All Obituaries

Theresa Heart, beloved wife of the late Irving; loving mother of James (Sharon), Mary (Glen) Biel, and the late Joseph (Duane); dear grandmother of Theresa (Sam) Haber; fond sister of Chris (Sharon) Bellina and Frank (Char) Bellina; cherished aunt of Kathleen Bellina, Joseph Bellina, Christine Rogers, Carol Romanowski, and Alan Bellina. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, December 10th at 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church. Mass at 10:00 a.m....

Rolando A. Ranola, 65, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Editha; loving father of Maria Roscel (Ralph Oliver) Cernero, Shierwin Ranola, and Tracy Ranola; dear grandfather of Fria Chloe Cernero; son of the late Francisco V. Ranola Sr. and Guillerma A. Ranola; fond brother of Francisco Ranola Jr., Ronaldo Ranola (Maria Luisa), Rodello Ranola (Angelina), Maribel Jardiniano (Ariel), Rowena Castaneda (Ramon), Rodrigo Ranola, Teresa Moreno (Florencio Jr.), and the late Elvira Manaloto and...

Martin G. Cox, 69, of Skokie, beloved partner of Thomas E. Peppard; fond brother of Bonita (James) Repp, Brian (Marcia) Cox, and the late Michael Cox; cherished uncle of Bridget Blake, Katelyn Ryan, Andrew Cox, Molly Wyszkowski, Kristin Cox, Anthony Repp, Emily Peppard, and William D. Peppard; devoted in law of William J. (Sarah) Peppard and Dolores “Dee” Peppard, B.V.M. Memorial service at Trinity Episcopal Church 425 Laurel St. Highland Park, IL 60035 Friday, December 9th at...

Arlene Russell, 96, of Chicago, longtime member of St. Ignatius parish, beloved wife of the late Frank Sr.; loving mother of Pat (Don) Pierini, Tom (Christy), and Frank Jr. (Mary Kay); dear grandmother of 10; cherished great grandmother of 19; fond aunt of Colleen Mohyde and Kelly Mohyde. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Wednesday, December 7th from 8:30 a.m. until time of departure for St. Martha Church at 10:30 a.m. Mass at 11:00 a.m. Cremation...

Ruby Doris Graf, age 101 years, died peacefully at her home, Beloved wife of the late Carl N. Graf MD; dear mother of Carl N. (Kathleen) Graf Jr. and Sharon (Robert) Pusateri; loving grandmother of Katherine Werthman, Daniel Gac, Carl N. Graf III and the late Jennifer Hendrickson; cherished great grandmother of Dominic, Emily, Brooke, Andrew and Trevor; fond sister of the late Betty Schmitt. A memorial service will be scheduled after the holidays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Glenview, IL

Janice L. LeRoy of Morton Grove, beloved mother of Lisa Reiff and Laura (Joseph) Salemi; loving grandmother of Liam. Visitation at Simkins funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Saturday, December 3rd from 10 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. (847) 965-2500

Dorothy Ann Hulten, 81, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Kenneth (Tegan), Laurie, Jeff, Richard (Joanne), and Dennis (Caroline); dear grandmother of 6, including Josh, Kenzie, Jack, and Kyle; fond sister of the late Donald Hulten and Patricia Elmen. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Sunday, November 27th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (847) 965-2500

Marie "Penny" Kobeski of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Phillip "Ron"; dear mother of Steve (Sue), Ted (Vicki), Chris (Danna) and Andy (Lisa); loving grandmother of Hailey, Madison, Zoe, Nolan and Quin. Visitation at St. Martha Church Auditorium 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove Saturday Nov. 26th from 10 a.m. until time of Mass at 11 a.m. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL.

Virginia M. Schmalz, 101 years old, beloved mother of Kathleen (the late Wayne) Westland, Richard (Sandra) Schmalz and Michael (Marie) Schmalz; dear grandmother of David (Nicole), Robert (Michelle), Laura (Tom), Bryan (Kristin) and Heather; cherished great grandmother of Drew, Kylie, Meg, Reese, Addison, Christopher and Genevieve; fond sister of the late Howard (the late Eleanor) Schmid; former wife of the late Michael Schmalz. All services will be held privately.

Barbara B. Bauer, 78, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of John; loving sister of Carolyn (Paul) Nuccio, Patricia (Monty) Matlock and Doreen C, Budney; dear aunt of Zach, Graham, Jude (Elaine), Claire and Luke (Shelen); cherished great aunt of Joseph. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Monday Nov. 21st from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL