Obituary Listing

Jan 20, 2023

Susanne A. Baier, nee Koch, of Morton Grove, age 103 years; beloved wife of the late William; dear mother of Barbara (the late Richard Bravieri); loving grandmother of Kimberly and Natalie; cherished great grandmother of Michael (Abby), Tyler (Lisa), Jarrett (Tori) and Alek; adored great great grandmother of 6; fond sister of the late Loretta Czyzewski and Chester Koch....

Jan 19, 2023

Susan L. Rodriguez, 67, of Chicago, beloved daughter of the late Edmund and Mable; loving sister of Edmund, Robert, and the late Sandra, and Ron (Margo); dear aunt of Christopher (Christina) and Ryan (Kristen); fond great aunt of Jonathan and Julia. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, January 23rd from 9:00 a.m....

Jan 16, 2023

Rosalie "Chris" Irpino, 85, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Anthony; loving mother of Anthony, Dominic, Jonathon, and the late Michael. Visitation at St. Mary of the Lake Church 4220 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60613 on Saturday, February 4th from 1:00 p.m. until time of funeral mass at 2:00 p.m. Cremation private. In lieu of...

Jan 16, 2023

John R. Reifenberg, 70, of Wonder Lake formerly of Morton Grove; beloved father of John and Jennifer (Eric) Mau; loving grandfather of Jack, Maggie and Michael; former husband of Mary; dear brother of James (Polly), Janis (Bill) Gode; Joseph (Brenda) and Mary Pat (David) Walker. John was a graduate of St. Martha School and Niles West High School. A...

Dec 26, 2022

Kathleen Vlamis, nee Grear, 71, of Morton Grove, beloved mother of Paul (Tracy) and Rebecca (Joshua Westlund); loving grandmother of Theodore, Loukas, Elias, and Ariadne; dear sister of Dr. Michael (Susan) Grear, Mary (Jerry) Eichner, Philip (Marcia) Grear, Bill (Janice) Grear, Ellen (James Friedenbach) Grear, Janice (Steven) Korn, Stacia Lacek, and the late Paula Grear, and Joe (Linda) Grear....

Dec 21, 2022

Patricia C. Jascot of Des Plaines, beloved mother of Lynn Almeida and Lenny Jascot; loving grandmother of Tyler, Ryan and Jaymie; dear sister of Linda (the late Ron) Sorensen and the late Dorothy (the late John) Heinz, Betty (the late John Reifenberg, Jacky (the late Ken) Hoffman and Gerri (Marty) Christiansen. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St....

Dec 15, 2022

Myra J. Mlynarczyk, of Niles, beloved mother of Monica (Bruno) Baruffi, Steve (Elizabeth) and Alexandra; loving grandmother of Cole, Ava, Elle, Bodhi and Stefan; dear sister of Ela Strak and the late Ala Dominowska. Visitation at Mary Seat of Wisdom Church 920 Granville Ave. Park Ridge, IL on Friday Dec. 23rd from 10 a.m. until time of Mass at...

Dec 8, 2022

June Grusin nee Morley, 85, passed away Thursday December 8, 2022. June was born June 3, 1937 to William and Elaine Morley nee Zbytowski in Alpena, Michigan, the oldest of eleven children. She attended Alpena High School and graduated from Montclair University in 1985.

June met her late husband of 32 years, Howard Grusin, in Upper Montclair,...

Dec 7, 2022

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....

Dec 3, 2022

James "Jim" Charles Kelly, 62, of Lombard, beloved son of the late Charles and Martha; loving brother of Robin (Kathleen), Kimberly (Peter) Cardis, and Brian (Janet); fond uncle of John (Tina), Patrick (Kim), Thomas, Alex Cardis, Jacob, and Michael. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, March 11th from 10:30 a.m. until...

Dec 2, 2022

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...

Dec 2, 2022

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...

Nov 30, 2022

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,...

Nov 30, 2022

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...

Nov 29, 2022

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

Nov 23, 2022

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...

Nov 23, 2022

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...

Nov 19, 2022

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...

Nov 17, 2022

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...

Nov 4, 2022

Karen T. Anderson of Niles, beloved wife of Bruce; dear mother of Connie Anderson; loving nana of Hannah Louise (Scott) Powers, and Sulaiman, Maryam, Sofia, Selma (Aaron Newirth) and Issac Khwaja; fond sister of John (Nancy) and Tony (Tonda) Thomas. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Wednesday Nov. 9th from 10 a.m. until time...