Olema Behar
December 6, 1931 - January 18, 2023
Date and Time
Friday, January 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Service
Chicago Jewish Funerals
Buffalo Grove Chapel
195 North Buffalo Grove Road
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
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Clergy
Rabbi Barry Schechter
Congregation Kol Emeth
Interment
Shalom Memorial Park
1700 Rand Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
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Shiva
Nissin and Cindy Behar
297 Camden Place
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061
847.347.7565
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Friday following the interment until 5PM
Saturday 6PM- 9PM
Sunday 1PM-5PM
Memorial Contributions
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund
34 Washington Street, Suite 310
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
www.curealz.org
OBITUARY
Olema Behar, nee Fernandez Raya, age 91, passed away January 18, 2023. Beloved wife for 55 years of the late Nissin Behar, MD. Loving mother of Jose, Nissin (Cindy) and Israel Behar. Adored Abuela of Jeremy Behar. Dear sister-in-law of Berta Benhabib and Hilda Lopez. She was extraordinary and left a legacy of love. She will live in our hearts forever.
Service Friday 10 AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road (One block North of Lake Cook Road) Buffalo Grove. Interment Shalom. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, www.curealz.org. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our website.
Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com