North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 30 To Feb. 5

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

Haim Elmalech, 80, Arlington Heights
Service Feb. 7

Jack N. Shorr, 72, Tavares, Florida
Service Feb. 7

Carol Rae Cohen née Dennis, 75, Vernon Hills
Service Feb. 8

Fred Putziger, 97, Glenview

Morey E. Slodki, 94, Chicago

Ike Wahba, 93, Deerfield

Peter H. Greene, 92, Evanston

Arnold I. Sklar, 87, Lincolnwood

Ellen Freeman, 85, Chicago

Marla E. Shlau, 76, Glenview

David Adam Siegel, 39, San Francisco

Colton Ross Wexler, 24, Highland Park

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Francis "Frank" Joseph Amato, 96, Glenview
Visitation Feb. 10, service Feb. 11

Nicholas Scott Sievers, 90, Wilmette

Kevin Francis Quinlan, 33, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Dorothy "Dot" E. Szlak née Scholes, 93, Chicago
Service Feb. 7

Frances Yuk Chun Leung, 80, Evanston
Service Feb. 10

Margaret B. “Maggie” Holton, 65, Skokie
Service Feb. 10

Mahendra S. Pandya, 83, Chicago

Albert J. Afryl, 65, Skokie

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Melvin Dorsey, 62, Chicago
Service Feb. 17

Ronnie A. Sullivan, 63, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Roman Lee Weil, 82, Evanston

William Warren Hoffmann, 73, Peoria Heights

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

Gladys Klauke, 102, Glenview

Bernice Ruta Lakoske, 98, Northbrook
Visitation Feb. 9, service Feb. 10

John Walter Fridner, 87, Glenview
Service Feb. 11

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Robert L. Olsen, 98, Morton Grove

Edwin A. Kramer, 92, Morton Grove

Rosalie "Chris" Irpino, 85, formerly of Morton Grove

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

Barry Charles Weiss, 84, Skokie
Service Feb. 12

David Ingall, 92, Highland Park

Margot Stern née Shechter, 86, Evanston

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

Carma Gregory, 82, Highland Park
Service Feb. 8

Pat LeVitus, 87, Northbrook

Marlene F. Silver, 75, Bannockburn

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

Mary Josephine Cooney née Gallagher, 80, Antioch
Service Feb. 7

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Kathleen Whittaker née Martin, 73, Lake Forest
Service Feb. 11

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

Andrew A. Marini, 45, Chicago

Featured Obituary:

Francis (Frank) Joseph Amato passed away Saturday morning January 28, 2023, at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Illinois.

Frank was born December 24, 1926 to the late Frank Nicholas Amato and Claudia (Cafaldo) Amato in Kingston, New York. He was the beloved little brother to Nicholas (Helen) Amato and Mary (John) Grube, all of whom preceded him in death. Frank was also preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Allison Amato.

On July 28,2022, Frank’s beloved wife Alice passed away. Her passing broke his heart. Theirs was a 71- year love affair that began with a blind date while Frank was a student at Notre Dame University. The two of them were like one - you couldn’t have Frank without Alice or Alice without Frank.

Frank is survived by his sister Jacqueline (Tom) Brown of Wellsville, New York, and his children: Frank (JoAnn), Anthony (Dona), Mary Frances (Joe) Nimrod, John, and Ann (Chris) Hutchings. Frank was Grandy to his grandchildren: Joseph Nimrod IV, Alice Ann (Jasen) Quinn, Megan (John) McInerney, Katherine Nimrod, and Emily Nimrod; Katherine (Samuel Morales Lopez) Amato, John Donald Amato, the late Allison Amato, and Henry Hutchings. He was the great grandy to John Vincent “Vinny” Mcinerney, and Alessandro and Elena Morales. He was also loved by many nephews and nieces.

Frank grew up in a loving and tight knit Italian home in Kingston, New York. Love for and respect of family was emphasized and lived in the Amato household. Frank attended St. Joseph Grade School and Kingston High School where he played football and ran track. After graduation Frank enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as WWII was winding down. He said his time as a Marine was his greatest learning experience.

After being discharged he worked in the brickyard, played semi-pro football, and played drums in some big bands.

In 1948 he entered the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame he played freshman football for the legendary Frank Leahy. His football career ended with a broken leg, but Coach Leahy found him a job in the football office. He also coached Interhall football for Dillon Hall at Notre Dame.

While at Notre Dame he met Alice Louise Ruszkowski from the westside of South Bend. The Polish girl from the westside and the New York Italian were married June 2, 1951, at St. Adalbert Catholic Church in South Bend.

Frank graduated from Notre Dame in December of 1951. Soon after graduation he, Alice, and their baby boy left for Norfolk, Virginia, for Frank’s first coaching and teaching job at Norfolk Catholic High School. From Norfolk Frank built a coaching career that went from 1953 to 2013 with stops at St. Thomas H.S Rockford, Illinois, St. George H.S. Evanston, Illinois, Immaculate Conception H.S. Elmhurst, Illinois, and Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois.

To say that Frank was a well-respected and successful coach is an understatement. His greatest accomplishment as a coach was not the wins or championships, but the athletes who finished their athletic careers and went on to be good citizens, honest workers, and good parents. His role as Coach never ended.

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