Funeral Details

Agnes Gzesh

November 27, 1930 - June 20, 2021

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 12 Noon

Service

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

Rabbi Yosef Schanowitz

Interment

Shalom Memorial Park
1700 Rand Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
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Shiva

Gzesh Residence
274 Bristol Court
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
312.203.4919
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Wednesday following the service until 9PM
Thursday from 6PM to 9PM
In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, only fully vaccinated people may attend the shiva

Memorial Contributions

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Skokie, Illinois 60077
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org




OBITUARY

Agnes Gzesh, 90, Holocaust Survivor.

Beloved wife of the late Morris Gzesh. Loving mother of Irwin Gzesh and the late Leonard Gzesh. Proud grandmother of Jennifer Gzesh, Jordan Gzesh and Mallory (Adam) Rosen and great grandmother of Hudson. Devoted sister of the late Ted (the late Hedy) Frosch. Dear sister-in-law of the late Harry (the late Marsha) Gzesh. Cherished aunt, cousin and friend of many. Service Wednesday 12 noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Shalom. Memorials to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Educational Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077, www.ilholocaustmuseum.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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Agnes’s life story touched me deeply, since the very moment I met her in Budapest in 2011. Her energy, her confidence, her big heart was captivating. I consider myself blessed to have known her and I am grateful for the insight her life gave me as regards what is truly important in life. I keep Agnes forever in my heart.


Orsolya Banki
June 23, 2021
My father, Morris Pietrkowski and my mother Frieda were good friends of the Gzesh's. They came to my wedding in November 1986 at Skokie Valley shul on East Prairie Rd. and Dempster in Skokie. Agnes was a very sweet lady. She invited me to her condo on Golf Rd. In Skokie a few times. She fed me her home baked delicious cookies and hot tea. She offered me some of her adult sons' clothing for my husband. We enjoyed each other's company very much. Agnes and Morris sometimes attended Sheerit Hapleitah monthly events for Chicago area Holocaust Survivors. I was in charge of arranging these meetings for a few years.

Felicia Pietrkowski Zieff
Skokie, Illinois, USA


Felicia Zieff
September 12, 2023