Obituary
Surrounded by her family, Cheryl (Daneman) Karlin passed away on April 28, 2024, after a 2 ½ year struggle with cancer. Mom, and Gigi, as she was affectionately referred to, was an artist and a schooled interior designer who could draw the blueprints and designs for the most beautifully created and elegant homes and spaces one could ever experience. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to Alfred Daneman and Helen Daneman Pesky, Mom had a difficult upbringing, losing her father when she was only 12 years old. Always missing and longing for her dad, she built a life with her children, Chad Daneman Weprin and Brooke Avery (Weprin) Anderson, first in Ohio, and then she had the courage, as a single mother of two under 30 years of age, to relocate her and her children to Chicago, IL, where she worked at Montgomery Ward in search of a better life. Being the single mother to two young children was unusual in the 1970s, but she persevered and found happiness and, finally, love with Gary Karlin (1934-2021). Dad/Papa (Gary) and Mom/Gigi married in 1978, and with this marriage brought three additional children, David Karlin (1957-2019), Jody Mack, and Paige (Karlin) Dioguardi. Never one to use the term “step”, Mom helped raise a much younger Paige who she always loved and felt was her own daughter and her own blood. At times funny and gregarious and at other stoic and serious, Mom only ever wanted her children and grandchildren to be happy. She surrounded her four granddaughters (Avery, Karlin, Lily, and Mimi) with the love of art, design, Judaism, and warmth. She will be missed by all, including her daughter-in-law, Kim Weprin, and sons-in-law, Brian Dioguardi and Marc Anderson. She is survived by her two sisters, Marilyn Nolan, and Susan Hoskins. Contributions would be appreciated to JourneyCare Hospice, Pepper Family Hospice CareCenter, 405 N. Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington, IL 60010.
Arrangements by Goldman Funeral Group.
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