North Shore Death Notices: Sept. 25 To Oct. 1

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

Bobby Elizabeth Peterson née Mooney, 94, Highland Park

Teresa Josephine Filippo, 86, Deerfield

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

Elizabeth Vega, 76, Berwyn
Service Oct. 3

Edward Charles Erwin, 65, Lindenhurst
Service Oct. 7

Virginia Mae Isaacs, 98, Chicago

Anthony "Geo" Giovanni Mijares, 28, Mundelein

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

Paul A. Baffico, 77, Lake Forest

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Julia “Judy” Anne Tinley Lenz, 80, Lake Forest
Service Oct. 21

Desmond R. "Dez" LaPlace, 91, Lake Forest

Richard Hestain Tracy, 89, Lake Forest

Ralph W. Stoll, 86, Lake Bluff

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

Nancy Susan Wagner, 62, Evanston
Service Oct. 3

Clara Kornfeld née Marcus, 102, Evanston

Esona Wernick née Goldberg, 98, Skokie

Norine Gerson née Kaplan, 96, Skokie

Milton "Mickey" Lefton, 91, Chicago

Yevgeniya Plotkina, 87, Wheeling

Donald Manoff, 86, Northbrook

Rand Howard Gloger, 71, Glenwood

Boris Ladyzhensky, 71, Morton Grove

Matthew Richmond, 41, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Jean Wilson, 82, Glenview
Service Oct. 3

Patricia “Tish” Rose Gillam, 92, Wilmette
Visitation Oct. 3, service Oct. 4

Jack Grawoig, 79, Chicago
Service Oct. 4

William F. "Bill" Mooney, 79, Highland Park
Service Oct. 4

Ruth Foxwell Wenzel, 100, Evanston
Service Oct. 6

Terrence “Terry” R. Ryan, 76, Evanston
Service Oct. 6

Patrick Evans Pierre, 33, Skokie
Visitation Oct. 6, service Oct. 7

Margaret Stewart Roche, 93, Evanston
Service Oct. 7

Nicholas Theodore Liapes, 91, Lake Forest

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Anamarie Arndt née Carmody, 82, Evanston
Visitation Oct. 9, service Oct. 10

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Cecilia Kpekpe Pedro, 69, Evanston

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

William P. Feeley, 83, Hinsdale
Service Oct. 7

Paul Richard Larson, 92, Northbrook
Service Nov. 17

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

Lee Kite, 73, Northbrook
Service Oct. 3

Bernice Kessler née Levin, 101, Chicago

Paul Edelsberg, 98, Chicago

Sheila Beth Moss, 87, Normal

David Rakov, 87, Chicago

Marilyn F. Davis, 83, Glencoe

Featured Obituary:

Lee was born in 1949 and grew up in Rockford, Illinois as the youngest daughter of Richard and Jacqueline Hoffman and sister of Carole. She graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign and held both an undergraduate degree and master’s degree in education.

She is survived by her husband, George, to whom she was married for 52 years and her children Alison and Jeffrey.

Lee was a devoted spouse and mother, a dependable friend and a generous mentor who always went above and beyond to make her loved ones feel comfortable and supported. She loved cooking and baking, and was well known for her famous chocolate chip cookies. She was also a wonderful storyteller and conversationalist who enjoyed reading, entertaining and interior design.

Work was a major source of fulfillment and purpose in her life. Her remarkable career exemplified her commitment to making a positive impact on the world. Lee used her passion for education and literacy to create a children’s book company that did business with schools throughout the Chicago Metropolitan Area. She later shifted her career to the non-profit sector, most recently working as an executive at American Cancer Society, where she spent the last 18 years of her career.

In 2007, Lee founded the American Cancer Society’s Discovery Ball, one of the Society’s signature galas in the nation. Under her leadership and guidance, Discovery Ball has raised over $40 million to help save lives and free the world from cancer. In 2018-2022, Lee was named by BizBash Magazine as one of the most influential professionals in the U.S. event industry. In 2022, she was a special honoree at the Discovery Ball event where she bravely shared the story of her own cancer journey and encouraged others to support her in the fight against cancer. Her legacy will live on through the difference she made in striving to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.

Her positive outlook on life was inspiring and her big, beautiful heart has left an indelible mark on the world. She will be deeply missed.

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