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Sylvia Schwartz Obituary

Schwartz, Sylvia Kanar (nee Levinson), 96, beloved wife of the late Samuel Schwartz and Henry Kanar, loving mother of Larry (Susan) Kanar and Fletcher (Barbara Speed) Oakes, proud grandmother of David (Erika) Kanar, Jodi (Allen) Joffe, Teri (Jared) Robins, Bryn (Suzanne ) Kanar and Jason (Tiffany) Kanar, devoted great-grandmother of six. Graveside Services Monday, at Waldheim Jewish Cemetery Gate 113, off of Greenberg Road, DesPlaines. For further service and shiva information, please contact Chicago Jewish Funerals. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her memory may be made to American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals, David Jacobson, Funeral Director, 847-229-8822, www.cjfinfo.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 7, 2007.

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