North Shore Death Notices For The Week Of March 6 To March 12

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

Berta Lapitskaya, 96, Chicago
Service March 14

Donald Esken, 93, Chicago
Service March 15

Sandra Levy, 72, Chicago
Service March 15

Steven Lee Rotfeld, 78, Chicago
Service March 19

Natalie Saltiel, 95, Chicago

Elaine Shefsky née Katzman, 90, Lincolnwood

Beth "Harriebeth" Shaffer née Marsden, 88, Buffalo Grove

Alexander Itkin, 86, Buffalo Grove

Marketa "Eta" Wendrow née Hruba, 86, Highland Park

Ronald Jericho, 80, Chicago

Irene E. Shanes née Epstein, 79, Highland Park

Arlene Joy Anderson, 70, Skokie

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Nancy W. Tetzlaff, 81, Evanston
Service March 14

Jennifer Robin Turry, 46, Chicago
Service March 14

Jerome "Jerry" Anthony Maher, 61, Glenview
Visitation March 14, service March 15

Stephan Durell Wood, 54, Northfield
Service March 16

Charles Ronald “Bud” Drucker, 90, Winnetka
Visitation March 17, service March 18

Viola L. Scannell, 97, Glenview

Richard “Dick” R. Bukrey, 81, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Oscar Carl Soergel, 78, Libertyville
Service March 18

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Rose Hsiang née Lee, 85, Chicago

Thompson Funeral and Cremation, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Denene Rochelle Davis, 53, Evanston

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

Christine “Chris” Myres née MacGregor, 97, Glenview

Uldis Briedis, 89, Northbrook

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

Stanley Gorden, 96, Northbrook
Service March 14

Edmond Newton Zisook, 93, Highland Park
Service March 14

Moshe Nathan Epstein, 77, Northbrook
Service March 14

Allen Kelson, 82, Lincolnwood
Service March 15

Stephen Harry Koch, 80, Highland Park
Service March 16

Alina Frolova, 40, Chicago
Service March 20

Victor Raab, 99, Coral Gables, Florida

Harold Arthur Shulman, 94, Glencoe

Gerald “Jerry” Myers, 93, Lincolnwood

Sanford Adams, 84, Wilmette

Richard F. “Dick” Kotz, 82, Glencoe

Sam Nevid, 80, Chicago

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

Kimberly Spears Parpala, 54, Deerfield
Visitation March 12, service March 13

Harriet Rose Tarr Kilroy, 70, Highland Park
Service March 19

Marina Scudellari née Palisi, 93, Highland Park

Ken DiPrima, 87, Evanston

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

Helen P. Psihos, 72, North Chicago
Visitation March 14, service March 15

Pierson Dapier, 29, Lake Forest
Visitation March 17, service March 18

Jose David Duran Martinez, 56, Highland Park

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Constance Lewis Saville, 100, Lake Forest
Service March 15

Betty Lou Wilbur née Fannin, 94, Lake Forest
Service June 4

Leonard Stanislaus Dudzinski, 78, Highland Park

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

Conrad Keith Zion, 90, Lake Bluff

Featured Obituary:

Allen Kelson, 82. Beloved husband for 55 years of Carla (nee Lipson); devoted father of David Kelson and Melina Kelson; proud grandfather of Juliet Kelson, Madeleine (Victoria Butler) Kelson, Jordan Podolsky, Shane Kelson, and Dylan Podolsky; dear brother of Edward (Lorel) Kelson and Susan (Larry) Storck; caring uncle of Lisa (Tom) Kermgard, Daniel (Rachel Powers) Kelson, Marnie (Greg) Pedersen, Paul (Heather Nunn) Storck, and Kerri Storck; and deeply missed by daughter-in-law Jennifer Diamond and son-in-law Peter Podolsky.

Allen’s professional life began as a copywriter for Sears, but it was launched when he joined WMFT’s Chicago Guide as the editor-in-chief, reporter, photographer, designer, typist and PR agent, who covered the arts and dining. When Chicago Magazine was formed, he would work through the ranks as the editor-and-chief, publisher, and director of the Magazine’s most popular feature, the dining guide.

Allen was a deeply curious person who cherished creative expression. He traveled to more than 26 countries, soaking up cuisine, lifestyles, arts, and history. He invested his free time in continuing to learn and explore and sharing those wonders with everyone around him.

Instead of flowers, Allen would have preferred memorial contributions to WTTW or NPR.

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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