Cele Rivkin

Service : Friday, June 26th 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

Rivkin Residence
3029 West Fargo Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60645

Friday following the
internment until 6 PM
Sunday, 1 PM-5 PM
Monday, Tuesdsay and Wednesday
3 PM – 7 PM
Thursday
10 AM – 12 PM
A meal train has been set up to support the family and can be accessed here:
https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/y09ool

Cele Marion Rivkin nee Leventhal, zichrona livracha, died on June 24, 2026. Cele is survived by her husband of 68 years, William “Bill”; children Francine (Dusan) Schwartz Pipovic and Edward (Nancy) Rivkin; grandchildren Aleya Schwartz, Dayna Schwartz (Michael Gibbons), Jessica Rivkin (Michael Blumenstock), and Kaytlyn Rivkin (Carla Kariott); great-grandchildren Harrison, Ethan, and Stella Gibbons and Einav Schwartz; sisters-in-law Lois Leventhal and Kayla Bentley; brother-in-law Lewis Blythe; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is predeceased by her parents Frank and Mildred (Miller) Leventhal, siblings Lynn Milstein and Harry Leventhal, brothers-in-law Samuel Milstein and Gerald Rivkin and sister-in-law Ilyse Rivkin.

Cele was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children. Her family moved to West Roger’s Park in 1950. In 1957, Bill mailed Cele a diamond ring with a letter that said he was coming home and they would get married. Their wedding took place shortly after Cele graduated from Senn High School. Bill returned to Berlin where he was serving as a journalist in the United States Air Force. Cele followed shortly after and worked as a nurse’s aide in Berlin. After returning stateside, Cele and Bill were stationed at Scott Air Force Base near St. Louis, where they welcomed their daughter, Francine in 1962. They returned to Chicago and purchased Cele’s childhood home, in which four generations of the family have now lived. A few years later, they welcomed their son, Edward, in 1965. Cele spent the majority of her career working at a pharmaceutical company. Cele enjoyed cooking, fiber arts, reading, traveling, watching movies, and computer games.

Chapel service, Friday, June 26, at 10:00 AM at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment Shalom Memorial Park. For information, including a link to view the service, shiva or to leave condolences: Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, www.shalommemorial.org or (847) 255-3520.