Obituary Listing

Mar 5, 2021

Rose Keith, nee Helbling, 100, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Russell Keith and Bruce Marchant; loving mother of John (Judie) Brady and Joan (Bruce) Beveridge; dear grandmother of 9; cherished great grandmother of 21. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, May 7th from 10:00 a.m. until time of...

Mar 4, 2021

Nancy Fischer, 87, of Glenview, beloved wife of the late Clarence G.; loving mother of John, Donna (Nick) Hill, David, and the late Mickey and Allan; dear grandmother of 7. Services and interment private. (847) 965-2500

Mar 1, 2021

Paul Basa (born September 24, 1963 and passed away March 1, 2021), beloved son of the late Kenneth and Felly Basa; devoted brother of Ray (Leny), Michael (Annabelle) and twin Andrew (Rhea); loving uncle of Elaine Joy (Andrew), Janelle, Daniel (Cecilia), Shira, Leah and Eva; friend to many musicians in the Chicago area and beyond. May he rest in...

Feb 26, 2021

Robert Darville, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Mary; loving father of Edward (Heidi), Christine (Perry) Hansen, and the late Daniel and Jeffrey; dear grandfather of Alex and Anna Darville, Cassie Hansen, and the late Amber Darville. Due to the Covid pandemic, a memorial mass will be held in the future. (847) 965-2500

Feb 25, 2021

John F. Morath of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed away on February 25, 2021.

He was a loving husband to Patricia, nee Schallawitz; father to Carol Butcher, John Jr. and Julie Munnings; grandfather to Amy and Thomas Butcher and Robert W Munnings.

Dad was born in 1921 in Chicago He was the second of four sons...

Feb 25, 2021

Genevieve Ann Traube, 77, of Morton Grove passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Bella Terra Nursing Home, Morton Grove after a long battle with Parkinson's Dementia. She is survived by her beloved husband of 56 years, Gad Traube; loving mother of son Kurt Traube and daughter Linda (Brian Schwarz) Mantell; dear grandmother of Haley Hidalgo, Hunter Mantell, and...

Feb 24, 2021

Barbara Roberts, 88, of Evanston, beloved wife of the late Elmer; loving mother of Roy (Carol Lee), William Leslie, Cynthia, Mary (Mike) Onaga, Timothy, and the late Daniel "D.B."; dear grandmother of 6; cherished great grandmother of 4. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, March 1st from 9:00 a.m. until time of...

Feb 21, 2021

Elizabeth (Betty) Tassani, 69, Born in Chicago; Beloved wife of Jeffrey; Cherished mother to Mark (Samantha) and Lauren (Alex Becker); Beloved step-mother to Alisa (Jim) Parenti and Scott (Nikki) Tassani; loving grandmother of Kelsey (Hassan) Abbas, Maria, Alexa (fiancé Josh Crenshaw), Arianna, Jeffrey, Mia, Alex, Matthew; Adoring great-grandmother to Lilah, Rayah, Norah; Caring sister of the late Walter Eisenbeis;...

Feb 18, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" Tell, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William A.; dear mother of Chris (the late Michael) Grene, Betsy (Carey) Hidaka, Bill (Mary) and Dan (Alice); loving grandmother of Kiki, Jess, Dan, Cait, Bob, Laura, Chris, Duck, Cassie,Sean and Nik; cherished great grandmother of Aidan, Ava, Emma, Sophie, Emerson and Will; fond sister of the late...

Feb 10, 2021

Barbara R. Sclafani, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Sr.; loving mother of Joseph Jr. and Barby; dear cousin of Judy (the late Dan) Kazy-Garey. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, February 15th from 9:00 a.m. until departure for St. Isaac Jogues Church at 11:00 a.m. Funeral...

