Obituary Listing

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....

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...