Dr. June T. Fox

Dr. June T. Fox nee Trachtenberg, age 99.

Beloved wife of the late Marvin Fox. Loving mother of Avrom (Debbie) Fox, Daniel (Barbara) Fox and Sherry (Laurence) Begner. Proud grandmother of Jeremy (Miriam) Fox, Aliza (Roniel) Weinberg, Emunah Fox, Eytan (Alison) Fox, Amy (Ben) Fisher, Naomi (Brett) Taylor, Aaron (Sammi) Begner, David Begner, Joshua (Carly) Begner, Michael Begner and Jonathan (Yael) Begner. Cherished great-grandmother of 25 and great-great-grandmother of one. Dear sister of the late Lenore (Samuel) Sherwin and sister-in-law of the late Harry Fox. June was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a highly accomplished academic having earned her PhD at Ohio State University. She was the Dean of the Graduate Division of Education and Special Education at Lesley College in Boston and was conferred the rank of Professor of Education, emerita. June was a lover of music and all things cultural, and a voracious and insightful reader. She had breadth and depth of knowledge, a true renaissance woman. June had the courage of her convictions, was an eloquent speaker and legendary letter-writer. She was passionate about the State of Israel and the Jewish People, and the United States of America. June was loved by family and friends and will be deeply missed. Service Monday 12:45PM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Westlawn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to JUF Israel Emergency Fund, Ben Gurion Way,30 S. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60606, www.juf.org/IsraelEmergencyFund/Default.aspx or United Hatzalah of Israel, www.israelrescue.org. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com