Obituary Listing

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...

Oct 29, 2022

Stefan Doser, 83, died on October 29th at his home in Morton Grove surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Theresa, nee Gauder; loving father of Paul and Melissa; fond brother in law of the late Ann (Kevin) Rooney; dear uncle of Sean Rooney and Emily (Nick) Krueger, and great uncle of Kyle Krueger. He will be greatly missed...

Oct 14, 2022

Reynaldo "Rey" Ablaza Ranola, 74, of Morton Grove, was welcomed into the loving arms of The Lord on Oct. 14. Mr. Ranola was born on June 15, 1948 in the district of Pandacan in Manila, Philippines. After years of diligence, dedication, and sacrifice, Rey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, with a concentration in Accounting from Far...

Oct 5, 2022

Joan E. Hollingsworth, 82, of Arlington Hts., beloved wife of the late Gene W., M.D.; loving mother of Kimberly Relaz and Kristi; dear grandmother of Megan (Zach) Coarson Kristi (Andres) Garcia, and Kaley (Joshua) Reyes; cherished great grandmother of Finley and Gwendalyn Coarson, Ruby Garcia, and Phoebe Reyes; fond sister of the late Jerry Rosenberg. Funeral service at Simkins...

Sep 17, 2022

Rosalia Doerner, 91, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Anna (Mike) Gabler, Joseph (Sandra), and John (Terrie); dear grandmother of Christina (Christopher) George, Michael (Meghan) Gabler, and Stacey Doerner; cherished great grandmother of C.J. and Haley George, and Marella and James Gabler. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL...

Sep 15, 2022

Norman Scott McCray, 70, of Morton Grove, beloved father of Nicole (Bradford) Sartain; loving grandfather of Grayson and Jaxon Sartain; dear son of Edward and the late Mildred Simon; fond brother of Linda (Richard) Wolnik, Larry Simon, and Sandra Simon; cherished partner of Roxanne Northam. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, September...

Sep 4, 2022

Frankie Dean Tavolino, 61, at rest Sept.4th; loving husband of Kevin Rowland; dear brother of Jerome, Tiffany, Mark, Dino and the late Janice; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Frankie was Executive VP, Director of Production Services at Energy BBDO for 19 years. Memorial visitation Saturday Sept. 24th at The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii 1224 W....