Eve Levy

Service : Wednesday, November 19th at 10:00 am
Service Location: Shalom Chapel Service
Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
1700 West Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Interment:
Shalom Memorial Park
1700 W. Rand Road
Arlington Heights

Shiva Information

The Levy Home
1048 Chaucer Lane
Highland Park, Illinois 60035

Wednesday 6 PM – 9 PM
Thursday 2 PM – 4 PM

Contributions
Hospice of the Valley
http://www.hov.org

Eve Levy, née Peretz, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025, in her bed at Vista Living Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her daughter Sandy Lewis by her side. Eve was born on January 17, 1929, to Max Peretz and Clara, née Rosenbloom, Plotnik. The Peretz parents, like many others on the West Side of Chicago where Eve grew up, were Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Eve thrived in the close-knit community. “We did everything as a group,” Eve said about her teenage social life. It was in that group that she came to know Mauri Levy (later cantor Maurice Levy), first as a friend and then as her beloved husband of 68 years. They married in 1949 when Eve was 20 and Mauri was 19. When some of their friends moved away from the West Side, Eve and Mauri followed, bringing their three young kids-Phil, Lynda, and Sandy-to an apartment in the Albany Park section of Chicago where Mauri worked as Cantor for Kehillat Jeshurun Synagogue. Eve enjoyed Albany Park because it was another close Jewish community where she had both old and new friends, including the wives of many cantors who belonged to the Cantors’ Assembly along with Mauri. In 1960 the family bought their first house in suburban Glenview, later moving to Highland Park in 1970. Wherever she lived, and wherever they lived, Eve treasured her women friends, but if there was anything she treasured more, it was family. Family came first and always, including her sisters-in-law, Esther, Deeann, and Karen. None of the four women had sisters growing up, so they became heart sisters. Especially after the kids left home, they made a point of getting together at least once a week for shopping, lunch, and laughs. In the 1980s Eve and Mauri bought a second home in Scottsdale, Arizona, where daughter Sandy lived, and they made Arizona their full-time residence in the 1990s. Eve adored her grandchildren and later her great-grandchildren, all of whom eventually congregated in Phoenix, to her delight. Eve was a wonderful cook and treated the family to many delicious meals, especially at Jewish holidays. She was known for her feather-light matzoh balls, her sweet and sour meatballs, and the vast array of cakes that became her specialty in later years. When Eve and Mauri moved to a retirement community in Surprise, Arizona, they explored new interests, including Reader’s Theater, where they got a chance to perform together. Naturally modest, it was clear Eve had hidden talents. Eve was known for her kindness, her unconditional love, her caring nature, and the sense of humor which showed up more and more as she got older. She will be missed, and she will be remembered with love. Eve is survived by her son Phil (Soraya) Levy, her daughter Lynda Levy, her daughter Sandy (Tom) Lewis, grandchildren Melanie Levy, Alison (Andrew) Edelstein, Valerie (Lee) Jackson, and great-grandchildren Zoe Edelstein, Keira Milligan, Reed Wilson, Gia Edelstein, and Weston Jackson. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Maurice Levy. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eve’s honor to Hospice of the Valley, www.hov.org. Chapel service Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00 AM at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment following at Shalom Memorial Park. For shiva information, and to leave condolences, please go to www.shalommemorial.org or (847) 255-3520.