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Clarisa Cortes Obituary

Cortes, Clarisa Adriana age 61, beloved daughter of Elina, cherished sister of Silvia, Ronnie, Ali and Violet, sister-in-law of Bruce Stern, Ed Wegner and Tom Wittman, loving aunt of Mark, Erika (Steve Walsh), Elan, David, Jessica, Ea, Carly, Noam, and Rebecca, and great aunt of Jackie, Saralan and Ariel, passed away on December 5th. May she rest in peace with our father, Eduardo. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, December 14th at Chicago Sinai Congregation, 15 W. Delaware, Chicago. For parking information please call 312-867-7000. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Northwestern Memorial Foundation, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, 60611, directed to Ovarian Cancer Research in Memory of Clarisa Cortes.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from Dec. 9 to Dec. 12, 2003.

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Ronnie

August 8, 2025

Clarisa was such a loving and caring sister. She acted like my surrogate mother most of her life and there aren´t enough words to express my gratitude to her for being there for me.

violeta cortes wittman

December 19, 2003

Shalom, Clari, y gracias por todo, viole

Noam Wegner

December 12, 2003

I'll remember my aunt Clarisa being nice to me and giving me hugs. I only recently met her after she got sick. She was very kind to me. Rest in peace, Clarisa.

Joan Canter-Marks

December 10, 2003

It has been a great pleasure to see Silvia and Ali with Ronnie. It has been such a beautiful and heart-warming experience to see how you all pulled together. I'm sorry that I never had the opportunity of meeting Clarisa and only spoke to her once on the phone. She deserved the best and had it in her sisters. May God give you strength and comfort you in your time of sorrow. "For what is it to die but but to stand naked in the wind and melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered? Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when iyou have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance." Sincerely, Joan Canter-Marks

Martha Padilla

December 9, 2003

Clarisa was an angel,she was a pleasure to work with, I was very fortunate enough to be one of many people to work with her, she was always thinking of other people and never of herself, she will be truly missed.

Tony Caballero

December 9, 2003

Clarisa: a very kind soul, and wonderful gift in my life to have worked with you and be your friend. My thoughts are with you in remembrance, and my thoughts and prayers to your loved ones.

Gillian Menter

December 9, 2003

My thoughts and prayers are with the Cortes family at this time. Clarisa was a very loving person and she will be deeply missed.

Vivian B. Callanan

December 9, 2003

Clarisa

in my thoughts & prayers, and forever remembered with love

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