Funeral Details

Rita Mendelsohn

June 25, 1929 - August 30, 2025

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Monday, September 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Graveside

Zion Gardens Cemetery
6758 West Addison Street, Section 8
Chicago, Illinois 60634
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Clergy

By Family

Shiva

Mendelsohn Residence
522 Church Street, Unit 3D
Evanston, Illinois 60201
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Monday following the interment until 6PM.
Tuesday and Wednesday 10AM-12PM and 2PM-6PM.

Shiva will continue in New York for details please contact Sally, sally46@gmail.com

Memorial Contributions

The Ark
6450 North California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60645
arkchicago.org
or
Nechama: Jewish Responses to Disaster
PO Box 17249
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55117
nechama.org
or
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
67 East Madison Street, Suite 1905
Chicago, Illinois 60603
ramahwisconsin.com/donate




OBITUARY

Rita Mendelsohn, age 96

Preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn, and by her second husband, Bernard Weisberger. Beloved mother of Ruth M. (Rabbi Marty) Lockshin and Sally (David Lowenfeld) Mendelsohn. Dear grandmother of Channa (Jeremy Bob) Lockshin, Shoshanna (Seth Winberg) Lockshin, Noam (Aviva) Lockshin, and Reva (Elie Tradburks) Lockshin, Jonah (Rebekah Park) Lowenfeld, Dr. Lea Lowenfeld, and Elie (Alexandra) Lowenfeld. Loving great-grandmother of Natan, Shachar, Ayala, Hadas, Ezra, Emanuel, Abigail, Ellie, Hannah Rose, Dovie, Nadav, Gili, Erez, Ezekiel, Zooey, Violet & Asher.

Graveside service Monday 11am at Zion Gardens, 3600 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60634. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Ark, 6450 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60645, arkchicago.org or Nechama: Jewish Responses to Disaster, PO Box 17249, Saint Paul, MN 55117 nechama.org or Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, 67 East Madison Street, Suite 1905, Chicago, Illinois 60603, ramahwisconsin.com/donate. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website www.cjfinfo.com. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822


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I shared so many wonderful moments with Rita...love and laughter. She will be missed.

Abby Remer
August 30, 2025
Dear Martin and Ruth Lockshin,
I am sorry to hear about your dear mother and mother in.law and grandmother and great grandmother AH. She was an amazing woman. She was very elegant and such a big heart. Your father Robert ah was the same.
The Mendlesohn family goes along way back either our Aranoff family and having Dr Mark Mendlesohn as our family dentist. Judy Fefferman , Mark's wife.
Martin and Ruth both of you came to my mom's Rozzie Aranoff Shiva when I could not attend her funeral in Chicago.
I have Been thinking about Ruthie since Martin and you made aliyah..
May Hashem comfort all of your family and you among all the other mourners of Isreal.
Miss you Ruthie. May this new year bring much happiness health long lives to all of Your family and you.

Edith Aranoff
August 31, 2025
So very sharp and intelligent, so much a lady in the classy traditional sense, such a delight to have known her, so sad to no longer have her in our midst at 522. We will miss her. With my condolences and warm regards to the family, Bill Termyn

Bill Termyn
August 31, 2025
I remember Rita from my childhood at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin despite the fact that I rarely visited the "marp". I mostly remember her from my visits to Chicago and her visits to Israel. A strong woman who always had something to add to any interaction. I loved to listen to her, share with her and mostly just to be with her. She will be missed by all the people whose lives she touched. May her memory be for a blessing for the family, her community and Am Yisrael.

Cory Shulman
September 1, 2025
Your mom was one of my very favorite people. We worked together at Northwestern. She stood up for me when Dr Struever attacked me, and she told Struever that he could not talk to me or treat me so harshly. We both worked in the office for Struever for quite a long time. She always stood up for me, and Struever could not do anything because he needed her assistance. Your mom was terrific in defending me and herself. I adored her - at the time, I was a new graduate student and apparently naive, but I learned a lot from watching and listening to her. May her memory should always be a blessing

Lynne Goldstein
September 1, 2025
"Mrs. M" had a tremendous impact and unimaginable influence upon my young adult life and I will be forever grateful for the time I lived under her and her husband's roof. May her memory be a blessing.

Ron Kiener
September 2, 2025