Carl U. Johanson Jr.
Jun 1, 2023
Carl U. Johanson Jr. of Skokie, beloved husband of Shirley; dear father of Dawn (Daniel) Carroll-Santoro, Cara (Jonathan) Vold and Carl III (Susan); loving grandfather of Daniel (Nikki), James (Brittany), Gregg (Kelly), Melissa (Michael), Carl IV (Elizabeth), Erin, Ryan, Alex (Bailey), Tommy (Emma), Kaila, and Matthew, cherished great grandfather of Grace, Rhyan, Rusty, Reese, Brynlie, Riley, McKenna, Nora and...
Patricia Ruth (Colt) Baffa
May 30, 2023
Patricia Ruth Baffa, 87, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Cynthia (E.J. Findorff) and James (Lisa); dear grandmother of Danielle, Jared, Nicholas, and Zachary; fond brother of Rick Colt. Service and interment private. (847) 965-2500
James Patrick Murphy
May 28, 2023
James Patrick Murphy, 88, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Margaret Alice, nee Hanrahan; loving father of Jim (Maggie), Kevin, Maggie (Brian) Early, Dan (Kelli), and the late Billy; dear grandfather of Catie, Lauren, and Jimmy Murphy, Shaun (Jessica), Patrick, Meegan, Connor, Brigid, Brenna, and Ronan Early, Kaitlin (Tom) Mockler, Kellsie, Danny, and Matthew Murphy, Billy and Ryan Murphy,...
Jean Waugh (Latz) Keay
May 27, 2023
Jean Waugh Keay nee Latz, beloved wife of the late Valette Waugh and William Keay; dear mother of Jeffrey Waugh and the late Kenneth Waugh; fond sister of Dolores Terlap; loving aunt of Renee Jaegers, Michelle Bellito, Gregory Waugh and Lori Schroeder. Burial will be held privately at North Shore Garden of Memories in North Chicago.
Dorothy A. (Skiera) Krzysko
May 24, 2023
Dorothy A. Krzysko, nee Skiera, 102, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Eugene J; dear aunt of Rudy (Helen) Kasprzyk, Kenneth (Patricia) Kasprzyk, Patricia (Jack) Zerbs, Dolores (Leroy) Page, Peter (Arlene) Tatera, Bonnie Lynn, and Cyndy (Tom) Watt. Family and friends will meet for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2nd at All Saints Polish...
Gerald L. Wallenberg
May 24, 2023
Gerald L. Wallenberg, age 85, passed away peacefully and faith filled on May 24th, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He is now at peace and resting in the arms of God. Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Patty, since April 1979. Jerry was a family man. His generous spirit is carried on by his former wife, Loretta...
Piedad M. Torres
May 23, 2023
Piedad M. Torres, 85, of Skokie, beloved wife of the late Pedro Ponce; loving mother of Fabiola Ponce, Juan Ponce, Fanny Ponce, Ramiro Ponce, Ximena Diaz, JaimePonce, and Nelson Ponce; dear grandmother of 20; cherished great grandmother of 24; fond sister of 6. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Thursday, May 25th...
Mariana (Blomskog) Sokalski
May 18, 2023
Mariana "Miki" Sokalski, 80, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Thomas; loving mother of Kathleen (Christopher) Dynek and Kimberly (James) Martin; dear grandmother of Thomas, Theodore, and Anthony Dynek, and Vivian and Brooke Martin; fond sister of Linda Martinez, Joanne Trigsted, and Jerry Johnson. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Wednesaday, May...
Barbara L. (Morton) Richmond
May 17, 2023
Barbara Lee Richmond, 70, of Morton Grove, 32 year employee of the Wilmette Park District, beloved wife of David Richmond; loving mother of Tammie Morton and Christy Austin; dear grandmother of Anthony Austin. Cremation private. Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society 225 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60601. (847) 965-2500
Donations:...
Lervin D. Schmidt
May 15, 2023
Lerv Schmidt of Lindenhurst, formerly of Antioch, beloved husband of Sara Lee nee Elarde, dear father of Dean, Douglas, Laura (Michael) Mitchell, Susan (Mark Monckton) Rodgers and Joseph (Linda) Rodgers; loving grandfather of Sammy, Damien, Megan, Cassie, Jami, Michael, Chase, Kailey, Cole, Joey and Ryan; cherished great grandfather of 6; brother of Velda Knorr; uncle of Pamela Geer and...
