Dr. Esfir Akopian
December 28, 1921 - February 4, 2022
Memorial Contributions
Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Drive
Skokie, Illinois 60077
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org
or
American Diabetes Association
P.O. Box 7023
Merrifield, Virginia 22116-7023
www.diabetes.org
OBITUARY
Dr. Esfir Akopian, age 101.
Beloved wife of the late Gurgen. Loving mother of Svetlana Cherny and Eugenia Akopian (Boris Barsky). Cherished grandmother of Serge (Joanna) Cherny, Michelle (Oleg) Kaufman, and Alan (Cathy) Barsky. Proud great-grandmother of Helena, Inessa, Emma, Sarah, Maya, Nora, and Liam. Dear sister of the late Bela Rutman and the late Joseph Daman. Fond aunt of Natasha Daman and Yuri Rutman.
To keep everyone safe and healthy, the service is private. Interment Sunday 2 PM at Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, Illinois 60077, www.ilholocaustmuseum.org, or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield, Virginia 22116-7023, www.diabetes.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
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