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In Loving Memory of

Mary Lewis

December 7th, 1922 - December 19th, 2021

Obituary

Mary Lewis, nee Medwedowsky, age 99, of Highland Park, formerly of Skokie, born in Ukraine and raised for 7 years as a child refugee with her parents in an airplane hangar in South Hampton, England. Beloved wife of the late Jerome “Jerry” Lewis; devoted mother of Madeline (Alan) Kaplan and Donna (Jeffrey) Porter; cherished grandmother of Hayley (Jeremy Massey) Kaplan and Shale (Mollie) Kaplan; sister of Ruth (the late Joel) Laufer; sister-in-law of Amelia (the late Robert) Flink and the late Shirley (the late “Philly”) Malkin; aunt of Sheri Laufer, Jay Malkin, Randy (Paige) Flink, Stewart (Jennifer) Flink and the late Sheri Malkin. Graveside service Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 11:30 AM, Sunset Memorial Lawns Cemetery, 3100 Shermer, Northbrook. In-person attendees fully vaccinated and masked please. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faith in Action Volunteers, 1510 Old Deerfield Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035, www.fiahelp.org. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals. www.chicagojewishfunerals.com

Memorial Events

Graveside

Date & Time Wednesday 12/22/2021 at 11:30 AM

Address Sunset Memorial Lawns
3100 Shermer Road
Northbrook, IL 60062

Clergy
Hazan Hery Chulef
Congregation B'nai Tikvah

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