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Faith briefs
Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.)
Outdoor Shabbat
Join every Friday for
an outdoor Shabbat from
6:30-7:45 p.m.
Fanchon Simons’ Feeding
the Hungry
On the third Sunday of
every month, volunteer
members of Am Shalom
gather to help at the temple’s
kitchen. It just takes about
an hour and is rewarding
for people of any age. Questions?
Call Nina Schroeder
at (847) 835-7025.
North Shore United Methodist Church (213
Hazel Ave.)
Animal Blessing
Join us for an outdoor
animal blessing on Aug. 21.
Exploring The Story of God,
The Story of Us
A book study group will
meet on Mondays at 10
a.m. and 7 p.m., beginning
the week of Sept. 19. All
are welcome to participate
and pre-registration is not
required. Books are available
for loan or purchase.
Serve dinner to the hungry
Members and friends of
North Shore United Methodist
Church volunteer to
serve dinner in the community
kitchen of A Just Harvest,
7649 N Paulina St.,
Chicago (one block north
of the Howard El stop).
To learn about scheduled
service dates or volunteer,
contact the church office at
(847) 835-1227 or nsumcglencoe@sbcglobal.net.
Submit information for
The Anchor’s Faith page
to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@
22ndcenturymedia.com. The
deadline is noon on Thursday.
Questions? Call (847) 272-
4565 ext. 35.
In Memoriam
John A. Colnon
John A. Colnon,
“Jocko”, age 65, passed
away Aug. 9. Devoted
husband of Christine nee
Goldschmidt; loving father
of Chloe (Paul) Reaumond
and Caroline G. Colnon,
loving brother of Carol M.
(Thomas) McIntosh, Clara
L. (Thomas) Brett, James
W. (Wendy) Colnon, Mary
J. (Robert) Sacoff, Matthew
L. (Clare) Colnon,
Marguerite H. Colnon,
Julia M. (Peter, Jr.) Roberson,
and the late Edward L.
Colnon. He also enjoyed
many nieces, nephews
and cousins. Jocko adored
his wife, children, family,
friends and Bob O Link
Golf Club in that order,
more than anything else in
the world. He was a terrific
husband, father and mentor
to so many people over
the years. He was raised
in Glencoe. He graduated
from Sacred Heart School,
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Loyola Academy and
Brown University. John
founded and was President
of Corporetum Development
Corporation, a real
estate development firm in
1982. He was on the board
of directors of Albank Corporation.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials can be sent
to: Evans Scholars Foundation,
One Briar Road,
Golf, IL 60029 and Frances
Xavier Warde School,
120 South Desplaines,
Chicago, IL 60661
Jane Smith
Jane passed away peacefully
on July 24, surrounded
by family. She was 82.
Born to parents Onie and
James, she told wonderful
stories of growing up
in rural Gretna, Virginia,
and always said “It was a
wonderful life.” Jane and
her older sister Ida Mae
went to Duke University
for nursing school where
Jane met her first husband
Richard. They married and
moved to Chicago and
then to Glencoe, where
they raised four fabulous
children. Jane and Richard
divorced in 1977, but
remained close. With her
second husband, Neil,
Jane enjoyed traveling and
hosting wonderful parties.
They moved to Boulder in
2004, where Neil passed
away in 2006. During her
career, Jane worked as an
emergency room nurse,
a nursing home administrator,
head of a hospital
oncology unit and a pharmacy
consultant. She retired
at 71. Jane was generous
and full of love. She
had a wonderful sense of
humor, a zeal for fun and
laughter, and an amazing
capacity to make people
feel welcome and appreciated.
All of these qualities
shone through even as she
struggled with dementia
in later years. She never
missed an opportunity to
give someone a big hug
and a smooch on the lips.
Her passing leaves a huge
hole in the lives of those
she loved, but so much of
her lives on in her children,
grandchildren, and many
others who she touched.
Jane will be forever remembered
for her graciousness,
her elegance,
her love, her humor, and
her ice cream cake. Jane
is survived by her children
Michael (Julie), Sharon,
Kenneth (Mary), Stephen
(Wendy), stepson Doug
(Jill), Ginny; and grandchildren,
Hannah, Josh,
Kate, Max, Sam, Dale and
Ashley; her siblings Ida
Mae (Stanley), Marjorie
(Reuben), Gladys (Bob),
James (Emilie), Delano
(Betty); her first husband
Richard; and countless
cousins, nieces, nephews,
and adoring friends. Jane’s
family has established an
endowment fund in her
memory to support nursing
and medical scholarships.
If desired, in lieu
of flowers, tax-deductible
contributions may be
made via check payable to
“BCH Foundation.” Please
write “Jane W. Meyer
Smith Endowment” on the
check memo line and send
to Boulder Community
Health Foundation, P.O.
Box 9019, Boulder, CO,
80301. A celebration of
Jane’s life will be held in
Colorado and in Virginia
in the coming months.
To contact Jane’s family
please email janesmithmemorial@gmail.com.
Florence Teuscher
Florence Teuscher, formerly
of Glencoe, passed
away July 30. Born on
June 24, 1925, she was
a teacher, scholar, mentor,
friend, wife, mother,
athlete and philanthropist.
Florence graduated with
honors from Northwestern
University after attending
University of Illinois. A
world traveler, Florence
was an inspiration to all
who knew her. She taught
for 35 years in the public
school system in Chicago’s
North Shore suburbs. After
living in Glencoe for many
years, she moved to Chicago
in 1997, quickly joining
the International Women’s
Associates (IWA), and was
awarded IWA Volunteer of
the Year. She helped create
and administrate the remarkable
Culture in a Suitcase,
bringing the world of
the Arts to inner city students.
She led many book
clubs, was highly active
with Women’s Rights and
Free Speech organizations,
and the League of Women
Voters. She was a proud
board member of New
York’s Gingold Theatrical
Group, a human rights arts
organization specializing
in featuring the work of
George Bernard Shaw. After
becoming a docent at
the Terra Museum of Art
in Chicago, she served as
a docent at the Art Institute
of Chicago. She was also
a volunteer at many innercity
schools, including
the Fourth Presbyterian
Church tutoring children
from Cabrini Green. Born
in Hammond, Indiana, to
Rose and Herman Lynn.
Sister to Norman and
Sheldon Lynn. Married to
Norman Staller, Samuel
Levinson, and George
Teuscher. Mother to Natasha,
Richard and David
Staller. Stepmother to Gail
and Michael Levinson. Beloved
friend to many. Florence
has requested that
tax-deductible donations
be made in her name to
Gingold Theatrical Group
(www.gingoldgroup.org).
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was
part of the Glencoe community.