Funeral Details

Stephen D. Flaxman

Interment - Private

Memorial Service via ZOOM

Sunday, December 20th, 2020 at 3PM

Memorial Contributions

North Shore Congregation Israel
1185 Sheridan Road
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
www.nsci.org

Dear Family and friends,
I'm writing to inform you of the passing my brother, Stephen David Flaxman, whose spirit departed from his body on Tuesday 12/15/20 after a cascade of medical complications following spinal surgery 2 years ago, subsequent congestive heart failure, and hip replacement surgery 2 months ago to alleviate severe pain regardless of whether he was sitting or standing. Although Steve delined into a very weakened condition, he was alert and responsive to the heartfelt loving attention of Louise, Amanda, and Joshua right up until he succumbed. He acknowledged by squeezing Louise's hand that he was able to hear Peter and me talking with him just moments before he passed. We are all relieved that he is no longer suffering, and we are all aprreciating his love of family, love of life, enjoyment of good food and good humor, and his knowledge and appreciation of fine art and classic automobles. Steve had a big personality; he leaves a vacuum in the lives of those who experienced his affection, generosity, and loyalty.

In this era of COVID-19, Chicago Jewish Funerals' Mortuary is providing a Zoom Memorial Service this Sunday, December 20, 2020, at 3 pm CST. You are welcome to join the Zoom video service; for those of you who would like to attend, please log in to the following link at least 15 minutes prior to 3 pm CST (when the service will promptly begin) so you can familiarize yourself with the website where you can record a video, or record a private message, or tell a story or memory about Stephen to the family. Your private recording will be shared only with the family. For those who would like to call or send a card, the address is: 370 Park Avenue - Unit C, Highland Park, IL 60035, and Louise's cell is 224-587-3432; Amanda's cell is 224-567-3914; and Josh's cell is 847-219-0069.

If you have any questions about this process, you can text, call, or email me, or Joshua, or Amanda.

Love and a ((hug)),
Bill

P.S.: Below I have attached a few photos that provide a partial, brief "time-elapsed" view of Stephen's journey.

Memorial Contributions

North Shore Congregation Israel
1185 Sheridan Road
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
www.nsci.org




OBITUARY

Stephen D. Flaxman, 81

Beloved husband of Louise Flaxman nee Waxman. Loving father of Amanda Flaxman and Joshua Flaxman. Dear brother of William (Geraldine) Flaxman and Peter (Catherine) Flaxman. To keep everyone safe and healthy, all services are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Shore Congregation Israel, 1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe, IL 60022, www.nsci.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com


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God bless each and everyone of you she was like a father to me will miss you deeply and dearly

Bobby Dodd jr
December 18, 2020
I am so sorry for your loss! May the Lord hold Steve in the palm of his hand until you all meet again. May his memory be eternal. Hugs and peace to all of you.

Eva Svigos
December 19, 2020
We are so sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing to you. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Marcia and Elliott

Marcia Goodman-Lavey
December 19, 2020
We are so sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing to you. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Marcia and Elliott

Marcia Goodman-Lavey
December 19, 2020
I am so sorry to lose a cousin. My sinerest sympathies to all of you.

Joanne Flaxman)Quade
December 20, 2020
Besides my own father, there have been two other father figures who made a significant impact on who I am as a person and Steve is one of the two. I met him for the first time in 1979 when I was a freshmen in high school. My best friend and his first son, John, introduced me to his family and told his father that I had a black belt in Karate. I almost urinated on myself fearing that Steve would proposed that I show him a few moves. Over the years, I had counted on him for advices leaning on his real life acumen only a few possess. As an example, I learned from him that I should "deny everything" until either he or someone he sent showed up at the scene. Underneath the steely and imposing figure, however, was a man so gentle and caring. When my family was in a difficult situation, he did not hesitate to call his influential friends to help us even though that meant he was asking for personal favors which did not come cheap. He has also introduce me to some of the finer things in life. He showed me how to tell a "fresh" a Rolex is by holding the watch by its clasp and seeing how far down the watch would droop. That way, he explained, I would be able to tell the stiffness of the steel band and therefore how much the watch had been worn. I had no idea that watermelon should be eaten with a knife and a folk until I met him. I also had no idea that blue cheese is a must on a medium rare cheeseburger and that as long as you drink a diet soda with all my meals, I need not worry about the calories. How could forget him teaching me how to count cards and how to win big money playing poker? In fact, it was Steve who took me to Vegas to celebrate John's 21st birthday and showed me how to get in front of any line whether it's for a meal or a show! We will all miss him very much but I know he has now moved on to a better place. He will not be here physically but a big part of him will live on through his wife, Josh, Amanda, his brothers and extended family which

Richard Kim
December 20, 2020
Besides my own father, there have been two other father figures who made a significant impact on who I am as a person and Steve is one of the two. I met him for the first time in 1979 when I was a freshmen in high school. My best friend and his first son, John, introduced me to his family and told his father that I had a black belt in Karate. I almost urinated on myself fearing that Steve would proposed that I show him a few moves. Over the years, I had counted on him for advices leaning on his real life acumen only a few possess. As an example, I learned from him that I should "deny everything" until either he or someone he sent showed up at the scene. Underneath the steely and imposing figure, however, was a man so gentle and caring. When my family was in a difficult situation, he did not hesitate to call his influential friends to help us even though that meant he was asking for personal favors which did not come cheap. He has also introduce me to some of the finer things in life. He showed me how to tell a "fresh" a Rolex is by holding the watch by its clasp and seeing how far down the watch would droop. That way, he explained, I would be able to tell the stiffness of the steel band and therefore how much the watch had been worn. I had no idea that watermelon should be eaten with a knife and a folk until I met him. I also had no idea that blue cheese is a must on a medium rare cheeseburger and that as long as you drink a diet soda with all my meals, I need not worry about the calories. How could I forget him teaching me how to count cards and how to win big money playing poker? In fact, it was Steve who took me to Vegas to celebrate John's 21st birthday and showed me how to get in front of any line whether it's for a meal or a show! We will all miss him very much but I know he has now moved on to a better place. He will not be here physically but a big part of him will live on through his family including Louise, Josh, Amanda, his brothers and t

Richard Kim
December 20, 2020
We are so sorry for your loss. Although we did not know Steve very well, we know he was a wonderful father through Amanda and Josh. May he rest in peace. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Nick & Jozy

Josephine Richard Masandika
December 20, 2020