Martin "Marty" Chaitman Obituary (1942 - 2023)

Marty Chaitman, 81, of Overland Park, died Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, August 4 at the Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Ave. Burial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery. Marty was born January 2, 1942 to the late Abe and Lillian Chaitman in Kansas City MO. He began high school at Rockhurst High School and graduated from Shawnee Mission East in 1960. He spent his life traveling the country and selling antiques and jewelry with his brother Jerry as co-owners of Antiques by Lilliane. Marty and his wife, Judi were high school sweethearts who reunited nearly 30 years later. They married in Hawaii in 1990 and recently celebrated 33 years of marriage. Marty loved his time with all of his children, grandchildren and great- grandson. He loved to travel the world and found the time he spent volunteering at Children's Mercy and Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead very rewarding. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lillian and Abe Chaitman and son, Cary. He is survived by: his wife, Judi; daughters and sons in law; Anita and Kenny Kraus of Chesterfield, MO and Michelle and Alan Rosenberg of Atlanta, GA; Son and daughter in law, Tim and Jillina Swango of Frisco, TX; grandchildren; Danny, Mara, & Ben Kraus, Bella Gross, Brendan & Zakk Rosenberg, London, Britton, Cambri, Sutton, Andie and Bailey Swango, and great-grandson, Jackson Kraus. Donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Save the Children or Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas.