Obituary Listing

Aug 14, 2021

Albert Lingpor Cheung, 69, of Morton Grove. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, August 28th from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

Aug 13, 2021

Marilyn J, Crnkovic, 90, of Joliet, beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Carla (John Kopinski) Crnkovic, Gregory and Tim; dear sister of Ruth McKoy; cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews. Marilyn was a member of the VFW Auxiliary; she was a University of Illinois Master Gardener and a 20 year employee of the State of...

Jul 31, 2021

Alice Mary Gross, nee Wysocki, 93, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Dr. Gary (Sabrina), Dr. Mark (Christine), Scott (Kim), and Greg; dear grandmother of Dr. Steven (Amy), Dr. Kristin (Michael) Vercillo, Jaclyn, Michael, Evan, Joseph, Alayna, Genna Schaafsma, and Jake Schaafsma; cherished great grandmother of Briana, Kaelyn, Lia, and Natalie Vercillo....

Jul 29, 2021

Beth Golata, nee Turner, 86, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of John; loving mother of Paul (Dianna), Peter (Christina), and Luke; dear grandmother of Jordan, Jessie, Jaime, Joey, Grant, and Justine; fond sister of Ruth Turner, Patricia (Marvin) Werner, and the late Daniel Turner. Family and friends will meet at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL...

Jul 22, 2021

Richard H. Schaul, 97, beloved father of Michael (Nancy), Richard (Joan), Deborah (Ted) Collison, James (Suzanne), Gayemarie (Bruce) Hendriksen, Karyn (Robert) Dillon, Sean (Deb), Terrence and Ryan (Claire); loving grandfather of 22; cherished great grandfather of 21; dear brother of Kenneth (Donna) and the late Jack, Barbara Turk, Peter and Katie Griffin. Proud veteran who served in WW2 as...

Jul 15, 2021

William "Billy" L. Murphy, 48, of Chicago, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved father of William and Ryan; loving son of James and Margaret Alice; dear brother of Jim (Maggie), Kevin, Maggie (Brian) Early, and Dan (Kelli). Memorial mass at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Monday, July 19th at 11:00 a.m. (847) 965-2500

Jul 11, 2021

Owen Friewer, 78, husband of Peggy, nee Flickinger; stepfather of Kelly and Kristy (Anthony); grandfather of Jude and Cole; brother of the late Roger (Mickey) and Genevieve (Erich). Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Saturday, July 17th at 11:00 a.m. to St. Martha Church. Mass at 11:30 a.m. Cremation private. Visitation Friday,...

Jun 27, 2021

Gerard J. Bungert, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Dorine nee Sesterhenn; loving father of Michael (Patricia), Kathy (Stephen) Fukuda and James; cherished grandfather of Michael Jr., Cassandra, Andrew, Matthew, Christine, Sam and Jack; dear brother of the late John Bungert and Marie Ptak. Proud WW2 Army Veteran. Visitation at St. Martha (Small) Church 8523 Georgiana...

Jun 25, 2021

Rev. Robert "Bobby" J. Morse, Jr., 64, of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday, June 25, 2021 surrounded by family. Bobby was born January 19, 1957 at Fort Belvoir Army base in Virginia to Robert and Brunhilde Morse.

Being the child of his Army SFC Father, they moved to many places around the world during his...

Jun 20, 2021

Harry F. Cooper, 88, of Niles, beloved husband of the late Mary Ann, nee Weiss; loving father of Nancy (Ronald) Johnson and Michael (Karin); dear grandfather of Kristy (Derrick) Nillissen, Kelly, Danielle, and Nicolle; fond brother of the late Carolyn Huberty. Funeral service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Friday, June 25th at...

Jun 17, 2021

Robert E. Cline, 84, passed away June 17, 2021. Bob was born in 1936 in Chicago to parents, Dorothy and Otto Cline. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and attended Valparaiso University where he majored in business administration and history and enjoyed his time on the bowling team. His teammates nicknamed him The Good Dr. Keener...

Jun 17, 2021

Chris Jonathan Torres, 19, suddenly, of Chicago, beloved son of Jessica and Pomposo; loving brother of Heidi, Sheila, Ashley, Jason, and Axel; dear grandson of Gustavo and Lydia Martinez, and Jose Guadalupe and the late Cleotilde Torres. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, June 25th at 9:00 a.m. to The Shrine of...

Jun 11, 2021

Nancy Jean DiMaria, nee Frankenberg, of Niles, IL and Palm Harbor, FL, died this past Friday in Florida in a traffic accident. She was 74 years old. Nancy was a retired teacher and principal, who worked at a variety of schools in Muscatine, IA before moving back to Illinois where she was the principal of Woodlands School in Gurnee...

Jun 7, 2021

Janet S. Jacobson, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of the late Edward. Service and interment private. (847) 965-2500

Jun 5, 2021

Juanita L. Tacmo, 89, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Loreto R. Sr.; loving mother of Amelia T. (Samuel Sr.) Yabes, Loreto Jr. (Lita), Hernando (Rose Marie), Evangeline (Rex) Basalatan, Yolanda (Melanio) Calub, and Olivia; dear grandmother of Brian Yabes, Samuel (Melanie) Yabes Jr., Lester J. Tacmo, Darryl Tacmo, Lloyd Christian Tacmo, Alheyo Tacmo, Hernando Tacmo Jr.,...

Jun 1, 2021

York Haw Chwa, 69, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Fee; loving father of Jeffrey and Jennifer; dear brother of 9. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Sunday, June 6th from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at 5:00 p.m. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

May 26, 2021

Tobias, Donna L.

Donna Louise Tobias of Morton Grove, at rest May 26, 2021. She was the daughter of Arthur Anton Tobias and Dorothea Tobias also of Morton Grove. She graduated from Niles West High School and The University of Wisconsin – Superior. Donna was the longtime Engineer Registrar for the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern...

May 25, 2021

John Paul Trippi, Sr., 94, of Morton Grove, founder of Midwest Can Company and Container Specialties. John was a veteran who served in the U. S. Navy. Beloved husband of the late Priscilla; loving father of Alan, Kenny, Janet (Ralph) Johnson, Gail, Nancy (Jim) Glogovsky, and the late John Jr.; dear grandfather of Jimmy (Nikole), Danny, Gary (Melissa), Brian...

May 19, 2021

Robert "Bob" Miller, 83, of Morton Grove, beloved father of Steve (Sandy) Miller and Sandy (Keith) Marks; loving grandfather of 5. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

May 16, 2021

Connie Rigney, nee Cumbo, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of James Stephen; loving mother of Jim (Cheryl), Dave, and Steve (Catherine); dear grandmother of Ray, Joey, Maximilian, Mary, and Sarah; fond sister of the late Lou (Barbara) and Thomas (Muriel). Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, May 21st at 9:30 a.m. to...