Funeral Details

Brenda Barak Weis

December 8, 1938 - May 1, 2025

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Service

Chicago Jewish Funerals
Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
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Clergy

Hazzan Steven Stoehr
Congregation Beth Shalom

Interment

Memorial Park Cemetery
9900 Gross Point Road
Skokie, Illinois 60076
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Shiva

Coustan Residence
2128 Pioneer Road
Evanston, Illinois 60201
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Sunday from 4PM to 8PM

Memorial Contributions

Rush University Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment & Services Center
www.rushgiving.com/tribute

or

Malnati Brain Tumor Institute
www.nm.org/givembti





OBITUARY

Brenda Barak Weis, age 86

Beloved wife of the late Byron Weis. Dear mother of Jay (Ava) Weis, Michael (Lisa) Weis, Andrew (Amy) Weis, and Hillary (Charles) Coustan. Proud grandmother of Richard, Robert (Bonnie), Robin (Donovan), Randy, Grant, Eli, Natalie, Jayna, Ari, Elliott, and Shai. Doting great-grandmother of Perry and Alfred. Devoted daughter of the late Dr. Lewis and late Ruth Barak. Cherished sister of the late Dr. Peter Barak. Services Sunday, May 4, 11AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support Rush University Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment & Services Center, www.rushgiving.com/tribute
, please select “Other” from Fund Designation drop-down menu and enter “AARTS Center.” Donations may also be made to Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, www.nm.org/givembti. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com


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Sending love and prayers to the whole family. I am so glad I was able to spend some time with Aunt Brenda in Italy last summer.

Tony Barak
May 2, 2025
I’m very glad I could attend this funeral albeit virtually. I knew she must have been an amazing woman to have raised such an amazing so n
( Mike) and it seems from what everyone said, that I was correct.

Linda Shivers
May 4, 2025