Ira J. Stone, 95, beloved son of the late Abe and Etta Stone; loving husband and best friend for almost 50 years of the late Marjorie Stone, née Leventhal; devoted father of Jack (Sheryl) Stone, Dr. Arvey Stone (Dr. Leslie Brookfield), and Ronna Stone (Tim Smith); proud grandfather of Adam Stone, Noah Stone, Joshua Stone (Jennie Kuckertz), Ariel Stone, Tobyn Smith, Aaron Smith, and Corey Smith; fond uncle and dear friend of many. Ira was a proud life-long Southsider and a WWII Veteran. A funeral service will be held at Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd. Wilmette, IL on Thursday, January 30th at 1:00 pm. Interment to follow at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL. In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org OR the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, www.cff.org. For info: 847-256-5700.
