All Obituaries

Scott A. Patterson, 52, of Morton Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends after a courageous three year battle with pancreatic cancer, beloved husband of Bari Kaplan-Patterson; loving father of Maya; dear son of Dean and Sandi; fond brother of Dave (Becky); cherished uncle of Devon, Bradon, Emma, Ryan, Shane, and Jake; devoted son in law of Marty and Nancy Kaplan; caring brother in law of Debbie (Jeff) Fogel and Susie (Brian) Clements. Memorial visitation at Simkins...

Sargon M. Benjamin, 90, of Niles, beloved father of Stanley (Mary Ellen), Douglas (fiancee Linda DeKelaita), and the late Harvey; loving grandfather of Samuel, Sarah (Ben) Popernik, Joseph, Sophia, Harvey Jr., and Alyssa; former husband of Mary; fond brother of Marlene (Russell) Tuttle and Irene Ishoo; cherished uncle of Nicole and Matthew Tuttle, and Eddie (Liz) Ishoo; devoted great uncle of Leila, Samara, Emina, and Eduard Ishoo. Visitation at St. Andrew's Assyrian Church 901 N....

Sanduo Huang, 103, beloved wife of the late Shengda Rong; loving mother of Sherun (the late Cuihe Gao), Ziping (Zeheng), Ziyan (BeiZhong), Eric (Kathleen), Wanjie (Jianhong), and May (Andrew); dear grandmother of Yi Min (Qiong Zhu), Kebin, Jasmine (Fangbin), Theresa, Terry, Ben (YueHua), Jessie (Sophie), Qing Mei (Yuen Zhuo), Ronson (Stephanie), Lily, Linda, Yvonne, Raymond, Emily, and Stephanie; cherished great grandmother of Shiqi, Shyanne, Ashley, Andrew, Gloria, Edmond, Edward, Huiyi,...

Jacqueline A. Serpico, 79, beloved daughter of the late Ernest and Alice Serpico; dear sister of Yolanda (the late Tony) Falco; loving aunt of Anthony (Kathleen) Falco and the late Louis; great aunt of 3; fond niece of the late Albert, Alfred and Esther. Service and entombment to be held privately.

Linda Sue Mathis, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Ron; loving mother of Chelsea (David) Hawk and Samantha; dear grandmother of Charlotte, Madeline, and Frances; cherished daughter of Raymond and the late Madeline Barmazel,nee Salzman; fond sister of Craig Barmazel. Memorial and Shivah at The White Eagle Restaurant 6839 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles, IL 60714  Friday, September 8th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a short memorial service at 4:00 p.m. All are welcome, including children. In...

Faustino G. Zapata, 93, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Engracia; loving father of Ruth Parciak, Faustino Jr. (Tara), and Olga (David) Kessler; dear grandfather of Adam, Lauren, Evan, Gabriella, and Mia; cherished uncle of Donny (Jacob) Moreno and Alfredo Moreno. Faustino worked as an electrician for 32 years for G. D. Searle, was an avid Cubs fan, and loved westerns. He was called "Dad" by many. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on...

Thomas C, Ahrens, 70 years old, of Morton Grove, beloved father of Thomas Jr. (Margaret), Kristopher and Gretchen (Donald) Kleppin; loving grandfather of Thomas III; former husband of Karen Anderson; brother of the late Diane Harloff. He was the former owner of Ahrens Mechanical Service in Skokie. Memorial visitation will be on Saturday Sept. 2nd at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at 4:00 p.m.

Irene C. Haynes of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Kenneth; precious single mother and hardworking supporter of Michael, Catherine (Pete) Muhlbach, Thomas (Jude), Gregory (Karen), Timothy (Deborah), Andrew (Kay), Richard (Patricia) and Mary; dear grandmother of 16; loving great grandmother of 3; fond sister of Angie Laude, Lorraine Lasseigne, Rose Bolin, Ralph, Richard and Charles Zappa and the late Evelyn Donatell and Ernie and Bobby Zappa. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251...

Gerald J. Jones Jr. 42 years old, beloved son of Wanda (Stanley Piwowarski) and Gerald (Sherry) Jones Sr.; loving fiance' of Christine Braun for 7 years; dear brother of Jonathan; best cat dad of Peaches and Bubba; dearest nephew and cousin to the Pyter family; cherished member of the Braun family and beagle buddy of Madison. Gerald loved bike riding, gaming and cats. There will be a memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove on Saturday September 2nd from...

Eric Mason Payne, of Morton Grove, died suddenly on August 11, 2023 at the age of 39. He was full of life, a Sox fan, and a goofy dad. Loving husband of Jaclyn Jennetten; devoted father to his children Leah "Liam" and Olivia; beloved son of Susan, nee Mason, and the late Richard R. Payne; fond brother of Jason, Angela, and Elizabeth (Jaime Valle) Payne; loving grandson of Betty Payne, nee Benson, and the late Richard D. Payne, and the late Jack and Darlene Mason, neeMcCabe; dear...