Harriet Treon Friedlander died on Nov. 24 at age 89. Harriet Ann Treon was born on May 20, 1931, in Recife, Brazil, where her father was working; she was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Like her parents and sisters, Harriet was a graduate of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie-Mellon University. She married William Friedlander […]

Rodney Lowe spent 31 years at Evanston Township High School nurturing young journalists in his role as adviser to the Evanstonian, the ETHS newspaper, died on Aug. 25. In 2018 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Journalism Education Association.  Jonathan Baum, who was a member of the District 202 School Board at the […]

Jerome Handler died in Evanston, Ill., on July 14, 2020, not of Covid but because he was 93 years old. Husband to Barbara for 68 years. Father of four: Bob (Dawn Harris), Alan (Patricia Eastman), Peter (Mary Beth Sova), and Liz (Steve Krupkin). Grandfather of a dozen: Amy, Drew, Rachel, Jordan, Maggie, Kathryn, Claudia, Austen, […]

Susan Frolichstein, nee Heyman, age 79, beloved wife of the late Seymour “Sy” Rees Frolichstein. Loving mother of Tamar (Elliot) Frolichstein-Appel and Michael (Ellen) Frolichstein.  Proud grandmother of Jessica, Melanie, Samuel, Abraham, Nathaniel and the late Joseph. Dear sister of Gerry (Steven) Keen and Jay (Judy) Heyman.   To keep everyone safe and healthy, the family will be hosting an online memorial service Tuesday at 7 pm and an […]

David Alan Pituch, 72, of Evanston passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, June 23rd, of health complications after a long battle with the bone marrow disorder MDS and leukemia. A celebrated saxophonist, author, and devoted educator, he studied music at the Baldwin and Wallace College Conservatory, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Northwestern […]

Alexander “Sandy” Lamberg, 87, longtime co-owner of Evanston Plumbing & Heating, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 surround by family at his retirement home outside Rapid River, Mich.  Born and raised on the Upper Peninsula, Sandy enlisted in the Army during the Korean War and served from 1952-54. Shortly after he married the former Marlene […]

Barbara Anne Lloyd Nickels, trailblazing Evanston elementary school teacher, died April 21, 2020 from Covid-19. Barbara Nickels, 87, was born in Green Bay, Wis., in 1932 and studied art and elementary education at Ripon College in Wisconsin before moving to Evanston in 1963. A forceful advocate for civil rights in the early days of public […]

Ernest Smith Ernest Smith passed away Friday, March 27, 2020.  He was 69 years old.  Lovingly called “Ernie” by many, he worked for J. P. Morgan Chase in Evanston for 29 years as a Personal Banker/Customer Service Representative.  He was also a prior member of the Evanston Youth Job Center.