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Dorothy (Gutgsell) Byrne
Dec 21, 2018
Dorothy Byrne, 94, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late John J. Sr.; loving mother of John Jr. (the late Teresa), Gary (Cindy), Michael, and Patrick (Theresa); dear grandmother of 7; cherished great grandmother of 9. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, December 29th at 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha...
Cora G. (Vanderbosch) Qualiardi
Dec 13, 2018
Cora Qualiardi, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Alfred; dedicated and loving mother of Terry Willis, Jeanine (Michael) Gibbons, DDS, Peggy (Jimmy) Hopkins, Al and Bill (Therese); cherished grandmother of Jaime (Grant), Gina, Carrie, Kevin and Brett; fond sister of the late Mary (Charles) Lang, and Albert (Montee), Charles (Loretta) and James (Jean) Vanderbosch; dear cousin of...
Gregory A. Nelson
Dec 13, 2018
Gregory A. Nelson, 81, of Grayslake formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Lynn; dear father of Michael (Kimberly) and Wendy (Bill) Gaeding; loving grandfather of Emily, Kelsey, Lauren and Kailyn; fond brother of Judith (Jim) Scoville. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Tuesday Dec. 18th from 9 a.m. until time of departure for church...
Doris (Napier) Jennings
Dec 10, 2018
Doris Jennings, beloved wife of the late Clinnie; loving mother of the late Mary, Sharon, and Angel; dear grandmother of Vicki, Daniel, Phillip, Raymond, Theresa, Ricky, Omar, and Cathy; cherished great grandmother and great great grandmother of several; fond sister of Allie Menkel and the late Irvin Napier Jr. and Effy Mae Napier. Family and friends will meet at...
Marianne C. (Abbate) Menotti
Dec 6, 2018
Marianne C. Menotti, 80, of Glenview, loving mother of Ralph (Laura), Lisa, and Mel "Melph" Doerr (Gary Haverkamp); dear grandmother of Megan, Allisa, and Matteo, and canine grandkids Bob and Abby; fond sister of Diane (Jay) DuPree and Carol (Jim) Servis. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Thursday, December 13th at 9:30 a.m....
Donald Sandberg
Dec 2, 2018
Donald Sandberg, 59, of Morton Grove, died peacefully after a long struggle with cancer, beloved son of Robert and the late Arlene; loving brother of Lori (Allen) Balk and the late Gary; fond uncle of Dana Balk. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, December 8th from 12:00 noon until time of funeral...
Lee R. Cordell
Nov 18, 2018
Lee  R. Cordell of Wilmette, beloved husband of Margaret nee May; dear father of  Mary Kay (Chris) Irmiter, Ellen, Larry (Wenom), Jack, Barbara (Mark) Van Der Bosch and Peggy (Tony) Phillips; loving grandfather of Kevin, Colleen, Theresa, Laura, Bridget, Isaac, Alex, Matthew, Peter, Sarah, Jackie and Maddie; cherished great grandfather of Jake and Kiera; fond brother of Jim (the...
Frances M. (Vani) Malone
Nov 15, 2018
Frances M. Malone, 97, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late John; dear mother of Marlene Kenney, Patricia, Robert, Dennis and Steve; loving grandmother of 7; devoted great grandmother of 6; fond sister of James Vani and the late Joseph Vani. Former cook at Golf Middle School in Morton Grove for 46 years retiring in 2009. Funeral...
Patricia Rose (Ziegler) Winkler
Nov 15, 2018
Patricia Rose Winkler, nee Ziegler, 87, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Fred; loving mother of Peter (Darleen), Kurt (Karen), Julie, Christine (Joe) Porada, Frederick III (Nancy), John (Celina) , Thomas (Michele), and Joseph; dear grandmother of many;Â Â fond sister of the late William (Jayne) Sollitt. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL...
