Roberta “Bobbye” Appelbaum (née Lava). Beloved wife for 64 years of Leo Appelbaum; loving mother of Larry (Debbie) Appelbaum, Steven (Eve) Appelbaum, and Michelle (Keith) Carbone; proud grandmother of Rebecca (Brad) Sturt, Robert (Keri) Appelbaum, Aaron (Alexa) Appelbaum, David (Jamie) Appelbaum, Carlee (Scott) Selman, Ethan Carbone and Leah Carbone; cherished great-grandmother of Benjamin, Jonathan, Daniel, Ryder, Zoe and Charlie; dear sister of the late Richard (Lynne Luskin) Lava; fond sister-in-law of Phyllis (the late Stuart) Fine and the late Arnold (the late Joyce) Appelbaum. Roberta will be missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Service was Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 12 p.m. at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road (One block north of Lake Cook Road) Buffalo Grove. Interment was at Zion Gardens Cemetery, Chicago. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org or Hadassah – Youth Aliyah, https://my.hadassah.org/connecting-to-israel/youth-aliyah.html. A livestream of the funeral can be found on our website.
Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals — Buffalo Grove Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
