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In Memoriam
Gail Holmes
Long-time Glencoe Public
Safety police and fire dispatcher
police Gail Forman Holmes, 63,
a resident of Gurnee, died July
30. She was born Dec. 31, 1953
in Melrose Park and is survived
by her beloved husband, Lyle A.
Holmes; father, William C. Forman;
brother, James (Laure Ann)
Steel and Garry (Sheila) Forman.
Gail was an aunt to many
nieces and nephews and good
friend to many. She is preceded
in death by her mother, Joan Forman;
and her biological father,
Robert E. Gross. A memorial
visitation and service was held
Aug. 6 at Strang Funeral Chapel
& Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere
Road, Grayslake, IL 60030.
Burial will be held privately. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to the American Diabetes
Association, 2451 Crystal
Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA
22260; or diabetes.org/donate/;
(800) 342-2383. For funeral information,
please call (847) 223-
8122.
Faith briefs
Lennard (Lenny) Jelinek
Lennard (Lenny) Jelinek, 99,
of Delray Beach, Fla. formerly
of Glencoe, died on Aug. 7. Beloved
husband of the late Irma
née Victor for 70 years, wonderful
father of Andrea (Norman)
Fisher and Lester (Shari) Jelinek;
adored grandfather of Michael
(Tracy), Jamie (Cary) Pfeffer,
Daniel Jelinek, Julie (Jason)
Rosenthal, Tracy (Joshua) Silverman,
Fisher Stevens (Alexis
Bloom), Joie (Brad) DeGraff,
Michelle (Alice) Malquist;
“Papa Lenny” of great grandchildren
Jack, Bethany, Haley,
Charli, Max, Parker, Miles,
Meyer, Lindsay, Chloe, Otis,
Paloma, and Jessica. Graveside
services were held Aug. 11 at
Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge,
Ill. Visitation was Aug. 11 at the
Rosenthal residence, 1127 Forest,
Evanston and Aug. 12 at the
Fisher residence, 1440 North
State Parkway, Chicago. Donations
may be made to the charity
of your choice.
Jean Osborn
New Trier graduate Jean W.
Osborn died July 1 in San Diego,
just one month prior to her 97th
birthday. Jean was born on Aug.
23, 1920 in Evanston to Marjorie
Baxter Wiltberger and Alfred
S. Wiltberger. She was raised
on the North Shore of Chicago.
Jean often shared stories with
her family and friends of summer
nights with her neighborhood
friends playing kick-thecan
and swimming in Lake
Michigan. Jean attended New
Trier High School, Bradford
Jr. College in Massachusetts
and Northwestern University in
Evanston. At Northwestern, Jean
was a member of the Alpha Phi
Sorority and was voted the Most
Typical Co-ed in the USA. Jean
met her husband, Robert “Bob”
Osborn at Northwestern and after
college Jean moved to South
Bend, Ind., where she and Bob
were married. They both worked
to support the World War II war
effort. Bob worked for Bendix
Corporation and Jean worked
at the Studebaker Automotive
plant. Jean gave birth to their
first son David in 1942. The family
then moved to Fort Collins in
1946, after Bob had read an advertisement
for a hardware store
for sale. Shortly thereafter, he
and his good friend from South
Bend, Emil Michaels opened
Michaels & Osborn Hardware.
Two years after arriving in Fort
Collins, their second son, William
“Bill” Osborn was born at
Poudre Valley Hospital. Jean always
had great stories and memories
of moving to Fort Collins,
which at the time was a growing
agricultural community of
less than 15,000 people. In these
early years, Jean created many
friendships that lasted a lifetime
in organizations, like various
bridge clubs, as well as helping
to form groups such as The Culture
Club and a book club that
still exists today. Jean was actively
involved in the Fort Collins
community, was a booster of
Colorado State University and a
donor to Poudre Valley Hospital,
also volunteering there as a Pink
Lady. Jean enjoyed being close
to her boys and felt very fortunate
to watch her grandchildren
grow up. Jean watched for the
school bus arrival every morning
where her grandchildren can
still remember seeing her standing
at the window with a big
wave send-off to school. After
her boys graduated from Fort
Collins High School, Jean with
a female friend, started the Edgerton
Travel Company, which
was quite novel for the times
being a solely owned and operated
female business. Jean and
Bob loved to travel and were
fortunate to visit many parts of
the USA and the world, spending
winter months per year in
Maui and San Diego and eventually
retiring and living in San
Diego for the last 10 years. Jean
and her younger sister Margaret
“Peg” Wiltberger remained
close during their lives and after
Bob’s death in 2009 lived in
adjacent apartments in the same
Casa Manana retirement community
in La Jolla, California.
