Funeral Details

Carol Ann Straus

December 9, 1940 - January 28, 2025

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Service

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

Hazzan Fortunee Belilos

Interment

New Light Cemetery
6807 North East Prairie
Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712
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Shiva

Chicago Jewish Funerals Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.229.8822
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Following the interment until 2:30PM
and
Straus Residence
3605 Crestview Drive
Long Grove, Illinois 60047
Saturday from 6PM until 8PM and Sunday from 4PM until 6PM

Memorial Contributions

Michael I. Jacobson Memorial Gomle Fund
195 North Buffalo Grove Road
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
www.gomlefund.org
or
Jewish National Fund
42 East 69th Street
New York, New York 10021
www.jnf.org




OBITUARY

Carol Ann Straus nee Jesselson

Beloved wife of the late Walter Julius Straus. Loving mother of Herbert (Eileen) Straus and Joel (Lisa) Straus. Proud grandmother of Jonathan Straus, Britny (Dan) Hocken, Samuel (Andrea Berg) Straus, Joshua Straus and Noam Straus, Rebecca Jacobs and Alanna (Chris) Thompson. Cherished great grandmother of Shayne. Service Friday 10AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment New Light Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Michael I. Jacobson Memorial Gomle Fund, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, www.gomlefund.org or to Jewish National Fund www.jnf.org. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com


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Herby, Eileen and your family we have the deepest sympathy for your loss and with the grace of God she is reuinted with your Dad.

Cary & Donna Hajduk
January 29, 2025
To Carol's family, I extend my sincere condolences.
I became acquainted with Carol and Walter z"l many years ago, when we were neighbors on Seward in Evanston. They gave me a ride to the Loop almost daily during the work week in the second half of 1979. I was pregnant at the time. Carol told Walter it wouldn't be right for me to have to take the bus and then the train. She insisted. She could be very persuasive.
We didn't stay in touch, once my husband and I moved to Skokie, but I have never forgotten the kindness your parents/grandparents demonstrated.
May both their memories be for a blessing.

Lillian Gerstner
January 31, 2025
Carol was a tremendous community leader and zealous advocate for civil rights. We are so thankful for her many years of service and devotion to the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. May her memory always be for a blessing. Wishing her family comfort and strength at this time.

Barry and Dina Goldberg
February 1, 2025
When I was nascent Jewish communal professional, there was no single lay person who guided me more than Carol. She gave me brutally honest feedback as well as constructive criticism. But while her style was a bit different, the interactions were always helpful and meaningful. It is always made me smile when she would boast of having the only kosher home in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The world has lost a true woman of valor.. Rest in peace Carol.

Rob Festenstein
February 3, 2025