All Obituaries

Jessie W. Branham of Addison formerly of Berwyn, beloved husband of the late Doris and Lee; dear father of Anthony (Tamara), Robin (Jack) Bracken and Jessica (Thomas) McCarthy; loving grandfather of Christy Hendry, Derek Branham, Wayne Bracken, Zach McCarthy and Hailey McCarthy; cherished great grandfather of Nathan, Andrew and Julia Hendry; fond brother of Roger and Billy Branham, Debbie Dotson and the late Kirby, Mike and Pam Branham, and Norma Mullins. Proud owner of Hillbilly Racing....

Hanni Younan, 93, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of Renee (Costa) Dallis, Maurice (Diana), Rosette (the late Kenneth) Swanson, Helen (Matthew) Curtis, and the late Michael (Peggy); dear grandmother of 8; cherished great grandmother of 7. Funeral service at St. Andrew's Assyrian Church 901 Milwaukee Ave. Glenview, IL 60025 on Tuesday, January 14th at 1:00 p.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Alzheimer's...

Mary Barbara LaLiberty, nee Deegan May 1, 1936 – January 10, 2020 Born on Mayday to the late Walter and the late Madeleine (Cantwell) Deegan. Passed away after a valiant struggle with oral cancer. Dearly beloved wife of Dennis LaLiberty, Loving sister of Aileen Deegan; “Cousin Mary” to Bill Hickey (Sue), Bob Solis (Sallie), Tom Hickey, Halina Hickey, and the late Jim Deegan. Unofficial, but no less loved, “Aunt Mary” to multiple generations of the Deegan,...

Eleonore Schmidt, 85, of Skokie, beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of George (Ann) and Linda (Ed) Kowalczyk; dear grandmother of Christopher, Kelly, Elisa (John) Herlihy, and Jonathan Kowalczyk; cherished great grandmother of Adriele, Samwise, and Ludo. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Friday, January 10th from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12:00 noon. Interment St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. (847) 965-2500

Laurel Fritzen, 45, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Joseph and loving mother of two. Memorial visitation will be held on Saturday January 4, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL  60053. Cremation was held privately.

William E. Burkart of Glenview, beloved husband of Joyce; dear father of John (Marcia Szewczyk), Janet (Wayne) Schetter, James (Patricia Skiba), Jeanne (Emil) Borre, Jerald (Jodee), Jeffery and Jennifer (Jason) Sharko; loving grandfather of 17; cherished great grandfather of 7; fond brother of Maryellen (the late James) Waldvogel. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Saturday 9:15 a.m. to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 1775 Grove St. Glenview; Mass 10 a.m....

Joan H. Dambrowski of Elk Grove Village, beloved wife of the late Walter; dear mother of Mark, Judith (Thomas) Peterson, Darlene and the late Lawrence; loving grandmother of Melanie, Samantha, Lauren and Charles; fond sister of Darlene (Richard) Neufeldt and the late James (the late Shirley) Jaroch. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Saturday Jan. 4th from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Inurnment St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Robert C. Hauck, 83, of Chicago, beloved husband of Linda; loving father of Greg and Jeff; dear grandfather of Jeffrey and Nicholas; cherished great grandfather of Emily; fond brother of Lois McNiel and the late Warren, Glenn, and James. Services and interment held privately at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery. (847) 965-2500

Joan C. Williams, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Richard T. Williams; dear mother of Matthew, Brendan, Catherine (Brian) Lanucha, Ian (Karen), Marian (Sig) Froelich and the late Patrick (Sarah); loving grandmother of Lauren, Evan, Richard, Mary Elizabeth, Sade, Faye, William, Alexander, Wilhemina, Brigid and Caitlin; cherished great grandmother of Ava. Family and friends will gather at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL  on Monday December 30th from 10:30...