Jean was very active and loved
to spend time outdoors. Jean had
a particular affinity for dolphins,
and was confident she would
come back as one. Jean will be
remembered as a beloved mother,
cherished grandmother and
loyal friend to many. Also, she
never turned down a hot fudge
sundae with “extra pecan nuts
please.” Jean had a beautiful and
contagious smile. She was a joy
to be around and continues to be
celebrated in the hearts of those
she touched. Jean is preceded
in death by her husband Robert
Osborn, her son William Osborn
and her sister Margaret Wiltberger.
Jean is survived by her
son David Osborn (Gretchen),
daughter-in-law Connie Osborn,
her grandchildren, D. Christian
Osborn (Holly), Mathew Osborn
(Anne), Amanda Hood (Ryan),
Michael Osborn (Pricila) and
six great grandchildren. A celebration
of life was held in Fort
Collins, Aug. 11 at Fort Collins
Country Club.
Have someone’s life you’d like to
honor? Email Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.
com with information about a loved
one who was part of the Glencoe
community.
Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.)
Torah Study
Join for a Torah Study Minyan
from 9-10:15 a.m. every Saturday.
Torah Chanting Class
Crash course in Torah trope:
Prerequisite: must be able to read
Hebrew. Taught by Cantor Andrea
Rae Markowicz. Registration
is requested. For questions,
contact Cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz.
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.
Outdoor Shabbat Service
Join for a Shabbat service from
6:30-8 p.m. every Friday until
the end of August. Weather permitting,
the service will be held
in the Perlmutter Courtyard.
North Shore Congregation Israel (1185 Sheridan
Road)
Shabbat Enrichment for
Preschoolers
Celebrate Shabbat and Jewish
holidays as each week students
will enjoy games, stories, songs,
crafts, and challah. Four-yearolds
meet at 10-11:30 a.m. on
Fridays. The enrichment is fee
based and advance registration
required. If you have questions
or would like to register, contact
Susan, 847-835-0724 or susane@nsci.org.
Glencoe Union Church (263 Park Ave.)
Gentle Yoga
Every Monday and Wednesday
from 9-10 a.m., GUC offers
a gentle yoga class. All are welcome;
walk-ins are great. There
is a $10 suggested donation.
North Shore United Methodist Church (213 Hazel
Ave.)
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. To learn about scheduled
service dates or volunteer,
contact the church office at (847)
835-1227 or nsumcglencoe@sbcglobal.net.
Family Promise Chicago North
Shore
North Shore United Methodist
Church regularly provides overnight
accommodations, meals,
and companionship to families
with young children who are
homeless, or at risk for becoming
homeless. Volunteers are needed
to provide food, dine and spend
the evening with our guests, or
serve as overnight hosts. Community
members interested in
volunteering to serve during
scheduled stays may contact the
church office.
St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church (556 Vernon
Ave.)
Sunday Flowers
At St. Elisabeth’s, one of the
traditions is for parishioners to
donate flowers for the weekly
church service. It is a lovely way
to both enhance the church service
and also celebrate a birthday
or an anniversary or memorialize
a loved one. The donation
amount is $75 for a single arrangement
and you can indicate
preference on type of flower, or
you can do more if you wish.
There is still an open Sunday on
August 27.
Lectionary Study Hour
Meet for reflections on lessons
planed for Sundays. Meetings
take place every Tuesday from
8:30-9:30 a.m. at Glencoe Roast.
St. Paul AME Church (336 Washington Ave.)
Bible Study
Join St. Paul for Bible Study
at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. For
more information, call (847)
835-4421.
Sunday School
Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m.
every Sunday morning.
Choir Rehearsal
Choir rehearsal is every Thursday
at 7:30 p.m.
Submit information for The Anchor’s
Faith page to m.wojtychiw@
22ndcenturymedia.com.