North Shore Death Notices: May 10 To May 16

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.

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

Lorraine M. Perkins, 95, Highwood

Raffael "Ralph" DeRose, 87, Northfield

Richard J. Donoval, 68, Deerfield

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

Thomas C. Burns, 57, Lake Forest

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Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Joseph Patrick Howard, 90, Lake Forest
Visitation May 21, service May 22

Arthur Bruen, 92, Lake Bluff

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

Lynne Hefter née Bovarnick, 61, Northbrook
Service May 18

Jack Tuvin Rosen, 99, Highland Park
Service May 19

Bernard Shaffer, 92, Niles
Service May 19

Ronald B. Burstein, 85, Chicago
Service May 19

Jo Ann Sterling née Mitchell, 77, Skokie
Service May 19

Marlene Shirley Zamost Sandler, 89, Skokie
Service May 20

Elsa Ickovic, 102, Chicago

Abraham "Abe" H. Rosenblum, 99, Evanston

Phillip Wernikoff, 98, Lincolnwood

Mildred Weinstein née Schmidt, 96, Lincolnwood

Roger O. Brown, 95, Highland Park

Marge Fettman, 95, Lincolnwood

Marvin Taxer, 94, Buffalo Grove

Yosef Nadler, 91, Chicago

Sheila Slakter née Papernick, 90, Scottsdale, Arizona

Evelyn "Evie" S. Raden, 82, Evanston

Barbara Faye Barasch née Salkin, 81, Chicago

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Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Maryann Galvin Kofoed, 80, Wilmette
Service May 19

Emily Cisler Johnson, 105, Evanston
Service June 26

Diana F. Madden née Fisbeck, 88, Wilmette
Service July 8

Donald D. Clark, 95, Wilmette

James P. Kiefer, 78, Evanston

Celeste Sieracki, 66, Glenview

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Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Jose A. “Joe” Fernandez, 77, Skokie
Visitation May 20, service May 21

Glenn Gilbert Freres, 89, Skokie

Joaquin Chang, 86, Skokie

Virginia “Ginny” Nettleton, 83, Niles

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

Michele R. Davis-Cullem, 47, Evanston
Service May 22

Dorothy M. Palmer, 78, Evanston

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

Sherin Michael, 58, Chicago
Service May 19

Leslie Young Howell, 63, Glenview
Service May 20

Robert M. MacMillin, 85, Northbrook
Service June 16

Jack Griffith, 97, Northbrook

Betty Oswald, 92, Glenview

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Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Connie Rigney née Cumbo, 80, Morton Grove
Visitation May 20, service May 21

Gerald A. Arkus, 90, Morton Grove

Foster Michael "Mike" Sayles, 78, Glenview

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

Jerome Golden, 91, Chicago
Service May 20

Karl Edelshteyn, 93, Chicago

Mildred "Millie" Kirsch, 93, Highland Park

David Schechter, 85, Wilmette

Deborah L. Moore née Bennett, 64, Lake Villa

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Featured Obituary:

Mildred (Millie) Kirsch 93, of Highland Park, passed away on May 8, surrounded by loving members of her family, her two dogs and her caregivers. Millie, born on August 19, 1927, to Max and Mary Spiegel, came into this world with her twin sister and lifelong best friend, Phyllis, in Chicago, Illinois.

The “Spiegel Twins” attended South Shore High School and went on to graduate from the University of Illinois. Millie studied Education and Spanish and decided to dedicate her teaching career to underprivileged children. While at Champaign, Millie met Daniel Kirsch, a WWII veteran, and the two began dating, ultimately being married in 1952. They had three children, Ellen, William and James.

She loved education and took great pride in the accomplishments she had in the classroom. She worked very hard for many years, waking early to teach school in the inner city of Chicago, coming home to prepare dinner for her family and then grading papers until late in the evening.

Millie had a unique caring nature and a warm, bright smile. She made friends easily and enjoyed numerous lifelong friendships. She always kept her door open and welcomed all into her home. She was like a second mother to her children’s friends and was quick to offer comfort or a caring word to any child in need.

She was an accomplished artist, painting in oils and watercolors. She was prolific in her artwork and many of her pieces grace the walls of homes throughout the Northshore and beyond.

Millie was ahead of her time when it came to many things, including physical fitness, health food and spirituality. She ran the Highland Park 10k in her late sixties and enjoyed tennis. Millie was influenced at an early age by her Uncle Harry, who taught her the benefits of a healthy diet. She was raised in a traditional religious home and had a great love and respect for her faith. She had tremendous love for her mother and father, who she absolutely adored. Millie enjoyed the same quality relationship with so many of her family and friends.

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