North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 19 To Dec. 25

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

Mary C. Glowiak, 64, Buffalo Grove
Service Dec. 29

Paulita Baez-Carrion, 92, Deerfield

Patricia Marchetti, 84, Highland Park

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

Aurelio Yanez, 44, Ingleside
Service Dec. 28

Francisco Salazar "Barbacuas" Hernandez, 78, Waukegan

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Merrianne Pinello, 79, Lake Forest

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

Gwen K. Packard, 83, Northbrook
Service Dec. 28

Shawn Jason Sockel, 45, Vernon Hills
Service Dec. 28

Mary Lou Rogoff née Schrock, 88, Chicago
Service Dec. 29

Alan Bramson, 81, Glenview
Service Jan. 6

Elaine Friedman née Becker, 99, Lincolnwood

Jean Kahn Lutz Isador, 95, Lake Forest

Judith E. Shapiro née Hazen, 95, Skokie

Mona Nadine Sklamberg née Olswang, 92, Glenview

Dorothy Starkman née White, 92, Highland Park

Galina Voloshina, 92, Chicago

Juliette L. Richman née Drechsler, 91, Chicago

Dolores Meadow Christoph, 90, Libertyville

Sharlene F. Silver née Schwartz, 88, Glenview

Sarah Leah Small, 88, Deerfield

Sandra Elaine Rosenbaum née Klein, 83, Chicago

Simon Fainshtein, 81, Buffalo Grove

Bennett E. "Ben" Koffman, 81, Lincolnwood

Howard M. Cohen, 78, Chicago

Janis Cooperman Levine, 73, Skokie

Richard David Rubin, 66, Morton Grove

Daniel Spielman, 65, Buffalo Grove

William “Bill” Murray, 64, Buffalo Grove

Reuven Gross, 63, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Anna M. “Nuna” Rossi née Bianchi, 87, Northbrook
Service Dec. 28

Peggy Anne Pisani née Kiely, 82, Park Ridge
Service Dec. 28

Carl Anderson "Andy" Hedberg, 87, Wilmette

Joseph H. Kroschel, 87, Wilmette

Caroline Seeley McClough, 85, Northbrook

Kazimiera "Kazia" Kaczorowski, 78, Wilmette

Davina Maria Reedy, 16, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Blanca C. Gonzalez née Roman, 92, Skokie
Visitation Dec. 29, service Dec. 30

Sigrid H. Pilgrim, 78, Evanston

Richard J. Dux, 69, Skokie

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Elender G. Bailey, 85, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 28, service Dec. 29

Merinord Denosar, 57, Chicago
Visitation Dec. 29, service Dec. 30

Eugal Henry, 86, Evanston
Service Jan. 20

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Bartholomew Francis Reid, 86, Evanston

Lynn Dora Polite, 70, Evanston

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

Semsa Besic, 89, Skokie
Service Dec. 28

Therese S. Tirpak née Mika, 91, Glenview
Visitation Dec. 30, service Dec. 31

Saban Torlo, 79, Chicago

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Patricia C. Jascot née Sherman, 78, Des Plaines

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

Beverly Persky née Lipsky, 91, Highland Park
Service Dec. 28

Dorothy Kavka née Cooperman, 82, Evanston
Service Dec. 28

Boris Garber, 67, Vernon Hills
Service Dec. 28

Harold Victor Stotland, 81, Chicago
Service March 12

Jack Joseph, 95, Chicago

Clara Foreman, 93, Skokie

Marlene Hoit née Peskind, 88, Deerfield

Neal Alan Mancoff, 83, Wilmette

David B. Schulman, 83, Highland Park

Featured Obituary:

On December 26, 2022, Anna M. “Nuna” (Bianchi) Rossi, passed away in Northbrook, Illinois. She was 87 years old. Nuna was born in 1935 in Naples, Italy, just before World War II. In Nuna’s own words she recounts the time she met Mussolini:

At about this time I started attending a private school. The faculty was totally devoted to Mussolini. In fact, the student who was judged the best in the class had the honor every morning of dusting Mussolini’s picture which hung in the vestibule. One day we had a visitor, Mussolini himself! He was accompanied by a small man with a funny mustache. Mussolini showed his “friend” how good the schools in Naples were, ignoring the terrible state of the public schools. At a certain point, they both looked at me and a moment later they came over to me and they both pinched my cheek. When I told my parents, I vividly remember their anger.

To escape the bombardments, Nuna and her parents fled Naples and settled in Rome where she studied at the Liceo Classico and for several years, journalism at the University of Rome. On a blind date, Nuna met her husband of 64 years, Ennio C. Rossi, while he was stationed in the US army in Vicenza, Italy. They married in Rome in 1957 and soon after moved to Madison, Wisconsin.

A charismatic and adventurous young woman, Nuna embraced the international community of Madison and acclimated to the American culture beautifully. She learned English quickly and soon acquired a job at Catholic Charities. She was very proud to be the breadwinner of her young family since her husband working as a resident at the University Hospital was not earning as much as she was.

While in Madison, Nuna spent a great deal of time with her in-laws. She forged a special bond with her teenaged brother-in-law, Joseph, a person with intellectual disabilities. Nuna became Joseph’s greatest advocate and encouraged Joseph to have social experiences outside of his home. A big step for Joseph’s mother, but with much encouragement Joseph participated in the Special Olympics. Nuna introduced the world to Joseph, where he thrived.

In 1967, Nuna, her husband, and two children moved to Winnetka, Illinois. Nuna was the most dedicated and devoted homemaker. She created a beautiful home filled with memories of her witty sense of humor, her infectious laughter, and a place where everyone was always well fed by her delicious Italian cooking. A generous spirit, she took great pride in sharing her Italian culture with everyone. It is deeply appreciated by her children and grandchildren.

One of Nuna’s most cherished endeavors was during the 1970s when she was a director for Sacred Heart’s Tower Player’s community theater. Nuna’s favorite production was the “Lion in Winter” where she had the chance to direct her husband Ennio, who played Henry II.

Nuna was diagnosed in July 1996 with Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), a rare neuromuscular disease with slow progressive weakness in voluntary muscle movement. Despite this disease, Nuna never considered it a hinderance and it never slowed her down. A prime example of her tenacious spirit and determined personality.

Send obituaries and images to your Patch to be included in future editions: Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Bluff-Lake Forest, Niles-Morton Grove, Northbrook, Skokie, Winnetka-Glencoe-Northbrook, Wilmette-Kenilworth

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