Feb 7, 2021

Donald Edward Quinn, 98, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Lois, nee Penn; loving father of Ellen (Glenn) Lehman, Bill, John (Mary Anne), and the late Bob (Eileen); dear grandfather of Max, Amy, Julia, and Dylan; fond brother of the late Marilyn Zeis and Patricia Zortea. Services and interment private. (847) 965-2500

Feb 3, 2021

Sam Buscemi of Niles, beloved husband of the late Marian; dear father of Laura (Daniel) Tempestini; loving papa of Jillian, Sam. Luke. Trinity and Veronica; fond brother of Joe (Maria) and Frank (Barb) Buscemi and Rose (Frank) Montefalco; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Sam was a dedicated 42 year employee of Peoples Gas Co. who also enjoyed...

Feb 2, 2021

Joyce Ann Ovaert, nee Collins, 84, 0f Lincolnshire, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Walter A.; loving mother of Kathleen (Jim) Oakes, Tim (Cheryl), Brian (Kim), and Jennifer (Glenn) Grosskopf; dear grandmother of Colleen, Kelly, and Haley Oakes, Teresa and Christina Ovaert, Emily, Anna, and Daniel Ovaert, and Brendan, Abigale, and Madeline Grosskopf; fond sister of the late...

Jan 29, 2021

Jean S. Lindor, 79, of Skokie, beloved husband of Suzette, nee Revolus. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Saturday, February 6th from 5:00 p.m. until time of funeral service at 7:00 p.m. Interment private. (847) 965-2500

Jan 25, 2021

Therese Ann "Terry" Calliari nee Bartsch of Mt. Prospect formerly of Morton Grove, dear life partner of Bruce Laursen; beloved mother of  Philip, Kathryn, Joseph, Kelly Ann, Michelle Angel and Alexis Josephine Clesi; fond sister of Paul (Cathy) Bartsch, Laura (Tom) Lange and John Bartsch.  Visitation at St. John Lutheran Church 1100 S. Linneman Rd. Mt. Prospect Saturday from...

Jan 18, 2021

Jerry Pauley, 73, of Chicago, beloved father of Lauren (Alexander) Geraci and Michael Pauley; loving grandfather of Sarah, Emily, and Alison Geraci; fond brother of Judith (Kenneth) White, Ronald (Nilda) Pauley Sr., Carol (the late Joe) Lugo, Steven (Catherine) Pauley, and the late James (Judi) Ekola; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Services private. (847) 965-2500

Jan 18, 2021

Dr. Paul N. Lovell, 91, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Anita; loving father of Mary (Daniel) Lovell Green and the late  Paul Lovell Jr.; dear stepfather of Rhonda (Thomas) and the late Dr. Neal Frankel and the late Steven Frankel; cherished grandfather of Scott, Nicole, Darci and Ashley. Paul practiced dentistry in Park Ridge for 50 years. He...

Jan 16, 2021

Eileen F. Downing of Fox Lake, beloved daughter of the late Loretta Daley; dear mother of Christine (Tim) Bartus, Cynthia (Jim) McCarthy, Michael (Sue) Tison and the late Kevin Tison; loving grandmother of Heather Kolff, Cassie Downing, Steven Tison and Patrick McCarthy; cherished great grandmother of Ryleigh Kolff. Due to current conditions, a celebration of her life will be...

Jan 13, 2021

Lydia G. Tan, 87, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Sonya (Joseph) Sandiego and Enrico (Leisel) Tan; dear grandmother of Tiffany Sandiego, Andrew Sandiego, Antonio Tan, and Isabella Tan; fond sister of Isauro Glorioso and the late Enriqueta (Max) Bermudez, Rudolfo Glorioso, Pelayo (Belog) Glorioso, Sarah Casaol, Rolando (Naida) Glorioso, Oscar Glorioso, and...

Jan 13, 2021

Robert G. Dismang, 88, of Chicago, artist and sign maker to the end, beloved husband of Mary, nee Carver; loving father of Glenda (Michael) Fogarty, Guy (Pam), and Glory (Ron) Handwerker; dear grandfather of Katie Fogarty, Glen Dismang, Robert Handwerker, Steven Dismang, and Nathan Handwerker; cherished great grandfather of Zora Fogarty and Bella Fogarty. Due to the covid pandemic,...