North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 28 To Dec. 4

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

Renata Biondi, 97, Highland Park
Service Dec. 7

Eleanor L. Botker, 92, Highland Park

Leo Zombolo, 90, Highland Park

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

Midred Maxine Santi née Shay, 88, Vernon Hills

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

John F. Lussen, 80, Lake Forest
Visitation Dec. 12, service Dec. 13

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

Thelma Solomon, 93, Deerfield
Service Dec. 6

Lewis Zelig Koch, 87, Evanston
Service Dec. 6

Tamara Satinsky, 83, Buffalo Grove
Service Dec. 6

Karen Bergman née Rosenzweig, 82, Northbrook
Service Dec. 6

Melvin Weitzman, 75, Chicago
Service Dec. 6

James "Jimmy" Kaplan, 72, Highwood
Service Dec. 6

Greg M. Woolridge, 64, Buffalo Grove
Service Dec. 6

George Meschel, 88, Chicago
Service Dec. 7

Alan L. Foss, 82, Buffalo Grove
Service Dec. 7

Mark Greenberg, 72, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Service Dec. 7

Charles M. Damore, 87, Scottsdale, Arizona
Service Dec. 17

Boris Flitsian, 95, San Diego

Sylvia Shabat, 95, Chicago

Bernice Rappoport née Epstein, 89, Highland Park

Yevgenia A. Galinskaya, 87, Prospect Heights

Judith C. Immergluck née Sklansky, 80, Northbrook

Miriam Kliot, 78, Grayslake

Mark Leshchinskiy, 76, Chicago

Phyllis Levy, 75, Chicago

Diane Kliebard Silverberg, 61, Evanston

Marina Stolper, 55, Des Plaines

Eliahu "Allie" Karbal, 34, Chicago

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Alice S. Hessert, 82,
Service Dec. 9

David M. Agnew, 77, Wilmette
Service Dec. 14

Frances Lendway, 97, Palatine

Sara J. "Sally" Bredemann née Noonan, 95, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Peggy A. Hall-Heineman, 73, Chicago
Service Jan. 14

Barbara B. Flood née Burnett, 94, Niles

Charles A. Haag, 92, Skokie

John D. Keller, 83, Gurnee

Anita K. Ambardar, 78, Wilmette

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Nancy Massey née Clinkscale, 83, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 8, service Dec. 9

Brenda Joyce Bostick née Davis, 67, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 12, service Dec. 13

Albert Cornelius Louie, 29, Chicago

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

Natividad “Naty” Bascon, 87, Glenview
Visitation Dec. 9, service Dec. 10

Lucille Kohles Swift, 96, Waukee, Iowa
Services Dec. 10, Dec. 18

Consuelo Roth, 95, Glenview
Service Dec. 15

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Arlene Russell née Finnegan, 96, Chicago
Service Dec. 7

Martin G. Cox, 69, Skokie
Service Dec. 9

Ruby Doris Graf née Moore, 101, Glenview

Janice L. LeRoy, 79, Morton Grove

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

Karen Donaldson née Stone, 69, Chicago
Service Dec. 6

Susan J. Kowalski née Brodsky, 76, Evanston
Service Dec. 7

Ralph Sacks, 84, Chicago
Service Dec. 22

Lionel Howard Goldblatt, 93, Evanston

Donna Jane Graham née Bost, 92, Chicago

Eileen F. Greenberg née Langer, 80, Highland Park

Featured Obituary:

Diane Kliebard Silverberg, loving partner to the late David Steiner, mother, daughter, sister, friend, social justice advocate, and accomplished litigation attorney, died peacefully at her home in Evanston, Illinois, on December 1, 2022. She was 61. Diane was preceded in death by her beloved fiancé, David Steiner, her father, Herbert M. Kliebard, and her mother, Bernice (Bleiweiss) Kliebard.

Diane was born in New York, on March 25, 1961, the oldest of two children of Herb and Bernice Kliebard. She graduated from Madison West High School in 1979. In high school Diane excelled in her academic studies while also pursuing her love of music. In addition to collecting an array of academic honors, Diane was voted by her classmates to serve as the student representative on the City of Madison Board of Education. An accomplished flutist, Diane’s musical pursuits followed in the footsteps of her mother, Bernice, who was Diane’s flute instructor. One of the highpoints of Diane’s musical achievements was when she took the stage to play flute with Chuck Mangione at a concert in Madison, Wisconsin, in November 1977 during the height of Mangione’s wildly successful hit song “Feels So Good.” That same year she won first place honors in the Steenbock Young Artist Auditions held by the Madison Civic Music Association. Diane next attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she obtained her B.A. in 1983 with a dual major in English and Philosophy. In college, Diane continued to excel academically and was elected Phi Betta Kappa. Destined to become a successful litigation attorney, upon graduation Diane attended the law school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she received her J.D. in 1986.

After earning her law degree, Diane practiced law in St. Louis for a few years where she met Mark Silverberg, former husband and father of her children, before relocating to Chicago. Diane was an exceptional and fierce litigator, known for her keen intellect, tireless advocacy for her clients, her outstanding legal writing, and the warmth and humor she provided to her colleagues. She was a mentor to many. She was aptly described by clients as a skilled trial lawyer who had earned her peers’ respect and admiration. One of the many highlights of Diane’s legal career was winning a complex condominium association case in the Illinois Supreme Court in 2014 that was closely watched around the country. Diane never took her success for granted and was always willing to assist those in need by providing pro bono legal representation and by advocating for social justice. Diane was the proud recipient of the 2022 Award for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service. This award is presented annually by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association to award lawyers who have served the court and the community by providing pro bono representation and advocacy.

Diane loved her family dearly. Her children, Marissa (Will) Cowell and David Silverberg, were the light of her life, and she always cherished her relationship with her younger brother, Ken (Judith) Kliebard. She was an amazing mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, colleague, mentor, animal lover, advocate, and friend. Diane was as gregarious as they come, with an awesome sense of humor. She loved to host large holiday dinners for her friends and family where she served up delicious meals and stimulating conversation. She is fondly remembered by all for her radiance, strength, intellect, and humor.

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