North Shore Death Notices: May 22 To May 28

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

Frederick Michael Skeer, 94, Chicago
Service July 9

Yelizaveta Gershoyg, 98, Glenview

Revekka Sorokina, 98, Northbrook

Jules Kintz, 93, Boynton Beach

Mikhail Tsoglin, 88, Chicago

Marvin H. "Marv" Barkin, 85, Deerfield

Jordan Malvin Abowitz, 81, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Arlene "Grami" Kabb née Pluda, 77, Buffalo Grove

Alexander Weiss, 72, Evanston

Janet Lee Arnopolin, 71, Phoenix

Andrew Ryan "Andy" Siegel, 48, Palatine

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Jennifer Burlini DeVine, 54, Glenview
Service June 2

Jorge Edgar Tamayo Cordero, 88, Skokie

Paul A. Lussier, 66, Chicago

Susan Martinsen, 62, Maple Grove, Minnesota

Christopher John King, 57, Evanston

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

Robert Lee Swartz, 78, Skokie
Service May 31

Neil John King, 93, Santa Fe

Ilie Bistriceanu, 88, Chicago

Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1917 Asbury Ave. in Evanston

Rodrick Wright, 52, Evanston

Evanston Funeral and Cremation, 1726 Central St. in Evanston

Doreen Ann Schillaci, 64, Evanston

Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove

Gerald L. Wallenberg, 85, Morton Grove
Service May 31

Dorothy A. Krzysko née Skiera, 102, Morton Grove
Service June 1

Jean Waugh Keay née Latz, 90, Glenview

Piedad M. Torres, 85, Skokie

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

George C. Karkazis, 83, Wilmette
Service May 31

Randy Marshall Brown, 67, Glenview
Service June 3

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

Bernice Lee née Steinberg, 109, Glenview
Service May 31

Howard Eisen, 91, Chicago

Sheldon Lavin, 90, Highland Park

Michael "Mike" Muller, 89, Highland Park

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

Ida Bernardi, 90, Lake Forest
Service May 31

Gershon Alcantara, 48, Grayslake
Visitation June 1, service June 2

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

Nancy M. Benedict, 76, Lincolnshire
Service June 3

Howard M. Lehman, 96, Deerfield

Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

J. Melfort Campbell, 98, Lake Forest

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Verkler, 68, Lake Forest

Kathleen McNamara-Skinner, 54, Lake Forest

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

Alan Edward Lerner, 86, Lake Forest
Service June 18

Zachary Thompson Porter, 20, Lake Bluff

Featured Obituary:

Neil John King died peacefully at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on May 18, 2023, at age 93.

Neil was born on September 23, 1929, in Chicago, and was raised in Skokie. After graduating from Evanston Township High School, Neil headed to Yale University, where he was a champion Ivy League pole vaulter. Following his graduation from Yale, Neil served as a Naval Officer during the Korean War.

Following his naval service, Neil returned to Skokie to join his father in Armond King Real Estate as a broker, appraiser, and counselor. He served as President of the North Shore Board of Realtors and of The Counselors of Real Estate. Very active in business and civic affairs, Neil served on many boards, including that of Skokie Valley Hospital (now NorthShore University HealthSystem Skokie Hospital) for 50 years. He loved the Skokie Public Library and the Skokie Valley Rotary Club, where he and his father both served as president and whose meetings he attended weekly even after moving to Chicago.

Always up for an adventure, in 1975 Neil sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with his teenage son in a 36-foot sailboat. He was also an enthusiastic member of The Adventurers Club of Chicago, where he enthralled his grandchildren with shrunken heads, the giant stuffed bear, and the flags suspended from the ceiling commemorating several of his own escapades. A natural athlete, he also competed as a decathlete, a marathoner, and a runner well into his 70’s.

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