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Jeff Marton Obituary
Beloved husband of Marla nee Rush. Dear father of Sara (Steve) Young, Lisa (Joe) Goodman, and Rebecca (Aaron) Cohen. Proud grandpa of Wyatt, Brody, Reese, Blake, Jacob, Brianna, Oliver, Riley, and Miles. Loving son of the late Faye and Cy Marton. Cherished brother of Sharrel (and the late Alan) Titlebaum. Treasured son-in-law of Lillian (the late Ralph) Rush and brother-in-law of Anita (Barry) Poll, Eddie (Wendy) Rush, and Marc (Lisa) Rush. Uncle to many. He loved his family, cars, softball and bowling.
Private family interment at Shalom Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to National Kidney Foundation, 215 W Illinois St #1c, Chicago, IL 60654, www.nkfi.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com.
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Albane Labruyère
July 9, 2025
So sorry to hear of Jeff's passing. My sincere condoleances to the family.
Albane (Ferreira) Labruyère.
Marla Wigutow
July 8, 2025
I was so saddened to hear about Jeff's passing. I just heard from him a few months ago and we reminisced about hanging out together with the Budlong elementary gang, talked about his beautiful family and his unexpected illness.
I remember him as a fun loving sweet guy. Hell be missed.
Marla
Phil Henry
June 13, 2025
So sad to hear of Jeff´s passing. Met him by chance many years ago buying his Mustang. Then I bought his Camaro. We would talk and meet often. Just chatting about cars and life. Really miss spending time with him. Such a great guy.
Debbie Shay Mangurten
June 9, 2025
So many fond memories with Jeff from our high school days! Always do kind and fun loving. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew and lived Jeff.
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Pam Ross and Tony Ruh
June 4, 2025
Tony and I are so saddened by Jeff´s passing. He was such a wonderful person! All of our love and healing prayers go out to Marla and the whole family. May his memory be a blessing.
Heather Vaquera (Wolf)
June 4, 2025
There are no right words or perfect actions - though there is knowing you're surrounded by support and love now and in the times ahead. Thinking of Marla, Sara, Lisa, Becca and all those who feel this great loss. Marla and Jeff and the entire Marton crew were always warm, welcoming, and genuine when we'd come over as teens to hang out with Lisa.
A donation has been made to the National Kidney Foundation in Jeff's memory.
Ellen Glassman
June 4, 2025
I am so sorry to hear about Jeff´s passing. He was a wonderful guy and he leaves behind a beautiful family. My condolences to Marla, Sara, Lisa, Rebecca and the rest of the family. You are all in my thoughts at this time.
Howard Blair
June 4, 2025
I played a lot of baseball with Jeff. He made Pete Rose look like a slacker. Jeff always hustled and loved the camaraderie of all the guys. When he made an error he always said, "I tried my best!" He always was positive and a team guy. I will miss him as a friend and inspiration to all.
Sharon Smetko
June 4, 2025
I am so sorry about Jeff passing away. Rhonda Shandling, my sister, was very good friends with Marla and they spent a lot of time together. May Jeff RIP.
Sharon Gershfield Smetko
Shellie Berkowitz
June 4, 2025
I am so saddened to hear about Jeff´s passing. My deepest condolences to the entire family. Jeff was always a great friend and neighbor. My prayers for Marla and the girls. Shellie Berkowitz
Ron Deutsch
June 4, 2025
I am deeply saddened to hear of your loss.
My condolences to Marla and the family.
He will be greatly missed.
Paul Gryszkiewicz
June 3, 2025
I will miss Jeff my great friend of 45 years. I´ll always be thankful of the time we spent together over the years, no matter what project we were working on or anything else we were doing. Life won´t be the same without him around. He will be missed.
Elliot Yablun
June 3, 2025
Really going to miss Mr. Hustle at the softball fields at Caruso and Melas........Unreal how Jeff would hustle ALL the time during play..I used to love ribbing him about that..........Also miss annoying Marla at the games at Caruso......I know Jeff went through a lot of pain the last year so I hope he's now pain free and running around like he did here on earth.....Life is way too short.
Dan Quirk
June 2, 2025
Jeff was a great guy. Met him at softball camp and played with him in dundee and Arlington Hts.. RIP. Condolences to his family. Great guy
Michael J Logan
June 2, 2025
Jeff was a good man. I knew him when he owned the auto parts store in Grayslake. A hard working man with a good heart. He will be missed.
Terry Daulton
June 2, 2025
Jeff and Family:
I will miss you. We had some great times at Melas playing softball
Best to your family
Terry Daulton
Stewart Freeman
June 2, 2025
I knew Jeff from the auto parts industry. He was a good guy. May his memory be a blessing.
Steve & Lynn Cohen
June 1, 2025
Sending all of our love, strength and prayers. our hearts are broken and hope you see light, love and peace. Steve, Lynn and the Cohen Family.
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