All Obituaries

Phuong Chung, 58 of Chicago, beloved sister of eight siblings. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Saturday, January 26th from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

John Mulroy, 55, of Des Plaines, beloved father of Megan and Ashley; loving grandfather of Charli Grace; former husband of Melissa; dear brother of Carol (George) Mavraganis, Connie Thron, and Kathy; fond uncle of Andrea Walsh, Jeffrey Thron, Tom (Kenzie) Mavraganis, Nicole Mavraganis, Maria Mavraganis, and Grace Toepper. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, January 21st from 3:00 p.m. until time of service at 8:00 p.m. Cremation private. (847)...

Anne Marie Palka, nee McNally, 80, formerly of Morton Grove, owner of Par Enterprises, beloved wife of the late Robert E.; loving mother of Robert T. and Peggy Turner; dear grandmother of Michelle, Michael, and Evie Palka, and Christopher, Stacy, and Jeffrey Bienasz. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, January 14th at 10:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053. Mass at 11:00 a.m. Cremation private. Visitation...

Jeanette A. Daus, 98, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Alfred; loving mother of Jeffrey, Stephen, and Phillip (Christine). Visitation at Jerusalem Lutheran Church 6218 Capulina Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, January 14th from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery.  (847) 965-2500

Raymond Sola, 102, of Morton Grove, PFC, 28th Division, 112th Infantry, Canon Company, WW II, beloved husband of the late Olympia; dear father of Raymond (Mary); loving grandfather of Matthew (Gilma) and Deborah (Michael) Strzynski; cherished great grandfather of Nathan, Brianna and Jeremy and a fond uncle. Visitation at St. Martha Church Auditorium 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove Friday Jan. 11th from 9 a.m. until time of Mass at 11 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Raymond was a...

Isabelle M. Calabrese, nee Carroll, age 87. Beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear mother of Michael, Peter (Jane), Joan (John) Tanaka, and Eileen (Robert) Mahon; loving grandmother of Andrea, Lisa, David, Laura, Joseph, James, Douglas, Scott, Caroline, Lisa, and Gina; cherished great-grandmother of Isabella; fond sister of the late Michael (late Mary) Carroll. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Wednesday January 9th, 3 to 8 p.m. Funeral from Simkins Thursday,...

Elizabeth "Betty" Conway of Niles, beloved wife of the late Charles; dear mother of Berry (Neva) Conway and Arlene (Paul) Lau; loving grandmother of Jennifer (Garrett) Lau-Bond, Sean (Erika) Lau and Tegan and Andrew Conway; cherished great grandmother of 5; special thankyou to her caregivers Imogene and Dawn. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Friday 4 to 8 p.m. Lying in state at 1st Baptist Church of Park Ridge 1266 N. Northwest Hwy. Park Ridge, IL...

Mildred Geimer of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Robert J., dear mother of Carol (the late Dennis) Le Fevre, Karen (Robert) Hinson and Robert J. Jr. (Diane); loving grandmother of Denise (the late Shaun) Rodgers, Stephen (Denise) Hinson, Bryan (Susan) Hinson, Lisa (Shane) Jansen, Kevin Geimer and Kelly (Jason) Stevens; cherished great grandmother of 9. Visitation, service and burial will be held privately.

Gail Utterback of Rural Hall, NC formerly of Deerfield, IL; beloved wife of Donald. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL on Friday January 4th from 12 noon until time of service at 12:30 p.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Mary Therese “Terry” Schlag, nee Hojnacki, 89, of Glenview, IL, formerly of Morton Grove, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018, surrounded by her family and wonderful caregivers from Rainbow Hospice and Belmont Senior Living in Glenview, IL.  Terry was born on November 14, 1929, in Evanston IL, to Boleslaus Hojnacki and Lorraine Clemons, nee Doetsch. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy for Girls, Nauvoo IL, in 1947. She returned to Evanston and in...