North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 23 To Jan. 29

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

Adriano Giannetti, 87, Highland Park
Service Feb. 4

Raymond Glenn Castle, 91, Deerfield

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

Ciprian Stefan Tanase, 43, Bolingbrook

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Lillian Therese Buck, 87, Lake Bluff

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

Alice Gross née Karp, 102, Glencoe
Service Jan. 31

Michael James Lilienheim, 63, Chicago
Service Jan. 31

Eunice Beth Marcus, 78, Deerfield
Service Feb. 1

Craig Lawrence Geller, 52, Deerfield
Service Feb. 1

Ellen Freeman, 85, Chicago
Service Feb. 2

Esther Ksendzovsky, 83, Northbrook
Service Feb. 2

Marilyn Dermer née Steinberg, 96, Wilmette

Helen Solomon née Coffae, 102, Lincolnwood

Pavel Tsipris, 94, Buffalo Grove

Yuliya Sorokina, 93, Wheeling

Robert Bizar, 83, Chicago

David Jordan Gossage, 78, St. Louis

Robert Bruce Ettleman, 69, Tampa, Florida

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Christina Ann Coleman née Wendorf, 57, Chicago
Visitation Feb. 2, service Feb. 3

Kenneth Alexander Monarrez, 45, Chicago
Service Feb. 4

Francis Joseph Amato, 96, Glenview
Visitation Feb. 10, service Feb. 11

Lowell I. Stahl, 89, Northbrook

James L. Farrell, 85, Winnetka

Kathleen T. Monahan, 73, Chicago

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Jean Graff née Bleser, 96, Skokie
Service Jan. 31

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Gussie Louise Gardner, 84, Evanston

Mary Truitt, 76, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Michael A. Melnick, 88, Evanston

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

Lilly Kretsos née Rorris, 87, Skokie
Visitation Jan. 31, service Feb. 1

George Stephen Scholly, 91, Glenview
Service March 18

Henry M. Saikin, 84, Crystal Lake

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Norma Gonzales, 87, Glenview
Service Feb. 3

Russell E. Johnson, 88, Morton Grove

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

Donna Joseph, 76, Niles
Service Feb. 1

Matthew Jan Harding, 40, Alexandria, Virginia
Service Feb. 2

Edward Vitkin, 90, Northbrook

Gail Wisch Wenk, 90, Lake Bluff

Vivian S. Lovcik, 89, Wellington, Florida

Jacqueline Koenig née Cowen, 87, Des Plaines

Ronald L. Graff, 67, Tampa, Florida

Featured Obituary:

George Stephen Scholly, 91, died on January 23 at his home in Glenview, Illinois, after living with cancer for many years. He was a wonderful father, husband, doctor, teacher, and scientist. Born in 1931 to Francis and Grace (Billheimer) Scholly, Steve grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in between living at naval bases in Pensacola and Key West, Florida and Waukegan, Illinois, where his dad, Captain Francis Scholly was stationed. He graduated from Waukegan High School and later Northwestern University, where he earned his B.S. in 1953 and M.D. in 1956.

A quiet man rooted in science, hard work and the service of others, Steve found his calling in medicine. For much of his career, Steve was a Doctor of Internal Medicine at Lutheran General Hospital specializing in Pulmonology, where he also served as Director of Pulmonary Medicine. In this role, he treated many patients with breathing problems related to lifelong smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. He became an avid anti-smoking advocate, passionately expounding on the health hazard that was only partially understood at the time. He also was an enthusiastic teacher, holding clinical professorships at the University of Illinois, and later the University of Chicago, and taught until his retirement.

A creative soul, in his off hours Steve loved to nurture his orchid collection, take photos, or tinker with his hands, choosing to fix things instead of tossing them into the garbage. He traveled the world with his wife, Ellen, with whom he shared a lifelong passion for travel and learning. He loved to go on bike rides with family members or spend time with his children and grandchildren. He was an avid sailboat racer, frequently coming in first during the sailing races with the trickiest wind conditions.

Steve served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1957-1959. He met his wife while he was stationed at the Brooklyn Shipyards, and the couple moved to Chicago in order for Steve to complete medical residencies at the VA hospital, Cook County Hospital and Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital (today known as Rush). The final phase of his medical education involved a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Presbyterian St. Luke’s.

Steve was a medical professional who practiced what he preached – he was an active athlete, had an impressive appetite, and yet chose to live the rest of his life in moderation, surprising his doctors (but not his family) with his longevity and perseverance.

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