Funeral Details

Muriel Berns

March 17, 1927 - July 19, 2024

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM

Service

Chicago Jewish Funerals
Buffalo Grove Chapel
195 North Buffalo Grove Road
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
Get Directions

Clergy

Rabbi Lisa Bellows
Congregation Beth Am

Interment

Westlawn Cemetery
7801 West Montrose Avenue
Norridge, Illinois 60706
Get Directions

Memorial Contributions

Congregation Beth Am
1370 Abbott Court
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
www.bethambg.org
or
Council for Jewish Elderly
1551 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
www.cje.net




OBITUARY

Muriel Berns nee Morgan, 97, lived a long and meaningful life. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank S. Berns. Loving mother of Dr. Ilene (Ed Zare) Berns-Zare and Rick (Heidi Schultz-Berns) Berns. Cherished grandmother of Lisa (Kyle Tunison) Zare Tunison, Julie (Sam Goldbroch) Zare and Ryan Berns. Treasured great grandma of Connor, Caylee, Matti, and Asa. Dear sister of the late Bertha (Eli) Luskin, the late Esther (Phillip) Saletko and the late Edith (Al) Share. Fond sister-in-law of the late Jerome (Evelyn) Berns and the late Roland Berns. She was the favorite aunt of nieces with whom she had a special relationship, Phyllis (Larry z”l) Galinkin, Fern (Steven z”l) Pritikin Lynn, Carol Yesley, and Hilary Star. She was the fond aunt of Jordan Saletko, Judy Kirman, Donnalyn Williams, Marla Berns Moore, and the late Harmon Berns. Her family was her greatest joy and she will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed.

Service Monday 10AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road (One block north of Lake Cook Road) Buffalo Grove. Interment Westlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Am, 1370 Abbott Court, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, www.bethambg.org or Council for Jewish Elderly, 1551 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015, www.cje.net. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com


GUEST BOOK

We encourage you to share your personal condolences and stories of Muriel Berns below and we will share them with the family.
*Email and phone numbers will NOT be displayed online


Mrs. Berns (she will always be Mrs. Berns to me), welcomed me into her home and treated me like her own son. My friendship with her son, Rick, and the whole Berns family has had a positive and everlasting effect on me.
One fond memory of her was when Rick and I were yong we sort of misbehaved and she found out about it and confronted us. I tried to “sweet talk” our way out of it and she said, “Don’t try that Eddie Haskel nonsense on me!” , with a grin on her face.
I loved her dearly.
May she rest in peace.

Harry Bekiaris
July 19, 2024
I first met Muriel when Ilene and I became close friends….the summer before my senior year in high school. I spent a lot of time in the Berns home for the few years I still lived in Chicago. I came to know Frank, but mostly Muriel well. I have vivid memories of sitting at their kitchen table talking with Muriel when I arrived early and Ilene wasn’t home yet. She always asked me in to wait, would offer me something to eat, and talk. My own mother died early in my senior year so I’m sure Muriel’s presence and time was a comfort to me. Over the years, after my move to Los Angeles in 1973, I’d periodically call Muriel and we’d catch each other up on our lives and talk about TV shows we watched and music we enjoyed (like Frank Sinatra and other singers of that era). Whenever I visited Ilene over these past 50 years, we’d always visit Muriel (and Frank when he was alive) no matter where they/she lived. She was always delighted to see me and greeted me with a jubilant “Gail !!” and a hug when I arrived. As recently as last year, when her memory was truly failing, it touched my heart and made me smile (AND surprised me) when she still remembered me and we were able to reminisce. She will be missed.

Gail Haller
July 21, 2024
May her memory be a blessing to you and your family

Shery Hertzberg
July 22, 2024
Dear Ilene and Family,
We are so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful and dear mother. Our hearts go out to your whole family. May her memory be for a blessing.

Sincerely,
Sherry and Robert Caro

Sherry and Robert Caro
July 23, 2024