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In Loving Memory of

Esfir Akopian

December 28th, 1921 - February 4th, 2022

Obituary

Dr. Esfir Akopian, age 101.

Beloved wife of the late Gurgen. Loving mother of Svetlana Cherny and Eugenia Akopian (Boris Barsky). Cherished grandmother of Serge (Joanna) Cherny, Michelle (Oleg) Kaufman, and Alan (Cathy) Barsky. Proud great-grandmother of Helena, Inessa, Emma, Sarah, Maya, Nora, and Liam. Dear sister of the late Bela Rutman and the late Joseph Daman. Fond aunt of Natasha Daman and Yuri Rutman.

To keep everyone safe and healthy, the service is private. Interment Sunday 2 PM at Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, Illinois 60077, www.ilholocaustmuseum.org, or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield, Virginia 22116-7023, www.diabetes.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals. www.chicagojewishfunerals.com

Memorial Events

Interment

Date & Time Sunday 02/06/2022

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

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