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Jacqueline Rudman Obituary

Rudman, Jacqueline (nee Goldberg) Beloved wife of Marshall Gelfand and the late Kenneth Rudman; loving mother to Stacy, Craig (Lori), and Keith (Marnie); adored grandmother to Matthew, Kate, Max, Hannah and Tessa; devoted stepmother/grandmother to Todd (Doreen) Gelfand, Elizabeth (Richard) Stearns, Dean (Marcy) Gelfand, Mia, Jake (Aly), and Aidan Kalmin; loving aunt to Jeff, Bruce, and Jayne Goldberg, Debra Hitti, Tsiona Bitton, Steve and Sue Chernoff, and John Turchin; cherished best friend to many; and gifted teacher who impacted countless lives. In addition to raising her family, Jackie was head of the Learning Disabilities Department at Francis W. Parker from 1969 to 1997. She had three favorite words: Learn, Learn, Learn! Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism, 1221 County Line Rd, Highland Park, IL. The family will be receiving condolences following the service in the community room until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the Learning Resource Center at Francis W. Parker or your favorite charity.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 13, 2018.

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Marc Grayson

May 14, 2018

Jacky was known as "Sister" to her family, parents Jack and Ida, brothers Dick and Perry. We would gather at the Cornell Towers in Hyde Park after services at Rodfei Zedek. Jack was a President at Idlewild Country Club and expert on business matters in the family until the great schism. Jacky went her own way and it was a loss to all of us cousins, the Goldberg cousins, who thought the past had been wrenched apart. And so in this obituary to Jacky, it was. Sadly for all the family, but families are often a mixture of the greatest blessings and hurts. Jack Goldberg's family was never the same. A family of salesmen, as my father Fred Goldberg would say "A great salesman has a touch of larceny in his heart." There was more than a touch here, and after all these years, I would think Jacky lost the most. I remember her as the best of her family, by far. May she rest in eternal peace.

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Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism

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Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism

1221 County Line Rd, Highland Park, IL

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