Jean N. Schwartz

Jean N. Schwartz, after celebrating her 91st birthday on Christmas Eve, then Christmas with all of her family, left this world a few days later, joining her late husband, Dr. Norman Schwartz, on December 30, 2017, which would have been his 93rd birthday. Born December 24, 1926, in Ellenville, NY, the oldest daughter of Stella (Johnson) and Lee Robinson, she graduated as Student Council President, Most Popular, and Best Dancer from Ellenville High School in 1944, also volunteering as a WW II plane spotter and working as a telephone operator. Upon graduation, she joined the US Cadet Nurse Corps and earned her Registered Nursing degree at Hartwick (NY) College. She worked in hospitals, and later in life as a school nurse in Jericho, NY, then Assistant Director of the United Presbyterian Residence, a large nursing home in Woodbury, NY. Jean met Norm after he began his teaching career in 1948 at Ellenville HS. Theirs was a strong, beautiful, loving relationship. She supported his career, which saw many promotions requiring family moves to and from Long Island and the Catskill Mountains, living in Ellenville, Westbury, Hurley, Long Beach, Syosset, and Rock Hill, NY. She raised a close, devoted family at every stop, always collecting close friends she maintained throughout her life. Her home, always open to friends and those in need, was a welcoming, warm gathering place where she presided with love and frequent guidance to all. After Norm's first retirement, they built their beautiful home on Lake Louise Marie in the Catskill Mountain town of Rock Hill, NY, where they hosted an endless stream of visiting family and friends, as in their winter home at Wyndemere in Naples, FL. Following Norm's passing, Jean moved to Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes in Vernon Hills, Illinois, near daughter Lorraine and family, where she actively enjoyed her last seven years. Her husband of 57 years, Dr. Norman Schwartz, preceded her in death in 2009. She is survived by her sister Nancy Jennings (Ed), sons Richard (Jenny) and Lee (Christine Oster) Schwartz, daughter Lorraine (Greg) Pritchard, grandchildren Jonathan and David Schwartz and Eric (Kristine), Curt (Georgia) and Sara Pritchard, and great grandson Easton Pritchard. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM, preceded by visitation at 2 PM, on Monday, January 8, at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 West Park Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048. A celebration of Jean's wonderful life will follow at Eddie Merlot's restaurant in Lincolnshire. Contributions in her memory may be made to her favorite charities (or your own): The Lake County Haven (www.lakecountyhaven.org), Box 127, Libertyville, IL 60048; or Youth & Family Counseling http://www.counselingforall.org/make-a-donation 1113 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048.

Jean N. Schwartz

December 24, 1926 - December 30, 2017