
Harold Burns
May 30, 1924 - September 8, 2025
Date and Time
Friday, September 12, 2025 at 12 Noon
Memorial Service
Chicago Jewish Funerals
Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
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Clergy
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Interment - Private
Shiva
Chicago Jewish Funerals
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
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Friday 1PM-3PM
Memorial Contributions
Blind Service Chicago
17 North State Street
Suite 1050
Chicago, Illinois 60602
www.blindservicechicago.org
or
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street
18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
www.action.aclu.org
OBITUARY
Harold Burns, beloved husband of the late Phyllis Joy Burns nee Weinert. Loving father of Julie Burns (Ra Bryant) Walker, Polly (George) Gentry, Joanne (Doug) Fuller, and the late Cindy (John) Hefferon. Proud grandfather of Zachary Walker, Collin (Billie) Walker, May (Yovany) Avelar, Alaina (Nihal) Varkey, and James (Libby) Fuller. Dear great-grandfather of Arlo, Wyatt, Ava, Isaac, Hudson and Kosmo. Loyal and long-time companion of Yevette Lewis, Jolie (David) Rubin, Edmund (Debbie) Lewis, Moshe and Lyle Rubin, and Dylan and Lily Lewis. Between family, world-wide travel and the arts, Harold and Yevette stayed very busy and enjoyed all that life had to offer. Cherished brother of the late Milly (the late Leonard) Freedman and the late Sylvia (the late Henry) Levey. Proud uncle of Michael (Barbara) Levey, Linda Levey, Larry (Lynn) Freedman, Nancy (Kenneth) Behles, Suzy (the late Joel and the late Ron) Travers-Byster, Robert (Julie Sutton) Freedman and the late Marty Sagan. A private family interment will take place at Westlawn Cemetery on Friday morning. Service will be held at 12:00 on Friday, September 12th at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blind Service Association, www.blindservicechicago.org or the American Civil Liberties Union, www.action.aclu.org To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com