North Shore Death Notices Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

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.

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Carol Wiseman Smith, 85, Wilmette
Visitation Dec. 3, service Dec. 4

John "Jack" Charles Richards, 88, Evanston
Visitation Dec. 4, service Dec. 5

Raymond C. Ovresat, 92, Wilmette

Peter H. Reinhard, 89, Lincolnwood

Patricia Ann McGuinness née Foran, 85, Northfield

Kathleen Nitschke née Murphy, 80, Glenview

George A. Bay, 64, Evanston

Michael McMillan, 61, Evanston

David Christopher Leath, 34, Wilmette

Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie

June G. Iles née Archer, 96, Chicago
Visitation and service Dec. 3

Camille S. Peterson née Schooff, 85, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Service Jan. 5

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Boulevard in Wilmette

Esther N. Kaplan, 99, Glenview

Leonard Sophian, 92, Buffalo Grove

Herbert S. Wolf, 91, Chicago

Joan Barbara Steiner Kerman, 90, Skokie

Robert Hart, 87, Evanston

Jerrold A. Lazar, 80, Des Plaines

Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie

Lorie Mayer, 91, Chicago
Service Dec. 4

Barry H. Sherman, 74, Naples, Florida
Service Dec. 4

Bluma Herman, 90, Evanston
Service Dec. 3

Melvin A. Schechtman, 69, Palatine
Service Dec. 3

Roselyn Kraus, 101, Skokie

Sylvia Applebaum, 96, Chicago

Doris E. Cohn, 94, Lincolnwood

Eileen Zimmerman, 94, Chicago

Mildred Leah Wiesser, 93, Skokie

Abraham Chaim Levin, 86, Chicago

Harvey Bander, 84, Arlington Heights

Elizabeth H. Belkin, Skokie

Rhona Fiedler, Lincolnshire

A. Donald Fishbein

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

Jean Margaret Fabbri, 79, Highland Park
Visitation Nov. 27, service Nov. 28

Miriam O. Schmidt, 54, Evanston
Service Dec. 1

Jeanette A. Petrie, 87, Northbrook
Visitation Dec. 2, service Dec. 3

Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood

John Renzo Mordini, 95, Highwood

James Joseph Durbin, 86, Highland Park

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

Nancy A. Happ née Bell, 88, Highland Park
Visitation Dec. 4, service Dec. 5

Margaret A. McPhee, 78, Highland Park
Visitation and service Dec. 9

Marianne G. Johnson née Ludden, 95, Glenview

Wenben Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest

Sally Ann Ogden McPherson Isham, 93, Lake Forest

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

Bong-Hyun Yoon, 79, Libertyville
Service Dec. 3

Barbara King Macfarlane, 92, Lake Forest

Featured obituary:

Peter H. Reinhard, age 89 of Lincolnwood, passed away on November 28, 2018. Beloved husband of Margrit nee Neuert; loving father of children Joanne (Brian) Cunningham, Jenny (Craig) Heckathorne, Kathy (Tom) Sobottke, David (Tricia nee Tobias) Reinhard, Lynn (Rich) Hawley, dear grandfather of Teresa (Nick) Welch, Megan, Lauren, Kira (Katie) Chalmers, Emily, Claire, Marika, Sam, Derek, and Niko, as well as greatgrandfather of Zara. Peter is preceded in death by his parents Carl and Claire Reinhard and his brother Frank G.

Peter was born in Germany where he lost a comfortable life when, as a child, he had to go into hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Peter came to a new country where Germans were not highly regarded at the time, gave up his dream of medicine and got down to work to support his family. He adapted and adjusted to many difficult situations with grace and a strong work ethic. Even after going through traumatic experiences, he focused on the positive, looking to the future, figuring out how to make things work, and loving to have fun.

Peter met Margrit Neuert in Chicago in 1950 and it was love at first sight! They married in August of 1952 and lived a full life full of travel, music, art and most importantly a large loving family.

Peter’s embracing of other cultures manifested itself in his career in international electronics and communication systems, his love of travel (having been to 6 continents and 75 countries), his friends from seemingly every country, and his wide-ranging tastes in music. Most importantly, he instilled in his children a respect for and interest in people from all parts of the world and all walks of life.

While his children were growing up his house was always open to anyone who needed a loving place to be. Peter and Margrit routinely invited students from other countries to come to their home for holidays so the students would not be alone. Many of his children’s friends considered Peter to be their extra dad.

Peter was the proud grandpa to ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He encouraged a love for the arts by taking his grandchildren to plays and concerts and, teaching them how to paint. He also enjoyed attending as many of their own concerts and plays as he could.

Peter may not have been one to say, “I love you” but he showed his love for the people in his life every day.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Peter’s memory to the Chicago radio station WFMT, his favorite station for beautiful music and thoughtful programs. Services were held.

via Donnellan Family Funeral Homes

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