Funeral Details

Arnold F. Brookstone, age 94

It is with great sadness that we announce today the passing of Arnie, dad, grand-dad. He passed away peacefully in his new home in Los Altos, CA with his daughter Susan at his side. Arnie was pre-deceased by his beloved wife of over 65 years, Adrienne and his son Gordie. Arnie leaves behind his loving daughter Susan (William “Bill”) Mirbach. Arnie was a devoted grandfather of Marissa Celine Mirbach and Kenlyn Mirbach. Arnie leaves behind his sister Joan (Milton “Mickey”) Blum, nieces Roberta (William “Bill”) Stein, Aimee (Patrick “Pat”) Burke, Sharon Haft and nephew Edward “Ed” (Gail) Haft. Arnie was also grand-uncle of Samantha Haft, Jarrett Haft, Jack Burke and Tommy Burke. Graveside service Monday, 10AM at Shalom Memorial Park (Section XI Hebron), 1700 Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL. Memorial service, 12Noon at Chicago Sinai Congregation, 15 West Delaware Place, Chicago, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Northwestern Memorial Foundation, PO Box 734985, Chicago, Illinois 60673-4985, tinyurl.com/ArnoldBrookstone. Please make checks payable to: Northwestern Memorial Foundation and include Arnold Brookstone in the memo line. Donations can also be made over the phone at 833.443.8663. All gifts in memory of Arnold Brookstone will be directed to support the Focused Forward program at Northwestern Medicine dedicated to adolescent mental health. Gifts in Arnie’s memory may also be made to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, 30 Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, www.juf.org or to any charity of your choice. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com