Funeral Details

Sondra Bernfield

November 13, 1935 - July 27, 2024

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 12 Noon

Graveside

Sunset Memorial Lawns
3100 Shermer Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
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Clergy

Rabbi Michael Schwab
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

Shiva

Bernfield Residence
1755 Overland Trail
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
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Tuesday and Wednesday 4PM-7PM

Memorial Contributions

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
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OBITUARY

Sondra Bernfield nee Bayuk, 88.

Beloved wife of Glen R. Bernfield. Loving mother of Dr. Jeff (Gwen) Bernfield, Craig (Donna) Bernfield and Lisa Ben-Zeev. Proud grandmother of Jordan (Deanna Becker) Bernfield and Laura Bernfield, Jamie (Seth Birkan) Bernfield, Sari (Jacob Leib) Bernfield, Rayna Ben-Zeev and Ari Ben-Zeev. Adoring great-grandmother of Matilda and Jett. Dear sister of Arlene (the late Ronald) Spiegler and the late Seymour (the late Rita) Bayuk. Service Tuesday, 12 Noon at Sunset Memorial Lawns, 3100 Shermer Road Northbrook, Il 60062. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126, www.ushmm.org. 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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Lisa and Family,
I am so very sorry for your loss. I remember spending time at your house during high school and college with your mom around. I can’t forget going to her store to try my hand at knitting a cardigan where she was very patient with me.
May her memory be a blessing.
Sincerely, Audrey Zuckerman

Audrey Zuckerman
July 28, 2024
On behalf of the former campers and staff of the Camp Waupaca Reunion Group, we offer our sincere condolences. May her memory be a blessing.

Paul Warshauer
July 29, 2024
We became friends with Sandy 20 years ago, I remember being at her Arizona house playing maj .She was a great player and so patient with me when I joined the group. I still have a coffee mug she made for me reminding me of the rules that I needed to work on. She was a gracious hostess with loads of food and delicious desserts served beautifully,
Steve and I spent many times at her home watching the SUPER BOWL< Sandy loved the ads I think more than the game itself. I did too
We will never forget her strength and courage during these last few years, She always wore some makeup and lipstick, even when she was so incapacitated. and there was always a smile to greet us, We will truly miss Sandy, a lovely strong and intelligent woman. May her memory be for a blessing.
Carol and Steve Weiss

Carol and Steve weiss
July 29, 2024
Our Cousin Sandra z”l
What wonderful memories of such loving kindness so dear to our hearts
Joanne and Steve Feld

Steven Feld
July 29, 2024
Soooo many memories... what to pick as a shareable favorite,? I've e spent the last 8 years of my life making memories with the most incredible women I've ever met! People go life times and never get to meet someone like Sandy.. Accomplished,. Beautiful Copassionate just to name a few. Even during times of her illness she always was always considering everyone else's feelings compared to her own. Selfless is the beat word to describe her. I'm lucky to have spent these years with her as her best
Friend/ Daughter
She will be missed by many

Courtney Oslin
July 30, 2024
I am so blessed to have known and worked (she would say, "tortured!") with Sandy for over 9 years. She always came to see me with goals in mind - picking up her eyeliner lid off the floor, putting clothes away in her closet, or preparing to walk down the aisle for her grandchildren's weddings! I will always know Sandy to come in to exercise with beautiful earrings matching her tops, lipstick, and showing me her lovely nails after manicures/pedicures. I was able to meet her wonderful family, who she was so proud of when they came to visit Tucson and pictures of her great grandchildren. She - along with Glen and Courtney, are part of our PWR! family. Her sprit, resilience, smile and stories will be greatly missed!

Jennifer Bazan-Wigle
July 30, 2024
Sandy was loved by so many people. She was especially close with our family. From driving us to religious school, to teaching me how to knit (remember the knit-wit) she always made me feel special. Sandy and Mom couldn't pass up an antique sale, while dragging the husbands along. My memories of her will always be held dear..

Kim Lieber (Sharlach)
July 30, 2024
My dear Sandy you made such a strong impact on my life. You were the grandmother that I never got to have. I am beyond thankful for all of the years I got to spend with you. You taught me so many things about the Jewish culture, cooking, antique salts, Mah-jongg and how you MUST have ice cream at the end of dinner. You were one of the most amazing people I’ve ever had in my life and I’m so lucky that I was one of those people you kept around. You became my family and you will always have a place in my heart . I love you Sondra Bernfield you will be missed more than you know.

Samantha Warne
July 30, 2024
Such a wonderful strong and talented woman, with the most supportive and loving husband, who has left an indelible mark on the world in the lives of her family and friends
What a long way to come from her childhood New York roots to her multi decades happy marriage, her strong sense of family and living to see great grandchildren, success and satisfaction in the arts. A terrific sister to Arlene, a kind cousin to many. Truly inspirational and humbly appreciative of what she helped create
Will be missed but live on in memory!

Andrew Feld
July 30, 2024