North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 8 To Feb. 14

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.

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

Edward S. Weil, 93, Winnetka

John Louis Ugolini, 85, Highland Park

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

Fernando Correa Jimenez, 53, Waukegan

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

Pollyanna “Polly” Moore Davis, 92, Lake Bluff

Barbara A. Peddle, 74, Lake Forest

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Kevin Christopher Warnke, 61, Lake Forest
Visitation Feb. 19, service Feb. 20

Joan S. Krga, 77, Lake Forest

Kathleen A. Cashman, 68, Lake Forest

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie and 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove

Gloria Goldblatt Gershkoff née Seidman, 93, Colesville, Maryland
Service Feb. 16

Harold Winston, 75, Naperville
Service Feb. 17

Lawrence "Larry" Irwin Abrams, 90, Chicago
Service Feb. 21

Suzanne Carter Meldman, 93, Highland Park

Benjamin Sultz, 93, Chicago

Leslie Robert Axelrod, 92, Highland Park

Aaron Cohen, 92, Lincolnwood

Rachel Brody née Meshulam, 91, Deerfield

Lenore Zeiger, 88, Tinley Park

Roslyn Goldberg née Bauman, 87, Chicago

Rosemary Doolas née Horwitz, 86, Chicago

Leah Weller, 86, Chicago

Bernard Gassman, 84, Deerfield

Robert Martin Berman, 72, Buffalo Grove

Franklin "Frank" Platchek, 72, Chicago

Vera Rakitin, 65, Arlington Heights

Desiree Lee Grode, 62, Chicago

Audrey Elrod Lakin, 61, Highland Park

Benjamin Harris, 55, Skokie

Valerie Ruth Tobin, 48, Oak Park

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

C. Wesley "Wes" Carlson, 81, Evanston
Service Feb. 17

Nicholas William "Bill" Conrardy, 91, Glenview
Service Feb. 19

Marguerite Inez Gutekanst, 100, Skokie
Service Feb. 20

William "Bill" Deshler Cox, 89, Chicago

Robert Gast Yale, 85, Winnetka

Jon Paul Newsome, 78, Winnetka

Dolores "Lory" Joan Mirabelli, 77, Glenview

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Thomas L. Thompson, 67, Skokie
Service Feb. 18

James T. Nangle, 70, Chicago
Service Feb. 20

James S. McCulloch, 75, Evanston

Bart van Alphen, 43, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Barbara R. Sclafani, 82, Morton Grove

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

Constance "Connie" Byrne, 95, Glenview
Service Aug. 7

Mary Jo Hunsberger née Steinmetz, 81, Northbrook

Jeffrey Owen Brooks, 58, Northbrook

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

John G. Frye, 92, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Rena F. Freeman, 97, Evanston

Claire Leven, 89, Evanston

Peter Chen, 63, Northbrook

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

Shirley Levis, 97, Wilmette
Service Feb. 16

David H. Hymes, 103, Lincolnwood

Marvin C. Jacobs, 97, Highland Park

Gertrude Heckens, 92, Skokie

Alexander I. Miron, 83, Evanston

Glenn S. Sanders, 70, Crest Hill

Featured Obituary:

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, Harold Winston graduated from Bronx High School of Science and City College where he played on the chess teams. At the University of Chicago, he was captain of the chess team and won the decisive game in the 1968 US Intercollegiate that gave the U of C the Championship! He played against the Northwestern team, including George R.R. Martin whom you probably know as the author of “Game of Thrones”. Martin featured him in a short story as a character he named “Hal Winslow”. Harold continued as a lifelong member of the U.S. Chess Federation, serving as a delegate for many years, Chairman of the Bylaws Committee, worked on the Executive Board, and served as President from 1987-1990. He then served many years as CEO and Chairman of the U.S. Chess Trust, the Federation’s 501c3 non-profit organization. Harold was constantly inclusive, supporting Women’s, Scholastic, and inner-city teams and their efforts. He championed college chess and brought it into a position of importance within USCF. Harold attended every USCF Open Tournament and delegate meeting since 1968 and even has the T Shirts to prove it! After working towards a history degree at the University of Chicago, Harold later went to Law School at Loyola University, where he graduated magna cum laude, attending school at night and working full-time during the day at the Social Security Department. After Law Schoool, he clerked for the Honorable Allen Hartman, Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court. Discovering another deep interest, he worked for the Post-Conviction Division (now Legal Resource Division) of the Cook County Public Defender, taking on some of the most difficult cases. He felt this was defending the constitutional right of every citizen to a fair representation. He won new trials for people convicted of murder in at least seven separate cases. His most famous case was that of Alton Logan who was incarcerated 26 years for a murder he did not commit. Logan was freed and his case was featured in a segment of “60 Minutes” in which Harold appeared. Harold went on to lecture at many educational institutions about difficulties in the legal system as evidenced by that case. Harold was also active in the committee involved in reviewing the Chicago Police as well as the Constitution Society. What facts and figures fail to convey, however, was the breadth and depth of Harold’s extraordinary compassion for other human beings. Whether an innocent prisoner languishing forgotten in jail, an elderly relative alone, a young child misunderstood, or a nervous legal intern trying to fit in, Harold had a smile and comfort for them all. His colleagues describe him as “beloved” due to his unflagging efforts on behalf of others. Never too tired; never too busy, he was there for them all.

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