Obituary

Barbara Sue Schwartz, nee Kaplan, age 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 10, 2024 in Delray Beach, Florida. Born in 1943 in Chicago, Barbara was the oldest daughter of the late Samuel Kaplan and Ruth Smargon Kaplan. Barbara, along with her younger sister Janet (Kaplan) Rothkopf, graduated from the University of Illinois. After teaching for several years, Barbara transitioned to catering and eventually to food sales, becoming one of the top salespeople at her company and inspiring many women in the food sales industry. Barbara and her husband of 58 years Ronald raised their sons, David and Jeffrey, in Morton Grove, Illinois. After her retirement, Barbara and Ronald split time between Chicago and Florida, eventually moving permanently to South Florida in 2013. Barbara is survived by Ronald, David, Jeffrey; her daughter-in-law Nicole; her sister Janet; as well as her five grandchildren: Noah, Maya, Claire, Samantha, and Rebecca Schwartz. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, www.themmrf.org, or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, www.michaeljfox.org. Chapel service Wednesday, August 14, 12:15 PM at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Rd, Arlington Heights. Interment to follow at Shalom Memorial Park. For a link to view the service, shiva, and to leave condolences: www.shalommemorial.org, 847-255-3520.

Service Information

Service : Wednesday, August 14th at 12:15 pm
Service Location: Shalom Chapel Service -Shalom Memorial Funeral Home

Interment:
Shalom Memorial Park
1700 W. Rand Road
Arlington Heights

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August 14th, 2024

As cousins Barbara and I were close when we were growing up as little girls . My family lived in Ligonier, IN and Barbara came to visit one summer when we were about 8 or 10 years old. I have such fond memories of that visit. She and Janet were inseparable and Barbara insisted upon calling Janet to report on her visit. Love those girls. May Barbara rest in peace.

~Doris Kaplan Tanhoff
~1st cousin on Father’s side of the family, Baltimore, Maryland

August 14th, 2024

I have lots of wonderful childhood as well as adult memories. She was a lovely person inside and out

~Wendy M Wagner
~Cousin, Frederick, Md

August 14th, 2024

Many happy memories of 50 years of friendship.

~RAY AND KATHLEEN KULLA
~Dear Friend, SAINT PETERSBURG

August 13th, 2024

I have wonderful memories of visiting with Barbara for playdates with her son David and my daughter Beverly. We became friends when we were in the same bridge group and enjoyed many Saturday nights together. Those were the days.

~Fran Dvorkin
~friend, Lombard, IL

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