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Harold Burns Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 10, 2025.

Harold Burns, beloved husband of the late Phyllis Joy Burns nee Weinert. Loving father of Julie Burns (Ra Bryant) Walker, Polly (George) Gentry, Joanne (Doug) Fuller, and the late Cindy (John) Hefferon.

Proud grandfather of Zachary Walker, Collin (Billie) Walker, May (Yovany) Avelar, Alaina (Nihal) Varkey, and James (Libby) Fuller. Dear great-grandfather of Arlo, Wyatt, Ava, Isaac, Hudson and Kosmo.

Loyal and long-time companion of Yevette Lewis, Jolie (David) Rubin, Edmund (Debbie) Lewis, Moshe and Lyle Rubin, and Dylan and Lily Lewis. Between family, world-wide travel and the arts, Harold and Yevette stayed very busy and enjoyed all that life had to offer.

Cherished brother of the late Milly (the late Leonard) Freedman and the late Sylvia (the late Henry) Levey. Proud uncle of Michael (Barbara) Levey, Linda Levey, Larry (Lynn) Freedman, Nancy (Kenneth) Behles, Suzy (the late Joel and the late Ron) Travers-Byster, Robert (Julie Sutton) Freedman and the late Marty Sagan.

A private family interment will take place at Westlawn Cemetery on Friday morning.

Service will be held at 12:00 on Friday, September 12th at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blind Service Association, www.blindservicechicago.org or the American Civil Liberties Union, www.action.aclu.org To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website.

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

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Cathy Slavens

September 10, 2025

Joanne has been my best friend since we met in 1971. My favorite memory of Joanne´s Dad Harold was at a Cubs game he took us to back when we were 11 years old. Mr. Burns sat next to me and started into a meditation. Being the persistent curious kid I was, I continued to pester Mr. Burns by asking him what he was doing. Mr. Burns remained calm by continuing to politely explain to me that he was meditating. Harold Burns was one of the best Dads and kindest men I knew. The Burns family treated me like one of their own. In turn, my family considered Joanne as one of our family members. I am extremely grateful to have discovered my soul sister under the tetherball court at Logan school back during the summer going into 5th grade. I love Harold Burns and the Burns family!