Elaine “Honey Girl” Rudnick

Service : Friday, February 20th at 12:15 pm
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

Steve and Erica Rudnick Residence
1904 Abbott Court
Northfield, Illinois 60093

Following the service to sundown

Contributions
In lieu of flowers, donations in Honey Girl’s memory
may be directed to the National M.S. Society at
http://www.nationalmssociety.org.

Elaine “Honey Girl” Rudnick, 95, of Lincolnwood, IL, passed away on February 13th. Feisty, endlessly energized and aggressively affectionate, she will be deeply missed.

Honey Girl was born on May 4th, 1930 to Leo and Ida (nee Grobman) Keller and raised in North Lawndale, one of the most bustling epicenters of Jewish life Chicago has ever known. Her godmother Eva Crystal (a dear friend of her mother’s) “gave a sweet young Elaine the nickname ‘Honey Girl’-a sobriquet that would follow her through her life.” Her childhood was colored by community and with visits to the local theater. In recent years she’d reflect and marvel that her life was “just like the movies.”

Honey Girl graduated from Marshall High School in 1948 and soon afterwards a blind date changed her destiny. She married Jack Rudnick on February 4, 1951 at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago and the couple spent 54 loving years together.

Honey Girl and Jack made a home for their family in Skokie. She loved playing cards with her girlfriends, hosting family events, worked as a diner waitress, raised three kids, kept an immaculately clean home and traveled the world on cruises and vacations with her husband.

She spent her summers in South Haven, MI from the 1940’s and continued the tradition with new generations of her family through the early 2000’s.

She was a natural comedienne, she craved a laugh, loved the spotlight and knew how to commit to a bit. At just 4’11”, her small stature held an enormous voice. The world is a bit quieter without her.

Remaining to cherish Honey Girl’s memory are her children, Steve (Erica) Rudnick, Chuck (Linda) Rudnick and Cindy (Bob) Wilson; grandchildren, Ryan (Matt), Danny (Loren), Tyler, Eric (Sam), Molly (Jacob), and Aeralyn (Malvin); great-grandchildren, Zoe and Jackson; and many loving nieces and nephews.

Preceding Honey Girl in death are her dear parents, Ida and Leo, her beloved husband Jack Rudnick, her siblings Marvin Keller, Shirley “Sister” Vogel, Don Keller, and many friends, cousins, and relatives.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Honey Girl’s memory may be directed to the National M.S. Society at www.nationalmssociety.org.

Chapel service Friday, February 20th at 12:15 PM at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment Shalom Memorial Park. For the link to virtually view the service, shiva information and to leave condolences, please visit www.shalommemorial.org or call (847) 255-3520.