North Shore Death Notices: July 11 To July 23

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

Cecile Doris Kraus, 93, Glenview
Service Aug. 2

Cecelia Coleman, 98, Northbrook

Regina Meerbaum née Pacht, 96, Morton Grove

Judith A. Stein née Zuckerman, 96, Northbrook

Martin Lubowich, 95, Skokie

Benjamin Rogow, 94, Chicago

Renee C. Lepp, 91, Chicago

Geraldine "Geri" Stillerman née Spevock, 91, Lincolnwood

Jack L. Levin, 90, Niles

Fern E. Grauer née Telechansky, 88, Deerfield

Richard Louis Nachman, 87, Evanston

Jerold A. Hecktman, 86, Skokie

Avram R. Kraft, 85, Boca Raton, Florida

Harriet Schoenwald née Green, 85, Northbrook

Fern Lu Migdal née Bender, 84, Highland Park

Raisa Rudina, 83, Mount Prospect

Larry Joel Powitz, 82, Arlington Heights

James Block Zagel, 82, Chicago

Harriet R. Choice, 81, Chicago

Steven J. Turner, 76, Chicago

Jan S. Rothschild, 75, Vernon Hills

Iosif Rybin, 74, Wheeling

Emily Kathryn Vogel, 70, Chicago

Edward Shamsi, 67, Huntsville, Alabama

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Janice Shugg Bruce, 102, Glenview

Caryl Foley Fitzgerald, 101, Glenview

Bonnie I. Young, 95, Glenview

Lois Ghiselli née Lindeman, 94, Evanston

Berg Sakalian, 91, Morton Grove

Jacqueline O. Moeykens, 88, Fox Lake

Graciano Fontillas, 86, Hoffman Estates

Richard T. Leung, 84, Skokie

Tatiana Savelieva, 81, Skokie

Jacqueline June Axe née Beisler, 80, Evanston

Richard R. Smigiel, 76, Chicago

Jean Antoine, 73, Skokie

Jeffrey Michael Teske, 67, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Alcira M. Smith née Vargas, 91, Skokie
Service July 27

Peter Athol Jenson, 57, Winnetka
Service July 29

Hilario T. Gegantenio, 92, Skokie

Victoria Ramon née Plaza, 92, Skokie

Richard J. Figurelli, 85, Skokie

George R. Pfaff, 84, Glenview

Susan M. Gassen née Holmes, 74, Mt. Prospect

Maryann Yukawa, 66, Niles

Saul A. Perez, 36, Chicago

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Toshiko Mitsui, 98, Morton Grove
Service July 30

Connie Marie Doll née Hoffman, 67, Morton Grove

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

Joseph V. DiCarlo, 69, Chicago
Visitation July 25, service July 26

Teresa McNamara, 92, Northfield
Service July 26

Robert A. Thake, 55, Glenview
Service July 29

Robert Stanley Johnson, 97, Glenview

Janice Hopkins Wangman, 92, Northbrook

Deloris Ann Volkman née Bray, 90, Prospect Heights

Patricia F. Condon née Sprafka, 89, Glenview

Richard Lee Manning, 80, Glenview

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

Arnold Rozenfeld, 99, Skokie

Richard M. Barancik, 98, Chicago

Nina Kuznetsova, 97, Buffalo Grove

Mikhail Yelin, 97, Chicago

Herbert "Herb" A. Heller, 92, Chicago

Frieda Briskin Kohn, 92, Buffalo Grove

Marilyn Palay née Netzky, 92, Northbrook

Raisa Volchek, 86, Niles

Felix Mikhailov, 66, Mundelein

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

Sally Kay DeMaria née Osborn, 90, Drummond Island, Michigan

Charles "Chuck" Schramm, 89, Highland Park

Viola Vivian Whitney née Grubb, 87, Highland Park

Jean R. Schwarz, 86, Deerfield

Jeffrey P. McNair, 45, Deerfield

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

Frank L. Pasquesi, 91, Highwood

Beatrice Lenzini, 90, Highwood

Katherine "Kathy" Coleman née Carlson, 81, Grayslake

Susan Sellheim Beanblossom, 80, Lake Forest

James Michael Andress, 79, Lake Forest

Diane Louise Ringmeier, 63, Glen Ellyn

Judith "Judy" Marie Jones née Baum, 62, Round Lake Beach

David Brian Irving, 61, Maywood

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

Elizabeth “Betsy” Winslow Wagner, 80, Glen Arbor, Michigan
Service Sept. 15

Featured Obituary:

Janice Shugg Bruce, age 102, of Glenview, IL. Beloved wife of the late Gerald W. Bruce. Loving mother of Michael (Rinda) Bruce and Pamela Bruce Cronin. Proud grandmother of Scott and Hunter Bruce; Michael and Courtney Cronin. Great grandmother of Stone, Braxton, Cameron, Camille, and Grant Bruce; Haley and Hannah Hickman. Great-great-grandmother of two.

Janice Bruce passed away peacefully in her home on July 9, 2023, nearly three months after celebrating her 102nd birthday while surrounded by her family and loving caretakers. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother as well as a steadfast friend to many. Her tenacity for life and all its offerings was unmatched, as was her can-do mindset that guided her every day.

Born April 18, 1921, in Montclair, New Jersey, Janice witnessed countless events that shaped her view of the world. She was born at the end of one global pandemic and survived another. Her life’s bingo card included living through Great Depression, World War II, the battle for women’s rights, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the invention of the internet and all 95 of Arnold Palmer’s wins in professional golf.

Her journey in education took her to National Park College (formerly located in Forest Glen Park, Maryland) where she earned her associate’s degree in art history. She called the St. Louis, Missouri area home for many years before relocating to the Chicagoland area where she started her family and built a life with the late Gerald W. Bruce. Their 69-year marriage withstood whatever test life threw their way. Divided by thousands of miles of ocean during World War II, Janice raised her son, Michael, as a solo parent from 1942-45 before Gerald returned from his base in Okinawa, Japan. Their life on earth culminated after his 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s, but their love lasts well into the afterlife.

Janice dedicated her life to service outside of her home. She volunteered for 61 continuous years at Evanston Hospital with most of her time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Nearby at The Cradle, Janice was responsible for transporting and bonding with newborn babies. As a member of Glenview Community Church, she made and delivered meals to the residents at the Cabrini-Green Homes through ‘Meals on Wheels.’

She was one of the longest tenured members of North Shore Country Club where she could always be found on the golf course or in the curling lodge. She and Gerald curled in bonspiels from Minnesota to Scotland. Janice also aimed to pass on the joy gleaned from golf to others by organizing donations for First Tee of Greater Chicago.

She embodied every bit of her nickname – The Energizer Bunny – throughout more than a century of life, driving and golfing until her mid 90s and living independently until her final years. Having tea with First Lady Elanor Roosevelt at The White House, dinner with then senator (and future president) Harry Truman while in college, golfing the Old Course at St Andrews and careening through the Pacific Ocean on cruises to Alaska only scratch the surface of the incredible memories she takes with her to heaven.

She played an active role in the lives of all four of her grandchildren, providing swimming lessons, rides from school and a built-in excuse to not do their math homework. St. Petersburg, Florida held a special place in Janice’s heart with years spent on the white sand beaches of Pass-A-Grille and Fort de Soto and grouper sandwiches devoured at The Seahorse and Billy’s Stone Crab.

Her fierce independence was juxtaposed by a softer side that showed her love for animals and loved ones. Every phone call to her grandson, Michael (known as T.M.), ended with “I love you,” and the appreciation she felt for the two women – Eglyn and Antonia – who cared for her near the end of her life knows no bounds.

Janice’s sharp wit and humor stayed with her until her final breath as did her desire to keep going no matter what life threw in her way. May her memory be a blessing to everyone whose lives she impacted, and may there be donuts, ice cream and an evening glass of chardonnay waiting on her in heaven.

Send obituaries and images to your Patch to be included in future editions: Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Bluff-Lake Forest, Niles-Morton Grove, Northbrook, Skokie, Winnetka-Glencoe-Northbrook, Wilmette-Kenilworth

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