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14 | February 15, 2018 | The winnetka Current news winnetkacurrent.com In Memoriam Winnetka leader remembered as female trailblazer for politics, children and poor Alan P. Henry Freelance Reporter Throughout her civic and professional life, Catherine Evelyn Aaron Reichelderfer broke through gender barriers and smashed glass ceilings, advocated for the poor in Chicago, and worked for decades in Winnetka on behalf of open housing, Democratic Party candidates and expanded early education opportunities for North Shore children. Reichelderfer died on Jan. 6 in Sarasota, Fla., at age 99. A memorial service will be held May 26 at noon at the Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St., Winnetka. Born on a farm near Big Neck, Ill., she and her family moved to Peoria, where in high school, she met her future husband, Frank Reichelderfer. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1940 and remained in Champaign to attend the University of Illinois Law School, earning a J.D. in 1943 as one of just a handful of women in her graduating class. She and Frank Reichelderfer married in 1943 and moved to Chicago, where their children were born — Frank Jr., who died in infancy, Mark, Ann and Glen. In 1954, the family moved to Winnetka. While raising their children, she also began tackling the social and political challenges of her era and was active in Democratic Party politics. Locally, she was a founding member of the Winnetka Inter-Church Council, and in 1972, helped establish the Winnetka-based North Shore Interfaith Housing Council alongside other civil rights activists from around the Chicago area and Rev. Paul Allen, who was head of the Winnetka Congregational Church and coordinated the project. Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, as it is now known, still serves as the premier advocate for fair and affordable housing in north suburban Chicago. “Catherine Reichelderfer was a public-minded citizen who made a contribution to many causes,” Allen said. “She cared STEM CELL MAGNET THERAPY Now Covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield Dr. Angelo Reyes, MD is a Leading Provider of Non-Surgical Treatment Options & Provider for Medicare & Most Insurances Glenview, Highland Park, Vernon Hills, Bloomingdale & Hinsdale Offered by Get Natural Relief from Arthritis & Soft Tissue Pain Relief, Regenerate, Rejuvenate QUALIFIED CANDIDATES: • Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis • Have a Soft Tissue Injury • Want a Non-Steroidal Option • Want to Avoid Surgery • Other Interventions have Failed CLINICAL STUDY: 92.5 % PATIENT SATISFACTION* *Published in American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PM R 9 (2017) 1236-1243 847.243.6978 Most Appointments available within 48 hours www.PAINfreePAINrelief.com about affordable housing in North Shore communities in order to make them look more like America and less like small preserves for the lucky wealthy. Her zeal for justice and equity in society in general was nourished by her Christian faith.” Reichelderfer also served for many years on the board of the Winnetka Public School Nursery and chaired the Youth Commission on Vandalism in Winnetka. In 1988, a philanthropist friend of Reichelderfer offered her a $50,000 donation for any cause she chose. Remembering conversations earlier in the decade she had with Don Monroe, then superintendent of the Winnetka Public Schools, about the creation of an early childhood organization, she used the money to help found Winnetka’s Alliance for Early Childhood. She choose the first board of directors and the first executive director and wrote the bylaws they still use today. “She was a very active board member, not only attending all meetings, but, during the Alliance’s first parenting series, volunteered to be one of the babysitters for the children of the parents attending the lectures,” said Blakely Bundy, former longtime Alliance director. “When we tell the Alliance’s story, it always goes back to Catherine Reichelderfer as one of its most important and influential founders.” Among her other professional accomplishments, Reichelderfer helped establish a federally funded Head Start preschool in the late 1960s in the nowdefunct Stateway Garden Catherine Reichelderfer, a longtime Winnetka resident who was heavily active in local civic causes, died on Jan. 6 at age 99. PHOTO SUBMITTED Public Housing complex on the South Side of Chicago, and served on the school’s board for over 12 years. She also became a lawyer for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, taking on slum landlords on behalf of tenants who could not otherwise afford legal counsel, and was a founding member of the Citizens Information Service of Chicago. Never one to back away from a gender barrier, Reichelderfer was the first woman to serve as chair of the Winnetka Caucus, the first woman president of the Winnetka Congregational Church and the first woman to serve on the board of the Harris Bank in Winnetka. In later years, she loved having her grandchildren visit and taking them to museums, plays and musicals. In 1991, she and her husband began spending winters in Sarasota, where they retired full time in 1997. “She was both fearless and fortunate, demanding and loving, opinionated and open-minded, a lifelong learner and a good friend, wife, mother, grandmother and advocate,” said her daughter, Ann Reichelderfer. Reichelderfer was preceded in death by Frank, her husband 64 years, and her sister, Virginia Aaron Siegle. She is survived by her children Mark, Ann and Glen; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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