North Shore Death Notices: July 25 To July 31

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

Anne Leiser, 86, Northbrook
Service Aug. 3

Samuel “Sam” Perva, 92, Deerfield
Service Aug. 5

John Richard Thompson, 61, Highland Park

Norman Darrell George, 83, Deerfield

Joanne J. Miller-McGinnis née Dutkiewicz, 73, Palatine

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

Margaret Grace Raines, 70, Zion
Service Aug. 5

Soledad Rios Centenos, 92, Highwood

Renee Michelle Bielsker née Greenberg, 73, Glenwood

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Ruth A. Edelman, 89, Lake Forest

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

Betty Jean Van Gorkum, 101, Lake Forest

Wanda Marie Kaminski, 95, Libertyville

Gust C. Papas, 89, Knollwood

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

Richard Hoffman, 90, Highland Park
Service Aug. 3

Lynn F. Becker née Tepper, 70, Hanover Park
Service Aug. 4

Jonathan V. Higgins, 64, Evanston

Shayle Jay Gerstein, 85, Chicago

Patsy Jacobs, 94, Buffalo Grove

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Alice Amato née Ruszkowski, 93, Wilmette
Service Aug. 3

Jay Barklie Johnston, 79, Naples, Florida
Service Aug. 4

Phillip Anthony O’Kray, 57, Melrose Park
Service Aug. 13

Angeline “Kiki” Tompary, 90, Glenview

Peter W. Schellenbach, 80, Glencoe

Donna G. Sundstrom, 79, Lake Forest

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Patrick J. Manning, 78, Chicago
Service Aug. 2

Rosalina Gasmen née Bringas, 83, Morton Grove
Visitation Aug. 4, service Aug. 5

Eleonora Gertrude “Ellie” DeCrescentis, 96, Chicago

Felicitas J. Grott, 94, Evanston

Theodore “Ted” Long, 89, Wilmette

Ilse D. Pfeuffer née Laskowski, 86, Skokie

Ismael Carrasco Yanez, 81, Chicago

Winifred “Wynne” T. Thillens, 80, Skokie

Karen A. Hathaway, 79, Evanston

David M. Kozem, 71, Skokie

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Vincent Joseph Garnett, 88, Evanston

Sallie Theresa Johnson, 75, Chicago

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Mary Alice Olson, 82, Winnetka

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

Randall E. McNally, 92, Northbrook
Visitation Aug. 4, service Aug. 5

Rafael P. Carreira, 86, Chicago
Visitation Aug. 5, service Aug. 6

Ronald J. Cepeda, 83, Glenview
Service Aug. 6

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Ah Yone Wong Lee, 93, Morton Grove

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

Lore Goldsmith née Strauss, 99, Skokie
Service Aug. 2

Herbert Meltzer, 74, Northbrook
Service Aug. 2

Leonid Razdolsky, 69, Northbrook
Service Aug. 2

Matvey Eylin, 96, Buffalo Grove

Peter J. Weinberg, 95, Northbrook

Fern Frankel, 91, Chicago

Richard A. Rosenfield, 87, Highland Park

Harlene Joy Sperling, 81, Highland Park

Cynthia D. Verson, 72, Denver

Featured Obituary:

Richard A. Rosenfield, 87, a former president of M&R Theaters, Chicago's last significant locally owned movie chain, and a repeat theater executive died Friday, July 29, in his Highland Park home. Richard was known for his tenacity and creativity. He grew M&R, which had been jointly owned by the Rosenfield and Marks families since the 1950s, into a 70-screen chain. The company also owned drive-in theaters, roller-skating rinks, bowling alleys, and car washes. He sold the chain in 1988 to New York-based Loews Theatre Management Corp and went on to help found and sell two other major theater chains, including the largest chains in Mexico and Vietnam. A lifelong Chicago-area resident, Richard was a graduate of Senn High School and Northwestern University, where he met his beloved wife of 63 years Barbara (Yellin) Rosenfield. Along with Barbara, Richard was a steadfast supporter of the Jewish community and a proponent of Jewish education and lifelong learning. He and Barbara were long-time members of Beth El Synagogue and benefactors of the Central Avenue Synagogue, Ida Crown Jewish Academy, Solomon Schechter Day School, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, and the Jewish United Fund. Richard possessed joie de vivre in all facets of his life. He was an avid tennis player, golfer, horseman, and cyclist. He instilled this love of sport, food, and life in his entire family over many shared outings and meals.

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