North Shore Death Notices For The Week Of March 13 To March 19

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

Leon Frederick Fidrych, 99, Lincolnshire
Service March 27

Suzanne Newton Chesler, 78, Deerfield
Service April 2

Jeanne Frances Crotty, 92, South Salem, New York

Suzanne G. Schwartz, 85, Long Grove

Harriet Rose Tarr-Kilroy, 70, Glencoe

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

Cesareo Bartolo Gómez, 99, Highland Park
Service March 23

Modesta Lara, 54, Round Lake Park
Visitation March 24, service March 25

Antonio Rodriguez, 83, Round Lake Beach

James Alphonse "Jim" Anderson, 79, Vernon Hills

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

Josephine “Josie” Brown, 81, Lake Bluff
Service March 23

Thomas B. Hunter, 93, Lake Forest
Services March 25 in Florida, May 13 in Lake Forest

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

Norman Joseph, 82, Park Forest
Service March 22

Steven B. Pulik, 78, Knoxville, Tennessee
Service March 28

Irene Steindler, 98, Highland Park

Patt Joann Schwartz, 97, Northfield

Liliya Buzhevich, 96, Palatine

Ira Graham, 96, Wilmette

Benny Hahamy, 95, Northbrook

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Tanner Kaiser, 92, Evanston

Charles L. "Chuck" Sonneborn, 90, Evanston

Gregory Glezer, 87, Deerfield

Howard S. Ellegant, 81, Evanston

Yosef Gleyzer, 79 Morton Grove

Robert Horwitz, 76, Highland Park

Daniel Z. Appleman, 70, Chicago

Neal Lawrence Barg, 70, Lincolnshire

Marilyn Floss Smith, 69, Lincolnshire

Brian Richard Bowes, 68, Skokie

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

John D. Plattner, 86, Glenview
Service March 22

Lindy Canepa Allen, 93, Wilmette
Service March 24

Sharon O’Sullivan née Hale, 87, Winnetka
Service March 24

Daniel Ward, 52, Monona, Wisconsin
Visitation March 24, service March 25

Robin Elayne Blackwell, 66, Chicago
Service April 8

Charles “Bud” Drucker, 90, Winnetka

Roberta H. Kamp née Hensley, 87, Glenview

Matthew Brian Bohlin, 72, Wilmette

Philippe E. Peterson, 63, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Edwin L. Vetter, 69, Mt. Prospect
Visitation March 22, service March 23

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Edward A. Schuller, 38, Palatine
Service April 22

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Barbara J. Kirksey, 91, Evanston
Visitation March 22, service March 23

Fannie Whitmore, 86, Evanston
Visitation March 26, service March 27

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Nancy Gegan Doyle, 86, Evanston

Arthur Edward Olt, 80, Evanston

Matthew Leon Milam, 67, Evanston

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

Mary Ann Behles née Lohrmann, 79, Northbrook
Visitation March 23, service March 24

Robert C. Thake, 84, Glenview
Service March 25

Angela L. Heath née DiMartino, 91, Northbrook
Service April 1

Connie Silas née Kaulentis, 85, Deerfield

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

Lilli Beatrice Greenebaum née Meyer, 92, Northbrook
Service March 28

Elaine Faermark née Brown, 93, Lincolnwood

Mark Bravi, 85, Chicago

Esther Plotkin, 85, Chicago

Elwine Frances Samuelson, 77, Sarasota, Florida

David “Dave” Barry Bachrach, 75, Indiantown, Florida

Sandra Chatz née Handmacher, 73, Highland Park

Jeffrey Heilbrunn, 72, Chicago

Samantha Leigh Brooks, 51, Highland Park

Featured Obituary:

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Tanner Kaiser, age 92. Beloved wife of the late Paul W. Kaiser, Jr. Loving mother of Susan E. Kaiser (Frank LeBeau, partner) St. Louis, MO; Steven P. (Elena) Kaiser, Evanston, IL; and William T. Kaiser, Chicago, IL. Proud grandmother of David and Daniel Koslovsky, and Jacob, Ariela and Mikaela Kaiser.

Born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Betty was the adored daughter of Clara and Raymond Tanner. She grew up amidst a loving extended family, which enjoyed gatherings at Cedar Lake, Wisconsin and Door County excursions aboard her father’s boat, the Siesta II.

Betty attended Northwestern University and pledged Kappa Alpha Theta. Following graduation, Betty taught school for a year in Seattle, Washington. Upon her return to the Midwest, childhood friend, Jackson Horton, recently married to Nancy Kaiser Horton, introduced Betty to his brother-in-law, Paul Kaiser, Jr. Following a short courtship, Betty and Paul were married at the Blue Mound Country Club in Wauwatosa, where the wedding bouquet Betty tossed was caught by her cousin, David Ketchum’s “Plus One,” a then unknown comedian, Carol Burnett!

Betty and Paul made their home in Waukegan, Illinois, where they raised their three children, Susan, Steven, and William. She enjoyed warm relationships with her in-laws, Paul W. Kaiser, Sr. and Margaret Beagle Kaiser. Betty was a beloved elementary school teacher who taught hundreds of children not only the “three Rs” but also imparted in the them a deep sense of their own self-worth and a respect for their fellow students. Books were Betty’s favorite gifts to give and receive.

Betty was an active member of the Waukegan community involved in the American Association of University Women, American Friend’s Service, First Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, First Methodist Church, P.E.O., Young Women’s Christian Association, and Friends of the Waukegan Public Library. In her early years, she also served as a Brownie and Girl Scout troop leader; scouts still remember the trip she led to Mark Twain’s home in Hannibal, Missouri. Betty’s involvement with AFS culminated in the Kaiser family hosting for one year of high school French exchange student, Jaqueline Bourdet.

Over the course of her life, Betty made many friends and maintained countless close friendships. She closed out her final decade as an involved resident of the Presbyterian Homes in Evanston, Illinois, enjoying Short Story Group, Songs by Heart, and attending services at the Elliott Chapel. Those who knew Betty remember her warm smile and bright laughter. Her parting remark was often, “See you later, Kiddo!”

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