James Raymond Scheskie Obituary
In loving memory of James Raymond Scheskie of Des Plaines, Illinois, born in Evanston, Illinois, who departed this world on September 10, 2024 at the age of 96. James Raymond leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James Raymond Scheskie to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his wife Beverly Wirth; his parents, Fred Scheskie and Harriet Scheskie; his stepfather Al Zupfer; his daughters, Karen Scheskie and Susan Scheskie (Gary Pavlenkov); and his sister Annabel Wolf.
He is survived by: his daughter Debbie Buchanan (David) of Montgomery, IL; his grandchildren, Scott Leonard (Emily) of Orem, UT, James Leonard (Jaime) of Chandler, AZ, Jared Leonard (Amanda) of Denver and Ryan Leonard of Des Plaines, IL.; his great grandchildren, Emma, Lily, Paige, Thomas Leonard of Orem, UT, Ashlyn, Aiden Leonard of Chandler, AZ, Austen Leonard of Denver, Phoenix, Alissa, Jax, Sariah, Kamden and Leighton Buchanan; and his great great grandchildren, Brantley of Montgomery and Skylar Karmuth of Montgomery. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim's name to LDS Philanthropies, 1450 N. University Ave, Provo, UT 84604 or to Ceres Community Project, P.O. Box 1562, Sebastopol, CA 95473.