Margaret (O'Day) Kendler
May 11, 2023
Margaret "Peggy" Kendler, 92, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Jack; loving mother of Tom (Laura), Guy (Judy), and the late Linda Jorges Ziffra; dear grandmother of 2; cherished great grandmother of 2; fond sister of Patricia (the late Robert) Oniel and the late Walter O'Day, and Dan O'Day. Cremation private. Memorials may be made to...
Georgiana (Gebhart) Duffy
May 8, 2023
Georgiana Duffy, 92, of Park Ridge, beloved wife of the late Walter; dear mother of Michael (Nancy), Mary Ellen (Gary) Hudson John (Julie) and the late Thomas (Lynne); loving grandmother of Grace, Jack, Garrett (Madeline), Victoria, Melissa, George, Claire and Rachel. She was a former longtime employee of the Archdiocese of Chicago, a proud graduate of Northwestern University and...
Al Curtis
May 5, 2023
Al Curtis, 78, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Marcia, nee Whitman; loving father of Kevin (Melissa) and Brian (Cathy); dear grandfather of Molly, Julia, Cassidy, and Jason; fond brother of the late Judee (Lester) Radzin. Services and interment private. Memorials may be made to The American Diabetes Association 55 E. Monroe St., Ste. 3420 Chicago, IL 60603. (847)...
Laura (Klaus) Owens
Apr 30, 2023
Laura Owens, 63, of Glenview, beloved wife of William; dear mother of Elizabeth "Lizzy" (Danial Berglund); preceded in death by her parents Wilfred and Mary Ann Klaus; loving sister of Linda (the late Frank) Larkin, Kathleen (Jim) Mantilla, Steven (Diane) Klaus and the late Michael Klaus; affectionately known as La-La to her many nieces and nephews. Visitation at Simkins...
Mary E. (Ondresky) Woods
Apr 30, 2023
Mary E. Woods of Park Ridge, beloved wife of Craig; dear mother of Maureen (Christian) Hartwig and Timothy (Avital) Woods; loving grandmother of Jonah, Graham, Noah, Nolan and Maya; fond sister of Michael (Gail) Ondresky and Elizabeth (Frank) Moulis. Family and friends will meet at St. Paul of the Cross Church 320 S. Washington St. Park Ridge on Wednesday...
Maria (Perez) Gruettner
Apr 30, 2023
Maria Gruettner, 90, formerly of Niles, beloved wife of the late Kurt H.; loving mother of Claudia (Matt) Ulbert, and Tania (Casey) Thomas; cherished stepmother of Juergen (Karin) Gruettner; dear grandmother of Dirk (Jana) and Carsten (Anne) Gruettner, Alec and Austin Ulbert, and Mia and Carter Thomas; devoted great grandmother of Emily, Erik, Sarah, and Jessica; fond sister of...
James F. Webb
Apr 28, 2023
James F. Webb, 81, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Carol; loving father of Nikki (David) Gloff; dear grandfather of Miles Gloff. Services and interment private. (847) 965-2500
Joseph Borst
Apr 24, 2023
Joseph Borst, 96, lifelong resident of Morton Grove, IL., passed away on April 24th, 2023 after a hard fought battle from multiple health issues. He was born on May 24, 1926, to Peter and Barbara of Rogers Park,IL. He was the last survivor of the family of 10 children. He married his beloved Dolores (Krucker) on October 14, 1950,...
Dolores L. (Gibbons) Ruhl
Apr 22, 2023
Dolores L. Ruhl, formerly of River Grove, beloved wife of the late George; dear mother of George (Lois), Donna (Phillip) Martorano and Diane (David) Baglayan; loving grandmother of Valerie, Katherine, Colleen, Karyn and Kristine; cherished great grandmother of Billy, Sammy, Caroline, Millie, Ted, Chuck and Sam; fond sister of Rita Ruhl and the late Marion Gibbons. Family and friends...
Linda L. (Mroz) Stoeterau
Apr 21, 2023
Linda L. Stoeterau, 76, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of John; dear mother of Ryan and Ross (Manjoo); loving grandmother of Augustine, Archana, Nikolaus and Sebastian; dear sister of Martin (Carmela) Mroz .Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove on Wednesday April 26th from 5:00 p.m. until the time of service at 7:00 p.m. Cremation to...
