Jean "Jiji" Gold

Jean "Jiji" Gold obituary, Skokie, IL

Jean "Jiji" Gold

Jean "Jiji" Gold Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 1, 2025.
Jean "JiJi" Gold nee Herskovitz, age 89.

Beloved wife of the late Morris Gold. Dear mother of Cindy, Julie (Alan Katz), and Tammy. Proud grandmother of Jonathan and Jaclyn (Ryan McGuire). Devoted sister of the late Gilbert, Rose, Millie, Anne, Fran, and Sonny Herskovitz. Loving aunt to many. Service Wednesday 12 PM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Waldheim. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chicago Mitzvah Campaign, 2757 West Pratt Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60645, www.chicagomitzvahcampaign.org, American Heart Association, 300 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, www.heart.org/en/ and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.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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