North Shore Death Notices: May 1 To May 7

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

Roger Joseph Cortesi, 76, Highland Park
Service May 13

Frank James Palandri, 82, Highland Park

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Jerry W. Ligon, 86, Lake Forest
Service June 23

Katherine Glazos, 94, Lake Forest

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

Susan Joy Spector, 74, Highland Park
Service May 10

Jerry Starkman, 84, Skokie
Service May 21

Jeanette Wayne née Feuerstein, 100, Buffalo Grove

Sylvia Lawrence, 98, Chicago

Newton Minow, 97, Chicago

Lester Franzin, 89, Northbrook

Yaira A. Shapiro née Ackerman, 86, Lincolnwood

Ronald Sanderman, 82, Skokie

Mary Ann Paul, 81, Chicago

Stephen B. Engelman, 77, Evanston

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Peter H. Andrews, 63, Evanston
Service May 9

Philomena Cozzi, 80, Buffalo Grove
Service May 9

Anas Tokat née Kayir, Skokie
Service May 9

Joan E. Schinler née Bailey, 87, Wilmette
Visitation May 9, service May 10

Roberta “Robbie” Hamill née Fitzpatrick, 84, Glenview
Service May 10

Mary Frances Madden née Plunkett, 89, Naples, Florida
Service May 10

Sofie Jolie Igunbor, 16, Morton Grove
Visitation May 11

John Robert Mannebach, 97, Lincolnshire

Robert J. Beitzel, 95, Wilmette

Mary Alice Gurda née Hinchion, 91, Wilmette

Robert Liedel Rothweiler, 91, Evanston

Terry K. Fryer, 70, Evanston

Julianne Butler Minato née Lonzo, 59, Chicago

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Claude Gray, 91, Skokie

Hella Hauer née Riemann, 82, Morton Grove

Daniel Peter Toomey, 77, Evanston

Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Winston Sydney Wallen, 80, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Robert Roy Roth, 73, Evanston

Karen Coney, 71, Skokie

Jacqueline Secor Hardy, 62, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Al Curtis, 78, Morton Grove

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

Michael Dennis Pols, 81, Morton Grove
Visitation May 11, service may 11

Dorothy Mae Muehlbauer, 98, Glenview
Service May 12

Donald M. O’Connell, 89, Chicago

Richard L. Stryker, 82, Glenview

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

James Wangers, 96, Escondido, California
Service May 9

Robert Allan Holub, 71, Morton Grove
Service May 9

Miriam Richman née Bazelon, 100, Glenview
Service May 10

Frances Bronner, 101, Chicago

Featured Obituary:

Jerry W. Ligon, 86, toy maker, refrigerator maker, printed circuit board, microphone, and golf ball maker, loving and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, leader and member of many communities and organizations, died Tuesday May 2, 2023 in Lake Forest, IL, surrounded by his family. Jerry was the first of two children, born September 17, 1936 to Willard and Mary Ligon, Virginians transplanted to Pennsylvania. Willard worked for Westinghouse, which took his family from Pittsburgh to Buffalo, then Palo Alto, where Jerry was active in sports and became an Eagle scout. He attended Oregon State University, majoring in Electrical Engineering and serving as President of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He met Fay Louise Ownbey at OSU and they married in 1957. Last August, they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. After serving as a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps, Jerry followed in his father’s footsteps as an engineer, becoming an accomplished, innovative senior operations executive. He worked for numerous companies, including Westinghouse, Electro-Voice, Wilson Sporting Goods, and Playskool, before retiring as President of Operations of Hasbro Inc.

Throughout his life, Jerry modeled integrity, a sense of humor, social engagement, and a commitment to family and community. His intelligence and quick wit were balanced by compassion and humility. He was dedicated to justice and fairness in his work life and the many communities he was part of. After retiring in 1998, Jerry and Fay enjoyed extensive travel internationally and around the US, spending time with children and grandchildren, before settling in Illinois at Lake Forest Place. There Jerry served the community in a variety of ways: with a literacy program in North Chicago; through active membership at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest; and in leadership roles at Lake Forest Place, among many others.

Jerry was socially and professionally engaged all his life, serving on multiple boards, including the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, the East Greenwich RI School Board, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and on various committees at Lake Forest Place, most recently as Chair of the Finance Committee. He was a citizen of the country and the world, living all over the U.S. and pursuing business interests in South and Central America, Asia, and Europe. He served as an advisor to start-up companies. He listened to and respected people. He laughed and made people laugh. And he lived a long, full life.

Jerry was an inspiration to his colleagues, friends, and family.

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