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In Loving Memory of

Gail Kalish

March 6th, 2021

Obituary

Gail Kalish, nee Gistenson, age 79, of Lincolnshire, IL and Scottsdale, AZ.; beloved wife and best friend for nearly 62 years of Bernard (Buddy) Kalish; loving mother of Susan (Sheldon) Karlinsky; Howard (Nancy) Kalish and Ronald Kalish; proud grandmother of Aaron (Randi) Karlinsky, Marc Karlinsky (fiancee Carol Guzman), Matthew, Lucas, Justin, Benjamin and Julia Kalish; and adored great-grandmother of Galit Karlinsky. Dear sister-in-law to the late Mort (the late Rose) Kalish, Shaindel (the late Mike) Greenspan and Dodo (Morrie) Bishaf. She was preceded in death by her parents, Abe and Helen Gistenson, and her sister, Roberta Field. Devoted aunt and friend to many.
Gail was a proud graduate of Von Steuben High School. Buddy and Gail raised their family in Skokie and Riverwoods, Ill., where Gail served as the village clerk. She was President of the Women’s Golf League at Ravinia Green Country Club for two years.
Gail spent many years as the bookkeeper for Travel Duet, which allowed her to explore the world with many dear friends. She loved world travel, big parties, loud family dinners and canasta. She was an avid writer of poems and parodies. Gail enjoyed AOL, reading books and strong coffee. She was smart, resourceful and the true matriarch of her family.
The graveside service and shiva is private. The service will be livestreamed Friday, 1 p.m. at www.goldmanfuneralgroup.com. Under Recent Services, click onto Gail’s photograph and scroll down to Service Details to view the service. The livestream will be up 15 minutes prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sinai Chicago (sinai.org) or Hospice of the Valley (hov.org). Info: The Goldman Funeral Group (847) 478-1600.

Arrangements by Goldman Funeral Group. www.goldmanfuneralgroup.com

Donations

Sinai Chicago www.sinai.org or Hospice of the Valley www.hov.org

Memorial Events

Service

Date & Time Friday 03/12/2021 at 01:00 PM

Address Private

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OfficiatorRabbi Aaron Melman

Interment

Address Private
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Reception

Address Zoom Shiva
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Additional Information
The Zoom Shiva will take place on Saturday, March 13th, 2021 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

To join the Zoom Shiva, please CLICK HERE

Meeting ID: 818 8016 1387 --- Passcode: Buddy

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