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Anne Marie (Mcnally)  Palka

Anne Marie (Mcnally) Palka

Jan 10, 2019

Anne Marie Palka, nee McNally, 80, formerly of Morton Grove, owner of Par Enterprises, beloved wife of the late Robert E.; loving mother of Robert T. and Peggy Turner; dear grandmother of Michelle, Michael, and Evie Palka, and Christopher, Stacy, and Jeffrey Bienasz. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, January 14th at...

Raymond Sola

Raymond Sola

Jan 7, 2019

Raymond Sola, 102, of Morton Grove, PFC, 28th Division, 112th Infantry, Canon Company, WW II, beloved husband of the late Olympia; dear father of Raymond (Mary); loving grandfather of Matthew (Gilma) and Deborah (Michael) Strzynski; cherished great grandfather of Nathan, Brianna and Jeremy and a fond uncle. Visitation at St. Martha Church Auditorium 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove Friday...

Mildred M. (Stejskal)  Geimer

Mildred M. (Stejskal) Geimer

Jan 5, 2019

Mildred Geimer of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Robert J., dear mother of Carol (the late Dennis) Le Fevre, Karen (Robert) Hinson and Robert J. Jr. (Diane); loving grandmother of Denise (the late Shaun) Rodgers, Stephen (Denise) Hinson, Bryan (Susan) Hinson, Lisa (Shane) Jansen, Kevin Geimer and Kelly (Jason) Stevens; cherished great grandmother of 9. Visitation, service...

Isabelle M. (Carroll)  Calabrese

Isabelle M. (Carroll) Calabrese

Jan 3, 2019

Isabelle M. Calabrese, nee Carroll, age 87. Beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear mother of Michael, Peter (Jane), Joan (John) Tanaka, and Eileen (Robert) Mahon; loving grandmother of Andrea, Lisa, David, Laura, Joseph, James, Douglas, Scott, Caroline, Lisa, and Gina; cherished great-grandmother of Isabella; fond sister of the late Michael (late Mary) Carroll. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home...

Mary Therese "Terry" (Hojnacki)  Schlag

Mary Therese "Terry" (Hojnacki) Schlag

Dec 31, 2018

Mary Therese "Terry" Schlag, nee Hojnacki, 89, of Glenview, IL, formerly of Morton Grove, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018, surrounded by her family and wonderful caregivers from Rainbow Hospice and Belmont Senior Living in Glenview, IL. Terry was born on November 14, 1929, in Evanston IL, to Boleslaus Hojnacki and Lorraine Clemons, nee Doetsch. She graduated from St....

Elizabeth B. (Berwick)  Conway

Elizabeth B. (Berwick) Conway

Dec 29, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Conway of Niles, beloved wife of the late Charles; dear mother of Berry (Neva) Conway and Arlene (Paul) Lau; loving grandmother of Jennifer (Garrett) Lau-Bond, Sean (Erika) Lau and Tegan and Andrew Conway; cherished great grandmother of 5; special thankyou to her caregivers Imogene and Dawn. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Friday...

Gail (Lauletta)  Utterback

Gail (Lauletta) Utterback

Dec 29, 2018

Gail Utterback of Rural Hall, NC formerly of Deerfield, IL; beloved wife of Donald. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL on Friday January 4th from 12 noon until time of service at 12:30 p.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Katherine (Schroeder)  Wojak

Katherine (Schroeder) Wojak

Dec 25, 2018

Katherine A. Wojak of Lincolnshire, formerly of Glenview; beloved wife of the late Frederick; dear mother of Jennifer (Timothy) Dougherty, Jeff, Mary (Jeffrey) Olson, Richard (Karen) and James (Pamela); loving grandmother of Larissa, Ryanne, Liam, Myah, Zoe, Ava and Lexi; fond sister of Dorothy (John) Morgan and Judith (the late James) Brasker. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster...

Dorothy (Gutgsell)  Byrne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;  fond sister of the late William (Jayne) Sollitt. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL...

Marian L. (Waidner)  Schulte

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

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

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...

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