Joan Epstein-Ushkow
January 31, 1938 - January 31, 2025
Date and Time
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Service
Chicago Jewish Funerals
Buffalo Grove Chapel
195 North Buffalo Grove Road
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
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Clergy
Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Beth Hamedrosh Hagadol Kesser Maariv
Interment
Jewish Oakridge Cemetery
4301 West Roosevelt Road
Hillside, Illinois 60162
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Shiva
The Smith Residence
168 Oxford Circle
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
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Following the interment until 8PM.
Wednesday and Thursday from 3PM to 8PM.
Saturday evening from 7PM to 9PM.
Sunday from 2PM to 8PM.
The service will be livestreamed on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time.
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Memorial Contributions
Dementia Society of America
PO Box 600
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
www.dementiasociety.org
or
Chesed Chicago
7045 North Ridgeway Avenue
Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712
www.chesedchicago.org
OBITUARY
Joan Epstein-Ushkow nee Kaplan, age 87.
Beloved wife of the late Sanford Epstein and the late David Ushkow. Loving mother of Ken (Jana) Epstein, Mara (David) Aronson, Randi (Mark) Smith, Marla (Neal) Ripperger, the late Mitchell (Sarah) Ushkow, and Michael (Lois) Ushkow. Proud grandmother of Adam (Emily), Shai, Darci (Ryan), Matthew, Jeffrey, Samantha, Jason, Evan, Aidan, Saul and Clayton. Cherished great-grandmother of Noam, Esther, Emanuel, Brielle, and Sophie. Fond sister of the late Blossom (the late Larry) Gould. Service Tuesday 10 AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road (One block north of Lake Cook Road) Buffalo Grove. Interment Jewish Oakridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dementia Society of America - PO Box 600 - Doylestown, PA 18901 www.dementiasociety.org or to ChesedChicago 7045 North Ridgeway Avenue Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712 www.chesedchicago.org. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com