Shirley Hyman Lopater

LOPATER, Shirley Hyman, 86, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and the South Side of Chicago, born December 2, 1921, died November 6, 2008 in Richmond, Va. She was the beloved wife of H. Jack Lopater; loving mother of Sanford E. (Susan) Lopater of Newport News, Va., David A. (Holley) Lopater of Knoxville, Tenn., and Lori (Larry) Skiles of Richmond, Va.; proud grandmother of Emily (Brian) Smith of Houston, Texas, Erin Lopater (Josh Diggs) of Norfolk, Va., Robye (Ray) Davidson of Charlottesville, Va., Joshua Lopater of Knoxville, Tenn., and Zachary Lopater of New Orleans, La., and Jessica and Justin Skiles of Richmond, Va.; and beaming great-grandmother of Henry and Holden Smith of Houston, Texas; loving sister of Irving (Maxine) Hyman who died in 1972. She was the daughter of the late Morris and Ethel Hyman, founder of Hyman's Auto Supply, a family business institution of South Chicago, started over 80 years ago. She was also the office manager for Associates in Adolescents Psychiatry for over 25 years, a job which she loved and one in which she was well-respected by her co-workers. Many special thanks to Bon Secours Hospice nurse, Norah Knutsen, and CNA, Brittany Kermon, and many other very special caregivers from Comfort Keepers, Inc., who made her last months comfortable. The family will receive friends 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, November 10, at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.