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In Loving Memory of

Raymond Lincoln Weiss

February 12th, 1930 - May 26th, 2021

Obituary

Raymond Lincoln Weiss was born on 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Adolph and Nina (Koller) Weiss, immigrants from Hungary. He received a B. A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1951. He studied at the Hebrew University in Israel and, in 1951, earned an M. H. L. from the Hebrew Union College. He served in the active rabbinate from 1956 to 1962. In 1966 Weiss received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He taught in the philosophy department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1965 to 1996. He is the author (with Charles Butterworth) of Ethical Writings of Maimonides (1975) and Maimonides Ethics: The Encounter of Philosophic and Religious Morality (1991). He is survived by his beloved wife, Catherine Bock-Weiss, his nieces Linda Gaibel and Arlene Fox, and many grand nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Howard Weiss and his sister Mildred Zlatin. Service Friday 12 noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. (at Niles Center Road) Skokie. Interment Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Michael I. Jacobson Memorial Gomle Fund, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 www.gomlefund.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals. www.chicagojewishfunerals.com

Memorial Events

FUNERAL SERVICE

Date & Time Friday 05/28/2021 at 12:00 PM

Address Chicago Jewish Funerals
Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, IL 60077

Clergy
Rabbi David Oler

Interment

Address Memorial Park Cemetery
9900 Gross Point Road
Skokie, IL 60076

Shiva

Address Bock Weiss Residence
1500 Oak Avenue, Unit 5F
Evanston, IL 60201

Phone 847.869.6018

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Friday following the interment until 6PM and Sunday 1PM-6PM
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