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Elaine Plotkin Obituary

Plotkin, Elaine Lynn (nee Hoffman), age 80, in Sun Lakes, Arizona, on March 4; beloved wife of the late Seymour; loving mother of Maxine (Edward) Levy (of Arlington Heights, IL), Wendy Plotkin (of Sun Lakes) and Richard (Helen) Plotkin (of Little Rock, AR); and grandmother of Melissa (Brian) Zientara (of Buffalo Grove, IL); adored sister-in-law of Jeanette (the late Henry) Latman and Dr. William (Adele) Plotkin; cherished aunt of Gary Latman, Janice (Larry) Nassau, Laura (Stephen) Hoepfner, Sue Berg, Lynn Watch, Jane Siegal, Marsha (Dennis) Steinberg and Arlene Mayzel; great-aunt to much-loved grand-nieces and grand-nephews; loving cousin of Sandra (Thomas) Sackley, Charles (Betsy) Levinson, Sheila (Ben) Lampert, Jerry (the late Irene) Oberman, Rae (Pat) Spohnholtz and Alan Lipschultz, and their children and grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on June 16, at 11:30 a.m., at Shalom Memorial Park, 1700 Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 847-255-3520. Donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 by mail or on-line at http://www.lungusa.org.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 14, 2006.

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