Wilmette, IL Obituaries

Alla Veitsman (née Krul), age 71, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026. Born on May 8, 1954, in Kiev, Ukraine, Alla was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sist...

Betty Gene Elkin (nee Lee), a devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away in her home in Glenview, Illinois on March 7, 2026 at the age of 92. Betty is survived by her daughters Karen, Laurie (K...

Our beloved mother, Agathe Enique Exumé, 94 years young, Vernon Hills, IL, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2026, surrounded by family members. Born on April 3, 1931, in Fond-des-Blancs,...

Seymour Israel Politinsky, 88, of Northbrook. Beloved husband of the late Barbara Politinsky, nee Verona; dear father of Michael (Karen) Politinsky and Shari (Mark) Schreiber; proud grandfather of Geo...

Anna Tenenbaum passed away on February 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on August 15, 1939, she was a resident of Chicago, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at Weinstein & Piser Funeral Hom...

Alan C Lunsik passed away on February 25, 2026, at the age of 85. Born December 12, 1940, Alan was a resident of Skokie, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held at Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home,...

Francine Sandra Levine, 60, of Chicago. Beloved wife of Steven Freeman; cherished sister of Darryl (Patricia) Levine, Diane Levine and Rhonda (Martin) Bariff; loving aunt of Jeri (Neil) Block, Mae Bar...

Syril Gilbert (nee Garland) passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026. She is survived by her loving daughter Roselynn Gilbert Don (Gary Hutter); cherished grandchildren David Don (Manizha R...

Steven Alsberg, 83, of Skokie, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his home on February 22. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, taking care of everyone in his family before himself. S...

Jack A Umansky, born on May 27, 1936, passed away on February 18, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a resident of Vernon Hills, Illinois. Jack was the beloved husband of Florence Umansky; loving father ...

Dolores (Grama Dolly) Siegel beloved wife of the late Ronald Siegel for 65 plus years. Devoted mother of Neal (Debi) Siegel, Edward Siegel, Helen Siegel, and the late Bryna Friedman; caring mother-in...

Diane Emily Schwab, 72, of St. John, Indiana, was born in Chicago to Harry and Magrit Sugar. She adored her parents, who instilled in her a deep love for learning and family. An exemplary student, Di...

Steven Alan Rock passed away on February 18, 2026, at the age of 72. A Memorial Service will be held at Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd, Wilmette, IL 60091, on February 25, 2026, at...

Eric Nathan Kahl, 31, of Glenview, Illinois. Beloved son of David and Karen Kahl, loving brother of Matthew and Nina Kahl, cherished grandson of Ada (late Donald) Kahl and the late Alvin and Yetta Hof...

Though she had not called it home in decades, Roberta Barron, née Yellin, was a New Yorker through and through. Born and raised in New York City, she carried its strength, intelligence, and unmistaka...

Beth Resnik Newman, was born February 13, 1959, and passed away February 15, 2026. Beloved wife of Eugene Newman; loving mother of Harel Resnik Newman; cherished daughter of the late Bernard "Buddy"...

Shirley Rose Tross, 98, of Wilmette passed away on Friday, Feb. 13 surrounded by her family. She was born in Chicago in 1927. She married Irving Tross in 1946, and they were together for 67 years un...

Lyudmila Gilman, born on May 9, 1955, passed away on February 11, 2026, at the age of 70. She was a resident of Skokie, Illinois. Lyudmila was the beloved wife of Michael Gilman, loving mother of ...

We are heartbroken to share that our beloved Warren “Sonny” Lupel passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, surrounded by family at Northwestern Hospital. A devoted husband, brother, father, grand...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of George Poulos, a devoted family man, gifted stylist, loyal friend, and beloved member of his community. Born in 1940 in the West side of Chicago...

George Brent (Balasa) passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 9, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Nancy J. Brent; daughters Dawn Brent, Sari Farne (Tim Farne), Pamela Cohen (Michael Cohen)...

Shirley Ann Schneider, born on July 14, 1935, passed away on February 5, 2026, at the age of 90. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Wilmette, IL. She was a devoted mother, grammy, and great grammy, k...

Mary Ann Jentel, 90, of Evanston; beloved wife of the late Peter Jentel; loving mother of Dr. Jacques (Kimberley) Jentel and the late Paul Jentel; proud grandmother of Isabella, Gabriel, Spencer and G...

Stanley Scherr, passed away on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a resident of Chicago, Illinois. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 13, 12:00 PM at Memorial Park Cemetery, 99...