Marian L. (Waidner) Schulte
Nov 8, 2018
Marian L. Schulte passed away November 8, 2018 after a brief illness. Born August 19, 1930, grew up in Germantown Philadelphia. Graduated from Germantown Hospital of Nursing in 1951. Worked as a nurse there until moving to Chicago to work at Passavant Hospital. Married Larry Schulte on November 27, 1954. Larry and Marian moved to Morton Grove in 1959,...
Robert Karas
Nov 8, 2018
Robert Karas, 95, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Shirley; loving father of the late Craig; dear grandfather of Craig Jr.; fond brother of Joyce (Dave) Beutler and the late Richard (Joan); cherished companion of the late Phyllis Dubow. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, November 12th from...
Mike Hayes
Nov 7, 2018
Mike Hayes, 58, of Wonder Lake, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved brother of Kathy (Jim) Anewalt, Chris (Cyndi McDade), and the late Tom; loving uncle of Jessica, Caitlyn, and James. Family and friends will meet at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Saturday, November 17th for a memorial mass at 12:30 p.m. In Lieu...
Rick Rubin
Nov 6, 2018
Rick Rubin, 60, of Skokie, beloved husband of Cathie; loving father of Eric and Josh; cherished son of Natalie and the late Leonard; fond brother of Debbie (Dave) Seiller, Jeffery, and Robbie. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, November 9th from 5:00 p.m. until time of Memorial service at 7:00 p.m....
Donna Lee (Roos) Branham
Nov 5, 2018
Donna Lee Branham, 79, of Chicago, owner of Wrigleyville North Tavern for over 40 years. Beloved wife of Jessie; loving stepmother of Tony (Tamara), Jessica (Tom), and Robin (Jack) Bracken; dear sister of Edward Arthur Roos; devoted sister in law of Ann Roos; fond aunt of Jeff (Kathy) Roos, Scott (Colleen) Roos, and Chris (Laurie) Roos; cherished friend of...
Phyllis C. (Kleczewski) Weiss
Nov 4, 2018
Phyllis C. Weiss, 91, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of James (Marlene), Philip (Kathleen), and Thomas (Therese); dear grandmother of Bryan (Julie), Christopher (Amber), and Maximilian; cherished great grandmother of Jade and Savannah; fond sister of Rosie (the late Clyde) McKerlie and the late Marty (Bob) Barsky. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home...
Arthur A. Malinowski
Nov 2, 2018
Arthur A. Malinowski, of Morton Grove, died peacefully at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Helen Dombek. Art was born and raised in Bucktown. He attended St. Hedwig grammar school, and Weber High School, where he made life long friends. After serving in the US Army during the Korean Conflict,...
Molly (Maloy) Griffin
Oct 28, 2018
Molly Griffin, 85, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Edward J.; loving mother of Edward J. (Charlotte), Kathleen M., Thomas G. (Patrice), John F., and James P. (Laura); dear grandmother of 7. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, November 3rd at 9:00 a.m. to St. Isaac Jogues Church. Funeral mass at 9:30...
James Butler
Oct 27, 2018
James Butler of Morton Grove, Beloved husband of Maeve "Marjorie"; dear father of Barry, James (Nancy) and Neil (Cheryl); loving grandfather of Patrick, Brian, James, Liam, Grace and Jessica. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Friday November 2nd 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove; Mass 10 a.m. Interment Rosehill Cemetery....
Nicu Kantar
Oct 25, 2018
Nicu Kantar, 97, of Chicago, beloved husband of Mariana; loving father of Andre (Mihaela) and Sandra (Cornell) Petranu; dear grandfather of Colin (Lauren) Petranu and Kevin Petranu; cherished great grandfather of Layla. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500
Karena K. Prinzing
Oct 19, 2018
Karena K. Prinzing, 52, loving daughter of the late Raymond and Patricia; dear sister of Robert (Kelly); cherished aunt of Stephanie Willis; devoted great aunt of Esther. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Wednesday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Douglas Center 3445 Howard St....
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