Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Julia Smucker Baccash died at age 64 on March 30, 2013. She grew up in Evanston, obtained an MAT from Northwestern University and spent most of her adult life in Evanston. She leaves behind her husband, three children and three grandchildren.
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Tuesday, April 2
BIOGRAPHY Julia Smucker Baccash, age 64 of Chicago, died on March 30, 2013 surrounded by her husband and three children. Julie was born in Champaign, IL, grew up in Evanston, IL and Goshen, IN and spent the majority of her adult life in Evanston, IL. She attended Goshen College and Northwestern University, where she received an MAT. Julie loved and cared for her family, including her husband of 39 years. With an easy, beautiful laugh, a spirit for adventure, and a generous heart, she lived a full life. She especially enjoyed being with her husband, children and grandchildren, working in the garden and traveling with her family. Julie was the beloved wife of Michael Baccash; loving mother of Laura, Jonathan (Sophia) and Mary (Kerri); …
Evanston resident Kathleen Bruhn died at age 78 on March 27, 2013. She leaves behind her husband, daughter, four grandchildren and a sister.
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Tuesday, April 2
BIOGRAPHY Kathleen Bruhn age 78 of Evanston, beloved wife of Bernhard Benjamin Bruhn; loving mother of Heidi Bruhn; proud grandmother of Chris, Tim, Sean and Colleen Sally; dear sister of Priscilla (Kenneth) Stenman and the late Paul King; fond aunt to many. Past President of State of Illinois P.E.O. FACTS Born: September 6, 1934 Death: March 27, 2013 Place of Death: Three Crowns Park SERVICES Visitation Monday April 1, 2013, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3637 Golf Road, Evanston, Illinois 60203 Click for Map and Directions Funeral Service Monday April 1, 2013, 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3637 Golf Road, Evanston, Illinois 60203 Click for Map and Directions Burial Monday April 1, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery…
Arsen Demirdjian died at age 80 on March 26. He was co-owner of Sayat Nova, an Armenian restaurant in downtown Chicago. Demirdjian and his brother, Levon, first opened the restaurant in Rogers Park in 1965.
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Tuesday, April 2
BIOGRAPHY Arsen R. Demirdjian, age 80, beloved husband of Karen Demirdjian; loving father of Roupen (Tatiana), Gregory (Jennifer) and the late Armen Demirdjian; dear grandfather of Gabriella, Aram, Van and Judah; brother of Armen (Martha), Levon (Marjorie) and the late Niver (Edward) Tatoulian; uncle of many nieces and nephews. VISITATION Monday April 1, 2013, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Saint James Armenian Church, 816 Clark Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201 Click for Map and Directions PRAYER SERVICE Monday April 1, 2013, 7:30 PM at Saint James Armenian Church, 816 Clark Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201 Click for Map and Directions FUNERAL SERVICE Tuesday April 2, 2013, 10:00 AM at Saint James Armenian Church, 816 Clark Street, Evanston, …
Arlene R. Haney, of Evanston and formerly Wilmette, died at 82 on March 22, 2013. She was a longtime volunteer at local hospitals and was known to her grandchildren as the “Cook of the Cowboys."
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Tuesday, April 2
Arlene R. Haney nee Rassenfoss, age 82, of Evanston, formerly of Wilmette, died on March 22, 2013 after suffering a stroke 2 ½ years ago. Born September 30, 1930, she was the daughter of Albert and Philomena Rassenfoss. She was the sister of Joan Finch and was preceded in death by her parents Albert and Philomena Rassenfoss and sisters Sr. Carol Rassenfoss, SP, and Mary Ann Liska. Arlene met William V. Haney while a student at Northwestern University. Both were involved in the Sheil Chapel Catholic student ministry. Arlene married Bill on June 14, 1952. Arlene graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Speech Pathology and earned a degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Arlene was the loving mother of five …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Wilmette native Elissa Froman died at age 29 of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Friends and coworkers remember her dedication to social justice and her unusual ability to build community in the personal and political spheres.
Although she didn’t have a rabbinical degree, friends and co-workers who knew Elissa Froman say that her precocious ability to build community and her dedication to social justice made her, in many ways, already a rabbi. Froman, who grew up in Wilmette, died of lymphoma at age 29 on Friday, March 22. She spent her short career advocating for social change as a legislative associate with the National Council of Jewish Women and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, D.C. As her next move, she had hoped to bring her commitment to social justice to the pulpit. Speaking at her funeral, Froman’s boss, Sammie Moshenberg, used the analogy of the princess and the pea to explain Froman’s passion. If Elissa was the princess, …
Monday, March 18, 2013
William Wimmer Jr., an art teacher at Evanston Township High School and Harper College in Palatine for 24 years, passed away on Jan. 28 at the age of 80.
