North Shore Death Notices: July 18 To July 24

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

Jonathan Vernon Higgins, 64, Evanston
Service July 31

Louis Atlas, 78, Skokie

Aaron Lewit, 69, Highland Park

Mark Edward Mann, 66, Chicago

Chaim Gershon Freid, 7, Chicago

Murray Schultz, 64, Saint Charles

Sarah Schwartz, 91, Highland Park

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Edwin Hamilton Callison, 67, Chicago
Service July 28

Barbara "Bobbie" Orrick Merritt, 97, Lincolnshire
Service July 28

Richard “Dick” Rinella, 83, Kenilworth
Service Aug. 24

Lise Farokhyans, 98, Skokie

Colleen Campbell née Rettig, 96, Glenview

Stephen J. Testa, 95, Wilmette

Pauline M. Horner, 92, Evanston

Mary Lou Sheehan née Bush, 92, Wilmette

Patricia Yates Sullivan Nugent, 90, Northfield

Edward August Quattrocki, 90, Evanston

Reynaldo J. Martinez, 74, Niles

Julie H. Goslin, 66

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Steven Thompson, 45, Skokie
Service July 27

Dennis William Christopher, 81, Rolling Meadows

George William Streske, 77, Chicago

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Betty Jean "BJ" Jones Blake, 83, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Augustine N. Alonzo, 80, Skokie

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

Diane Mulderink née Podraza, 87, Glenview
Service July 30

Edwin N. Edwards, 90, Glenview

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Margaret M. Thuerk née McElrone, 103, Morton Grove

Edilberto C. "Ed" Ramos, 80, Morton Grove

Virginia "Ginny" Fontana née Betz, 79, Morton Grove

Linda DeSent née Gill, 72, Glenview

Sean Timothy Carberry, 31, Chicago

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

Norman Radloff, 100, Lincoln, Nebraska

Service July 26

Marvin J. Katz, 90, Glencoe
Service July 26

Morton Coburn, 100, Chicago

Aleksandr Polskiy, 95, Wheeling

Harriet J. Sagalow, 75, Palm Springs, California

Beth Ann Hirschfield, 66, Chicago

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

Ramona J. "Mo" Cimbalo, 94, Highland Park

Jeffrey Scott Seaberg, 65, Gurnee

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Jennifer Hefele Wald, 62, Lake Forest
Service July 26

Ruth A. Edelman née Robertson, 89, Lake Forest
Visitation July 27, service July 28

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

Joseph W. Milite, 93, Lake Forest

Hugh Conrad “Babe” Triplett, 91, Lake Bluff

Featured Obituary:

Jonathan Higgins, a lifelong Evanston resident whose work as a freshwater ecologist allowed him to travel the world, died on July 24 at the age of 64, after a long battle with cancer.

Known for his kindness and generosity, a no-nonsense style, and for speaking truth to power, Jonathan was an accomplished athlete, musician, gardener, fly fisherman, and outdoorsman. He particularly loved the Northwoods of the Midwest and the rivers and streams of the American West.

Jonathan was a starting fullback on the 1975 Evanston Township High School Hall of Fame soccer team, where he also pole vaulted his freshman and sophomore years. He went on to become Rookie of the Year, co-Captain, and a three-time all-conference soccer player at Grinnell College, from where he graduated in 1980 with a BA in biology and initiated his research interest in freshwater ecology. Jonathan received an MS and a PhD in population ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Illinois-Chicago, graduating with Phi Kappa Phi honors membership. He started his career in freshwater ecology as a contractor with the EPA, where he managed the contract staff in sampling and analyzing water quality and biota of the Great Lakes, and then with the Nature Conservancy, where he worked for over 27 years until his death.

Jonathan was respected as a global expert in freshwater conservation ecology. His work incorporated freshwater biodiversity into The Nature Conservancy’s efforts, which had previously focused on terrestrial conservation. Specifically, his work concerned the development of regional analyses that depict freshwater ecosystem diversity spatially, along with ways to assess the conditions and threats to those ecosystems at multiple scales. At The Nature Conservancy, he developed methods, tools, and regional analyses for conservation planning in North, Central, and South America, Africa, India, Asia, and Australia, where he traveled and engaged with local and regional staff and academic experts. He also led efforts to monitor and measure the impact of conservation efforts within TNC. He developed the science capacity for The Great Lakes Program, the first regional conservation program within TNC, and was one of a small group that started the global program for freshwater conservation within TNC. Jonathan was widely published and cited, and active in cooperative research endeavors with partners around the world. His efforts while at The Nature Conservancy have greatly advanced freshwater conservation globally.

Jonathan was passionate about his work, and always eager to share his knowledge. He mentored young professionals with enthusiasm. In 2020, he created an internship scholarship program at Grinnell College to support students pursuing careers in conservation and the environment.

Jonathan enjoyed a four-decades-long music career, playing piano and keyboards in college bands – including his beloved Space Potatoes – and numerous post-college soul, R&B, jazz, and rock and roll bands in the Chicago area between 1980 and 2010.

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

Last week: North Shore Death Notices: July 11 to July 17