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Hugh-Blair Long
Hugh-Blair Grigsby Long, 91, of Evanston, died Jan. 1, 2002 in Evanston Hospital.
He was born in Charlottesville, Va., and previously lived in Winnetka; Lake Geneva, Wis.; and Palm Desert, Calif.
Mr. Long graduated in 1934 from the Virginia Military Institute.
He served in the 13th Marines of the 5th Division and made the initial landing on Iwo Jima during World War II. He was on that island until victory came 36 days later.
As a lieutenant colonel, he retired after the war and returned to work with Alexander & Alexander Insurance in Baltimore. He was sent to run their office in Tulsa, Okla., where he met and married Phyllis Clay in 1949.
In 1964, the couple moved with their four children to A&A’s Chicago office where he retired as executive vice-president in 1969.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Clay Long; four children, Hoyle (Botsy) Jones, Phillip (Whitney) Long, Elza (John) Garnette and Margaret (John) Sundlof; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services and interment were private.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
Lee Ann Myers
Lee Ann Myers, 43, of Evanston, died Dec. 24, 2001, while vacationing in Key West, Fla.
Mrs. Myers, nee Whittenburg, was born Dec. 6, 1958, in Ponca City, Okla.
A summa cum laude graduate of Texas Christian University, Mrs. Myers met her husband Doug in Dallas in 1983, where they lived for 12 years before relocating to Evanston.
At the age of 38, Mrs. Myers decided to end her successful banking career to pursue her dream of becoming a health-care professional.
She began taking pre-medicine classes in the evenings and graduated from Chicago Medical School in 1999. A well-loved physician’s assistant at Evanston Hospital’s Department of Neurology, she was the first physician’s assistant to be hired by the department to aid 17 doctors.
Mrs. Myer’s enjoyed helping families and patients, especially those with terminal brain tumors. She received many letters of thanks and gifts from families touched by her kindness.
A frequent traveler who loved taking her golden retriever, Barney, on walks along Lake Michigan, Mrs. Myers was actively involved in the Christ Church of Lake Forest.
Survivors include her husband, Douglas W. Myers, parents Bob and Margaret Whittenburg and sisters Linda Withers and Jennifer Harper, all of Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Myers is also survived by her brother Russel Whittenburg of Santa Monica, Calif., grandmother Christa Mullins, and many other relatives.
Visitation was held Dec. 28 at the Wm. H. Scott Funeral Home. Funeral services were Dec. 29 at Christ Church of Lake Forest, with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 430 Michigan Ave., Suite 801, Chicago IL 60611-4002.
Robert Parsegian
Robert Parsegian, age 72, of Skokie died Jan. 5, 2002 at Glenbrook Hospital.
Mr. Parsegian was born in Evanston on June 13, 1929. He lived in Skokie for 18 years and in Evanston prior to that.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and, along with his brother Willy, started Parsegian Brothers Carpet and Furniture Cleaning in 1953. The brothers dissolved the business and retired in 1997.
Survivors include his mother, Alice Parsegian of Glenview, brother Willy Parsegian of Mexico and sister-in-law Margaret Deigel. He is also survived by five nieces and nephews and four grand nieces and grand nephews.
Mr. Parsegian was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Parsegian. His father Jack and brother Fred also preceded him in death.
Funeral service was held Jan. 8, 2002 at St. James Armenian Church in Evanston, with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Armenian Church, 816 Clark St.,
Evanston IL 60201 or the American Cancer Society, 820 Davis St., Suite 340, Evanston IL 60201.
Richard Rosewall
Richard Rosewell, former chairman of the Evanston High School music department for 18 years, died Jan. 5, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.
Dr. Rosewall was born in Blue Earth, Minn., and received his undergraduate degree, master’s and doctorate from the University of Minnesota. He performed as a vocal soloist there and in many other venues.
During his career, Dr. Rosewall also taught choral music and voice at the University of Minnesota, Indiana State University, the New England Conservatory of Music and DePaul University in Chicago.
In addition, he was a clinician and a writer. His book, “Handbook of Singing,” was used as a text throughout the country for more than 30 years.
Mr. Rosewall directed church and community choruses including the North Shore Choral Society in Evanston. After retiring, he turned to composition, and several of his choral works were published.
An active volunteer, Mr. Rosewall worked with the Chicago Literacy Council for six years where he recorded textbooks for the handicapped. He also was an active member of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston, where he served as choir director for 12 years and as elder and deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Diane, sons David (Janet) of Bloomington, Minn., and Michael (Ellen) of DePere, Wis., and daughter Ann of Austin, Texas.