William Wimmer Jr., who taught art at Evanston Township High School and Harper College in Palatine for 24 years, passed away of bile duct cancer on Jan. 28 at the age of 80, Chicago Tribune reported. During his life, Wimmer worked to revive printmaking at both schools. Chicago author and artist Audrey Niffenegger, who wrote the Time Traveler's Wife, told the Tribune that Wimmer spent three years tutoring her in printmaking because he loved the medium so much and wanted to pass it on to someone who would love it. Services were held at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights, according to Tributes.com.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Dawn Clark Netsch was a professor of law emerita at Northwestern University in Evanston and an Illinois state senator for 18 years. She was also the first woman to run for governor of Illinois as a candidate of a major political party.
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Tuesday, March 5
The following obituary was submitted by Northwestern University. Dawn Clark Netsch, a professor of law emerita at Northwestern University School of Law who left an indelible mark in politics and law in a long career filled with “firsts,” died early this morning (March 5). She was 86. “Over the course of a long and outstanding career, she was an influential public servant, an esteemed teacher, a beloved colleague and a friend and mentor to generations of students,” said Daniel Rodriguez, dean of Northwestern University School of Law. “She was a trailblazer whose legacy includes numerous ‘firsts.’” Netsch served as an Illinois state senator for 18 years. When she was elected as state comptroller in 1990, she became the highest-ranked woman …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Arlan Cable lived in Evanston and designed several major projects in Chicago, including the Chicago Board of Trade addition, the Northwestern Atrium Building at Ogilvie Station and the O'Hare Blue Line Station.
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Monday, March 4
Arlan Cable, age 73, beloved husband of Phyllis nee Levin, loving father of Alana Cable, loving stepfather of Howard Miller, Mark Miller (Anne Cousineau) and Sandra (Dan) Leib; proud grandpa of Zoe, Samantha, Eli, Alison and Rebecca; dear brother of Herbert (Sandra), Stewart. Project architect on notable Chicago projects such as Chicago Board of Trade addition, Northwestern Atrium Building (Ogilvie Station), O’Hare Blue Line Station and many others. For the past 20 yrs, Arlan developed his artistic talents via oil, water color and pastel works. He was a member of the Northshore Art League, Old Towne School of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Arlan’s memory to the Lustgarten Foundation for …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Northwestern University physics professor emeritus Bruno Gobbi died at age 77 on Feb. 7. He researched high energy physics at Fermi National Laboratory and CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Wednesday, February 20
Bruno Gobbi age 77, native of Piotta, Switzerland, died Thursday February 7, 2013. Bruno was born April 13, 1935 in Switzerland. Beloved husband of Elizabeth “Lisa” Gobbi nee Kent; loving father of Maria and Serena Gobbi. Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University Department of Physics. Bruno was one of the top instrumentalists in high energy physics; doing research at Fermi National Laboratory and CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Visitation Monday, February 11, 3:00 p.m. until time of Funeral Service 4:00 p.m. at Alice Millar Vail Chapel, 1870 North Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208. Interment private. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Solidarity Bridge, 1577 Florence Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 www.solidaritybridge.org or charity …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Rae Moses, a founding member of Northwestern University’s linguistics department and co-founder of its women’s studies program, died Feb. 7.
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Monday, February 18
The following obituary was submitted by Northwestern University: “Kind, smart, sassy and full of life” is the way Rajka Smiljanic remembers Rae Moses, founding member of Northwestern University’s linguistics department and co-founder of its women’s studies program. Moses died Thursday, Feb. 7. She was married to Leon Moses, emeritus professor of economics at Northwestern. An award-winning teacher, Moses pioneered classes in language and gender, language and prejudice, and language and medicine. She joined the Northwestern faculty in 1966, serving as assistant dean of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences from 1968 to 1976. She co-founded the women’s studies program (now the gender and sexuality studies program) with the late Professor …
Capitalist Kent
4:03 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
It's because of her input in the 1970 ILL Constitutional denying pension changes that were in today's fix. Progressives are merely slightly watered down Communists. more ›