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Rachel Minkus Obituary

Minkus, Rachel (nee Schiffman), age 94, beloved wife of the late David, loving mother of Sara (Herbert) Drower and the late Morton (Sabra) Minkus, proud grandmother of Debora (Patrick Pfundstein) Drower, Denise (Neal Swidey) Drower Swidey, Max (April) Minkus, Bonnie (Yojiro Harada) Minkus-Harada and David (Susan) Minkus, adored great-grandmother of Sophia Swidey, Rebecca and Jacob Minkus, dear sister of the late Sam Schiffman, Bea Goldberg, Fae Erlin and Mae Maizlish, fond aunt of many. Funeral Tuesday, 10 a.m., at The Weinstein Family Services Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie Blvd. (one blk north of Old Orchard). Interment Shalom. In lieu of flowers, contributions to A Package from Home c/o American Friends of AACI, P.O. Box 4337, Jerusalem, Israel, 91042 (www.apackagefromhome.org). Info: 847- 256-5700 Sign-Guest Book at www.suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4, 2002.

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Judy Lynn Rausch

March 3, 2002

Sara,

I remember how pleasant and happy your Mother was when you lived on Virginia Av. in Chicago. My condolences to you and your family.

Helen Lynn

March 3, 2002

Sincere condolences to all of you. The years we spent living next door to David and Rachel Minkus on Virginia Avenue were special. I can still picture Dave Minkus skating on our little backyard rink.

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