North Shore Death Notices For The Week Of Feb. 20 To Feb. 26

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.

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

Ira R. Kaufman, 73, Buffalo Grove
Service Feb. 28

Robert F. Kushen, 75, Chicago
Service March 1

Jeffrey H. Hornstein, 68, Wilmette
Service March 2

Abraham Isaac “Red” Ordman, 98, Dyer, Indiana

Efraim Moscowitz, 93, Chicago

Nikolay Yakimovskiy, 92, Chicago

Mikhail Goldshteyn, 83, Chicago

Bruce I. Bauer, 81, Northbrook

Gregg M. Becker, 61, Rolling Meadows

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

John R. "Jack" Mulroy, 85, Chicago
Service March 1

Benjamin Joseph Peterson, 45, Lincolnshire
Service March 3

Lynne Dorothy Mapes-Riordan, 60, Evanston
Visitation March 3, service March 4

David G. Munson, 84, Crystal Lake
Service March 4

Peter Michael Kelly, 67, Evanston
Service March 4

Bernard “Bernie” Dobroski, 76, Kenilworth
Service April 1

Marilyn Shea Hines, 94, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Helena J. Woepse née Moore, 96, Niles
Service March 2

Leda Maggio née Melone, 64, Morton Grove
Visitation March 2, service March 3

Richard “Dick” A. Hillenbrand, 89, Morton Grove

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Judy Cates née Andersen, 80, Morton Grove
Service March 1

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

Broneta Shmakova, 85, Long Grove
Service Feb. 28

Michael Ostrower, 75, Lincolnwood
Service March 1

Rolf H. Stetter, 92, Wilmette
Service March 18

Benjamin B. "Buddy" Cohen, 93, Highland Park

Sandra Manushkin née Schwartz, 84, Northbrook

Michael Cooper, 52, Northbrook

Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park

Joy Ann Lockner, 84, Deerfield

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

Godofredo Serrano, 78, Skokie
Service Feb. 28

Jiulan Sun, 85, Lindenhurst

Alejo Acevedo Lopez, 86, Glendale Heights

Yijun Zeng, 63, Chicago

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Nan Cohen, 81, Lake Forest

Featured Obituary:

Bernard “Bernie” Dobroski was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He passed away on February 19th, 2023 at the age of 76.

Bernie grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and his passion for music was evident from a very young age. With a perfect pitch, he played accordion beginning at age 3 and performed for the local radio show, “The Stars of Tomorrow”. Bernie’s accordion and tuba talents landed him a spot in Washington D.C.’s US Navy Band from 1968-1972 where his performances ranged from tuba solos to concerts at the White House and Congressional functions. Bernie earned a BA of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, a Masters degree in music at Catholic University, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He has extensive professional experience as a conductor, performer, impresario, music educator, author and speaker.

Bernie served as the Dean of the University of Oregon School of Music (1986-1990) and as the Dean of the Northwestern Bienen University School of Music (1990-2003). He later rejoined the Northwestern faculty as a John Evans Professor of Music and retired in 2020. He served on numerous boards including the Lyric Ryan Opera Center, Sherrill Milnes’ VOICExperience, the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, the Illinois Arts Council and the Eugene Ballet Company. He also served as a judge for the Miss America Pageant (1986, 1989) in which his focus was to identify musical talent and award scholarships.

He was a true people person and was committed to connecting with students and supporting them in their careers. Bernie loved to help and support others in their creative and professional pursuits and many consider Bernie integral to their growth and credit him in helping connect them to life enhancing opportunities. Bernie would frequently host a university class in his home, arranging musical entertainment and serving favorite foods like pierogis. While in Oregon, each Thanksgiving Bernie opened his home to students who were unable to travel to be with their own families. Even during a rehab facility stay, Bernie made new friends, established new mentorship relationships and brightened the day for many by organizing a mini concert series. With a skill in storytelling, he was 110 percent behind those that he loved and would readily speak about their accomplishments and positive attributes.

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