG Breeden & Associates Inc in Glenview in 1951.

While yearning to be out in the country, Dick, Marge and their children planted an apple orchard on 75 acres in Wauconda, IL. This hobby grew into a popular Chicagoland business called Wauconda Orchards, and it lasted for 50 years until 2001.

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