Kathleen Anne Hewitt Kastilahn died on Oct. 11, less than a month after her 76th birthday. Born in Chicago to Harley and Ruth Hewitt, she attended Lyons Township High School, […]
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Betty Meckstroth, 1940-2022
Elizabeth “Betty” Meckstroth, 82, was born to Swiss and Czech immigrants, Rene Lutz and Emilia Zazvorka, in Bethesda, Md. As a young woman, she lived in Washington, D.C., where she […]
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Margaret Fisher Soffin, 1946-2022
Margaret Fisher Soffin, 75, died peacefully surrounded by her daughters on October 17, 2022 in Switzerland. Margaret was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease earlier this year. A lifelong advocate for bodily […]
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Bernice Weissbourd, 1923-2022
Children lost a tireless advocate Wednesday. Bernice Weissbourd, 99, a researcher who built on her experience as a Head Start teacher to become a national leader in promoting the critical […]
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David Ellis, 1947-2022
David Ellis, General Manager of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra for 18 years, knew all of the musicians and all of the ESO’s subscribers, including their concert hall seat numbers. He […]
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Larry ‘Lorenzo’ Cose, 1953-2022
Larry “Lorenzo” Cose modeled many qualities: his humility, non-judgmental nature, sincere way of listening, gentle wisdom, unwavering courage … and all with a smile that could heal the world. Larry […]
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Carl Parker, 1964-2022
Friends and family members of Carl Parker filled Evanston’s Second Baptist Church on July 15 to remember and celebrate his life. A lifelong Evanstonian, Carl was widely known for having […]
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Martin Russell Hurtig, 1929–2022
Martin Russell Hurtig, artist, professor emeritus in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and adoring husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully in his […]
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Edward A. Quattrocki, 1931-2022
Edward August Quattrocki (Quattrocchi), a professor of English literature, book collector, commodities trader, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, died peacefully in his home on July 15. Ed was a […]
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Stephen Straus’ service honors a man, a ‘mensch’ and a family pillar
Stephen Straus, 88, was remembered Friday morning, July 8, at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, just four days after his brutal murder at the Highland Park Fourth of July […]