Obituary Listing

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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.

Aug 3, 2022

Micky Currie, 64, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Edmund; loving sister of John Molini. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

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...

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...

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...

Jul 17, 2022

Linda DeSent, nee Gill, 72, of Glenview, beloved wife of Marty; loving mother of Lisa (Chris) Twomey and Martin; dear grandmother of Alice, Patrick, and Jack Twomey, and Jaxon DeSent; fond sister of Kathy Avis, Denny Gill, and the late Paul Gill. Leave your sadness at the door and join us as we celebrate the life of Linda DeSent....

Jul 16, 2022

Virginia "Ginny" Fontana, devoted wife of Vincent for 56 years, passed away July 16th. She was a wonderful, loving mom to Linda (Dave) Mann, Tom (fiancee Jen Kenyeri), and the late Michael; loving big sister to Margaret (Dennis) Drugan and the late Raymond (Susan) Betz; cherished aunt and great aunt to many. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251...

Jul 15, 2022

Margaret M. Thuerk, nee McElrone, 103, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Carl; loving mother of Barbara; dear sister of Catherine Knackstedt. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Wednesday, July 20th from 9:00 a.m. until time of departure for St. Martha Church at 10:30 a.m. Mass at 11:00 a.m. Interment All...

Jul 15, 2022

Edilberto "Ed" Ramos, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Rebecca for 54 years; loving father of Ed Jr. (Paula) and Jennifer {Steve) Driscoll; cherished grandfather of Julian, Eric, Drew, Holly and Cailyn; dear brother of Emma, Zenaida, Erlinda, Leticia, Evelyn and Cecelia. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Thursday 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha...

Jul 9, 2022

Robert Fredrick Nix, 71 formerly of Chicago, close friend of Steven Halling. Services private. (847) 965-2500

Jul 9, 2022

William A. "Bill" Joseph, 95, of Morton Grove, 65 year member of Medinah Temple, Director of The Oriental Band, and an avid Cubs and Bears fan, beloved husband of the late Karen; loving father of Peter W. and the late Thomas A.; fond brother of Emily (Bill) Lower. Services private. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children...