Michael 'Mickey' Schwartz (who was less than 2 weeks shy of his birthday) passed away peacefully on February 4th, 2026. Mickey, an accomplished dentist, athlete, and workout enthusiast was the son ...

Mark Silver, 76, of Palatine. Beloved fiancé of Patty Lee and devoted stepfather to Michael Grudt; loving father of Lauren (Steven) Weiss and Jason (Kathy) Silver; proud grandfather of Louden, Evie,...

Kathryn Combs Kaplan passed away on January 29, 2026. She lived in Lake Forest, Illinois, but her story began in Binghamton, New York, where she was born to Raymond E. Combs and Joyce S. Combs. Kathy...

Art Edelstein, age 91, died peacefully at home with his wife, Phyllis Edelstein, on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Art lived a full and happy life. He believed in serendipity, which, he often quoted ...

Betty Jane Fitzgerald, 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Wilmette on January 27, 2026, with her loving family. Betty Jane was born in Chicago on July 10, 1945. Betty Jane graduated from Fenge...

Robert Herbert Young (Bob), 78, passed away on January 27, 2026, surrounded by his family at his home in Glencoe, Illinois. Born on September 16, 1947, in Chicago, Bob was a deeply engaged member of ...

Evelyn Gottlieb, 98 of Chicago, IL, has departed this earthly plane. She was the elder daughter of Albert and Jean Lieberman, sister to Roslyn, all of whom have preceded her in passing. She grew up in...

Harold Solochek, born July 14, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marsha Solochek (née Zurkoff); his parents, William and Mary S...

Barbara Falk, 90, of Morton Grove. Loving mother of Annalee (Stephen) King and Phillip (Karen) Falk; proud grandmother of Ashley King, Corie (Charlie) Rotman and Victoria Nicole Pearl Falk and great ...

Jesse Perman, born on September 14, 1929, passed away on January 23, 2026, at the age of 96. Jesse was the beloved son of the late Fannie and Louis Perman, and proud brother of the late Gerald Perman...

Edward “Ted” Frederick Bokhof passed away unexpectedly due to complications from dementia at his home in Skokie, Illinois, on January 22, 2026. He was preceded in death by his father, H. Steel Bokhof ...

Nolan Ross Sumberg, born on May 10, 1966, passed away on January 21, 2026, at the age of 59. He was the beloved son of Brenda and the late Alan Sumberg; cherished brother of Paige (JT) Tolson. A gr...

Ann Jonaitis, a devoted mother, grandmother, educator, and advocate, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026. She was intelligent, kind, patient, and endlessly giving. Beloved wife of the late Cha...

Beatrice Stieber, née Kramer, was born on December 14, 1922, passed away on January 19, 2026. Bea was married for 52 years to her husband, the late Robert Stieber. She is survived by her children, Ja...

Joanne "Nonny" Liberman passed away on January 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on November 29, 1935, Nonny lived a life full of love and dedication to her family and community. She is survived by he...

Elisabeth F. Stein, born on November 17, 1926, peacefully passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Loving wife of the late Dr. Robert J. Stein; caring mother of Ty (Carole) Stein and Peter ...

Frances Don Roston, age 98, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, in Glenview, Illinois. Frances was born on April 1, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, to Beatrice and Reuben Don. She grew up in the R...

William Yagerman, born on February 5, 1942, passed away on January 10, 2026, at the age of 83.

Valentina Lemesheva, 86, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on January 10, 2026. She was born on December 20, 1939, in Birakan, Russia, to Konstantin Korzh and Fekla Grinberg. She immigrated with her f...

Malcolm Dalkoff of Wilmette, Illinois, passed away on January 8, 2026 at the age of 76. Loving husband of Selma, loving father of Jeremy and Amy, and devoted grandfather of Aiden. Writer, book lover, ...

Phil’s family are extremely saddened by his passing. He is no doubt playing guitar, practicing his golf swing and telling astoundingly bad dad jokes to the angels as we speak. Born in Melbourne, Aust...

Steven Howard Gistenson, 65, of Deerfield, Illinois, passed away surrounded by family on January 1, 2026, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband of Susan (née Schultz); lov...

Vicki Peterson Martin (Bosler) of Wilmette passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, at the age of 86. Born on February 25, 1939, Vicki was the beloved daughter of Elwood and Jane Peterson of Kenil...

Former Delphos resident of 50 years, Betty Gressel, passed away on the morning of December 31, 2025 in Austin, Texas where she lived since 2013 near her loving family. Betty and her identical twin, D...

Eugene “Gene” Gutan passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025. Gene is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years Sharon (Minevich) and daughters Marcy Gutan and Rhonda (Tom) Mangan. He was the lovi...