Joseph H. Skom
August 1, 1925 - January 27, 2019
Date and Time
Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Service
Chicago Jewish Funerals
Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
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Clergy
Rabbi Bruce Elder
Congregation Hakafa
Interment - Private
Shiva
Meyer Residence
610 Eighth Street
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
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Sunday following the service until 9PM and Monday from 7PM until 9PM
Memorial Contributions
The ARK
6450 North California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60645
www.arkchicago.org
OBITUARY
Joseph Harry Skom, PhB, SB, MD
Beloved husband of the late Edith Mary Skom PhD, nee Rosen. Loving Father of Harriet (Ron) Meyer and the late Roger Skom. Cherished grandfather of Elaine Meyer, Arthur (fiancée Kat DeNeve) Meyer and Adele (Brad Alter) Meyer. Great-grandfather of Leonard Meyer Alter. Graduate of Aurora High School and the University of Chicago, intern at Johns Hopkins University, President of the Illinois State Medical Society from 1976-77. Clinical professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, a practicing internist for over 60 years. Service Sunday, 2:00 pm at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd., (at Niles Center Road) Skokie. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be made to The Ark, 6450 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60645 www.arkchicago.org Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com