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Gail West Obituary

West, Gail L. Age 65, of Evanston. Beloved wife of Presbury B. West; loving mother of Kerry, Laura, and Scott (Sarah) West; dear daughter of the late Jack and Betty Brusberg; dear sister of Greg (Som) Brusberg and the late Garey (Beth) Brusberg; fond aunt of Michael (Michelle), Mark (Laura) and Luther Brusberg and Peter (Lisa) and Sam (Elena) West. She was a native of Beloit, WI and graduated from B.M.H.S. Gail received her B.S. and M.S. in Speech Pathology from Northwestern Univ. and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She served as president of the Homewood Jr. Woman's Club (1985-86). She worked as a speech therapist in the south suburbs and Chicago. She was a dedicated longterm volunteer at the Presbyterian Home, a member of the Off-Campus Writer's Workshop and participated in the League of Women Voters. She was active in the Northminster Presbyterian Church community for nearly 30 years. Memorial service Sunday, October 11, 2:30 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park, Evanston, IL 60201. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Family Promise Chicago North Shore, Heifer International or the American Speech Language Hearing Foundation. Info (847) 675-1990 or www.donnellanfuneral.com



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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 7, 2015.

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October 21, 2015

May the love of your family and friend carry you through your grief at this time

William Walsh

October 12, 2015

To Laura and the West family,
Please accept our deepest sympathies during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bill, Jayne, and Amy Walsh

Vicki Biner

October 10, 2015

To the West Family,
Sympathy to all of you at this time of losing a wife and mother. She will be missed.

Ginny DeppStanton

October 10, 2015

R.I.P. There is no doubt we all will remember Gail's thoughtfulness. I send my sympathy to her husband and family.

Vicki and Larry Schaal

October 10, 2015

We have many fond memories of Gail from Northwestern, and through the years as we met at Kappa Delta weddings and parties, and Northwestern football games. She was truly a one-of- a-kind person, generous, thoughtful and fun. We could always count on Gail to keep everyone in touch, no matter how scattered her KD sisters were. We will miss her joyful emails and phone calls. We are sorry we cannot be with you, Pres and Family. But we hope our thoughts and prayers, and your wonderful memories will help you through this difficult time.

Carol Henry

October 9, 2015

Gail was a lot of fun. Knew her in Homewood as my neighbor when our two children Laura and my Brian played together. We were also friends in Juniors. I will miss her.

Joan Rossini

October 8, 2015

I was so sorry to hear about Gail. I enjoyed being in Juniors with her. In fact I took over when you all moved to Evanston. I will keep het in my prayers.

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Northminster Presbyterian Church

2515 Central Park, Evanston, IL

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