He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Charles Rosewall (Elena), sister-in-law Mary Orfield of Minnetonka, Minn., five grandchildren and many nephews, nieces and friends.
Memorial services were held Jan. 10, 2002 at Northminster Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that gifts be sent to Evanston Township High School where a music scholarship fund is planned in his honor.
Odessa Bell Schofield
Odessa Bell Schofield died Nov. 22, 2001, at St. Frances Hospital in Evanston.
Mrs. Schofield was born Jan. 12, 1921, in Abbeville, S.C., to the late Pearl Logan. She was raised by two very special foster parents, the late Samuel and Effie Bell.
Mrs. Schofield graduated from Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., where she earned herteaching certificate and taught for nine years.
Following her marriage to Henry Schofield in 1952, Mrs. Schofield moved toEvanston in 1953, where she joined Friendship Baptist Church.
Serving as president of the nurse’s board and a member of the missionary, Mrs. Schofield also was a charter member and president of the Youth Backers Club of Evanston.
After 30 years as a nursing assistant at Saint Frances Hospital, Mrs. Schofield retired in 1983. In addition to her full-time job at St. Frances, she owned and operated the S & H Thift Shop of Evanston from the late 1960s until the mid ’70s. Mrs. Schofield pursued private duty nursing after her retirement for Upjohn Healthcare Services and worked for the Swedish Retirement Home from 1990 to 2001.
Survivors include her daughters, Pat (Albert) of Mississippi and Annie Marie (Alonzo) of Evanston; three sons, James (Sandra) of Evanston, Samuel (Debra) of Des Plaines and Gregory of Indianapolis, Ind.
Other survivors are her eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Visitation and funeral service were held Nov. 30 at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Lawns in Northbrook.
Marcia Lynn Seidletz
Marcia Lynn Seidletz of Evanston died Jan. 3, 2002 at her home.
Mrs. Seidletz was born Sep. 25, 1949, in Lansing, Mich. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1971 and worked as a free-lance writer.
She is survived by her sisters Becky Hicks of Michigan and Liska (David) Miller of Iowa. Other suvivors include three nieces and nephews.
Services and interment were private.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Carolyn Skoul
Carolyn (nee Nichols) Skoul, 86, of Wilmette, died Jan. 1, 2002 at Evanston Hospital.
Mrs. Skoul was born April 12, 1915, in Chicago.
Survivors include her husband, Nicholas; a son, George (Patricia); a daughter, Kathy (David) Brock; four grandchildren; and a sister, Angeline (the late John) Zaffer.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Stella (the late Nicholas) Chiou; and three brothers, John (Helen) Nichols, Theodore (Mary) Nichols and James (the late Paula) Nichols.
A funeral service was held Jan. 4, 2002 at Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview.
Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago IL 60678 or to the American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60602.
Herbert M. Sommers
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 12, 2002 at Northwestern University’s Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston for Herbert M. Sommers, 76, of Winnetka, who died of Parkinson’s disease on Dec. 12 at his home.
Dr. Sommers was born Sept. 4, 1925, in Colorado Springs. After graduating from Cheyenne Mountain School in 1943, where he performed with a traveling square dance troupe, he served in the 343rd Infantry of the 86th Division (the Black Hawk Division), fighting in both the European and Pacific theaters.
He received his bachelor of science degree in 1949 and his medical degree in 1952, both from Northwestern University.
Dr. Sommers spent his internship and residency training at Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital. He was board certified in pathologic anatomy, clinical pathology and medical microbiology.
Dr. Sommers was a researcher, scholar and practitioner in pathology, microbiology and infectious diseases.
He authored more than 100 articles, papers, abstracts, books and chapters in his medical specialty, including the treatises “Color Atlas” and “Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology” (Lippincott-Raven, 1988) and “The Biologic and Clinical Basis of Infectious Diseases” (W.B. Saunders, 1985).
Dr. Sommers was granted professor emeritus status in 1992 in recognition of his long tenure at Northwestern University Medical School.
Dr. Sommers was also an accomplished photographer, chronicling post-World War II Europe through images. He also sailed and, for many years, was a member of the Wilmette Sailing Club.
He was married April 30, 1955 in Monroe, N.C., to Sarah Shute, who preceded him in death, and later remarried in 1982 in Evanston to Carolyn Thurlow until the waning years of his life.
Survivors include four sons, Mark of Washington, D.C., Scott of Manhattan Beach, Calif., Eric of Tampa, Fla., and Todd of Denver; five grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Elaine Ritchie Sommers of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a niece and a nephew.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Stuart and Bruce Glen.
Memorial contributions may be made payable to Northwestern University - Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund and sent to the Office of Development, Northwestern University Medical School, Suite 1312, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60611-3078.
