Stefan Doser
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...
Reynaldo A. Ranola
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...
Joan E. (Rosenberg) Hollingsworth
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...
Rosalia (Meisel) Doerner
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...
Norman Scott Mccray
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...
Frankie Dean Tavolino
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....
Alice Joyce Oldaker
Sep 3, 2022
Alice Joyce Oldaker, of Richmond, Virginia, formerly of Des Plaines, Illinois, beloved wife of the late Gary; loving sister of Bonnie Jean (the late Jim) Prims and the late Jim (Mary Pat) Block; dear aunt of Jim (Lisa) Prims, Bonnie Beth (Paxton) Zimmerman, and Jennifer Coomans; cherished great aunt of Tyler, Lindsey, and Jimmy. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home...
Marguerite Wendell
Sep 3, 2022
Marguerite Wendell, 88, of Morton Grove, former School Sister of St. Francis, loving sister of the late Teresa (Judge Francis) Lorenz, Adele (Jack) Brown, Georgine (Bob) Tivnan, Marty (Marijean) Wendell, and Joan (Ted) Scullion. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, September 9th at 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave....
Greg C. Howe
Sep 2, 2022
Greg C. Howe, 47, suddenly, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Edwina Wall Howe; loving father of Benjamin Arthur; dear son of Carole and the late George; cherished brother of the late Cheri; fond son in law of Duwanna Wall. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, September 9th from 3:00...
Betty L. (Garner) Higus
Aug 27, 2022
Betty L. Higus, 97, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Loren "Gus";loving mother of Deborah (Lenny) Baker, Sharon Higus, and David (Teresa) Higus; dear grandmother of Ross (Brooke) Baker, Eric (Ashley) Higus, and Tim (Eleanor) Higus; cherished great grandmother of Will, Mason, Johnny, Leo, and Charlie; fond sister of the late Jack (Carolyn) Garner. Memorial visitation at...
James R. Meek
Aug 20, 2022
James R. Meek, 96, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Marian, nee Leider; loving father of Jim (Maxine), Nancie (John) Tracy, Joyce (Bob) Reid, Gene (Diane), John Dianne, Pam (Mick) Becker, Janice (Scott) Harty, Deb (Pete) Conti, Bill (Tina), and Mary (Ted) Stenger; dear grandfather of 22; cherished great grandfather of 22; preceded in death by his parents, brother...
Paula Labree
Aug 19, 2022
Paula LaBree, long time Park Ridge resident, passed away on August 19th, 2022 after more than 40 years of battling cancer. Born on October 24th, 1954 in Chicago, Paula attended Sayre High School and Northeastern University.
Professionally, Paula was the six-year recipient of the Five Star Professional Award from Chicago Magazine and consistently ranked in the top...
Margaret E. (May) Cordell
Aug 19, 2022
Margaret "Marge" Cordell of Wilmette, beloved wife of the late LeRoy; dear mother of Mary Kay (Chris) Irmiter, Ellen Cordell, Larry (Wenom) Cordell, Jack Cordell, Barbara (Mark) Van Der Bosch and Peggy (Tony) Phillips; loving grandmother of 12, cherished great grandmother of 2; fond sister of the late Archbishop John L. May and Jeanette Kliejunas. Memorial visitation at St....
Marion M. (Kohl) Gerken
Aug 8, 2022
Marion M. Gerken of Glenview, beloved wife of the late Donald; dear mother of James (Donna) Gerken, Cheryl (Bill) Byron and Kathy Gerken; loving grandmother of Bill (Megan) Byron, Amanda (Clint) Raabe, Megan Gerken and the late Colleen Byron; cherished great grandmother of Dresden and Liam; fond sister of Gene (Sheryl) Kohl. Visitation at Immanuel Lutheran Church 1850 Chestnut...
Josephine (Handy) Heimler
Aug 7, 2022
Josephine Heimler, 97, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Dr. Joseph (Louise), Lisa, and Ellen (Kevin) Hess; dear grandmother of 5. Memorial mass at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Thursday, August 11th at 11:00 a.m. There will be an additional celebration of life scheduled at a future...
Alf R. Johnson
Aug 4, 2022
Alf R. Johnson, 95, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Dolores R.; loving father of Mark (Fran), Keith, and Glen (Lori); dear grandfather of Paula, Michael (Katelyn), Jaimi (fiancee Arash), Allie, and Carly (Jon); cherished great grandfather of Arthur, Theodore, and Ella. Service and interment private. (847) 965-2500.
Micky (Molini) Currie
Aug 3, 2022
Micky Currie, 64, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Edmund; loving sister of John Molini. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500
John Byrne Jr.
Aug 2, 2022
John Byrne Jr., beloved husband of the late Teresa; loving father of Debra (Arthur) Berschell and Jeffrey (Hope) Byrne; cherished grandfather of Mackenzie, Kennedy, Avery, Paige, Pierce, Tannith, Colton, Daly and Quincy; dear brother of Gary (Cindy), Michael and Patrick (Terri) Byrne. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Saturday 11 a.m. to St. Martha...
Ah Yone Wong (Wong) Lee
Jul 29, 2022
Ah Yone Wong Lee, 93, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Ten Hong Lee; loving mother of Lye Shan (the late Nee Hung) Chiu, Lye Ngoon (Too Nung) Chan, Ivy (Pan Lim) Moy, Youk How (Chiao Yu) Lee, Stanley (Yu Lan) Lee, and Youk Wain (Carol) Lee; dear grandmother of Shirley (Kwan) Choi, Helen (Tom) Schindlbeck, Jennifer...
Timothy Arthur Brosnan
Jul 19, 2022
Timothy Arthur Brosnan, longtime resident of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2022 after a brief illness. Born on May 2, 1956 on Chicago's northwest side, Tim went to Maine East High School before attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Health Sciences.
Tim was...
