Obituary Listing

Jun 12, 2017

Lorna M. "Lorrie" Birmingham, nee Lien, 78, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Thomas; dear sister of Hans (Inge) Lien, John Lien, Valerie (Eric) Fromm, and Tracey (Jahn) Sandman; step-sister of Dr. William (Pat) Reich and Judith Reich; fond sister in law of Robert (the late Marianne) Meier and Mary (the late Gerald) Birmingham; cherished aunt of...

Jun 12, 2017

Kurt M. Rauch, 95, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Delfina; loving father of Ingrid (Paul) Ruff, Lu (Lothar) Klevenow, and Joseph (Karen); dear grandfather of Mark, Michael (Paula), and Tatiana; cherished great grandfather of Adam, Aaron, Skylar, and Codi; fond friend of Rita and Gerhard Klevenow. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove,...

Jun 6, 2017

Beverley K.P. DaCosta, 65, of Evanston, loving mother of Kerpal Douglas, Traverse DaCosta, and Preston DaCosta; dear grandmother of Nigel Douglas; fond sister of Faye Gayle Foster, Andrew (Gwendolyn) Brown, Peter Brown, Carol (Lambert) Maitland, Delroy (Patricia) Brown, Carlton Brown, and Monica (David) Fisher; proud aunt of several nieces and nephews. Visitation at The First Seventh Day Adventist Church...

May 31, 2017

Michael James Mensching, age 36, suddenly, was called home to the Lord sometime during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 31st. Born on November 21st 1980 to his parents Martha and James Mensching. Devoted little brother to sister Nicole Carney, older brother to Katie Lynn, James (Brenda) Mensching. Cherished by his nephews Ryan, Griffin, and Crew Carney. Wesley...

May 25, 2017

Joseph William Lutz, 63, Captain US Army, beloved father of Kristina (Jay) Angus and Patricia (Simon) Scholes; loving grandfather of William, Jackson, Lucas, Rowan and Oliver; former husband of Kimberly; fond brother of James (Kathy), John, Kathleen and the late Elizabeth and Thomas Lutz (Leah). Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Saturday July 22nd...

May 25, 2017

Michael Schuy of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Marianne; dear father of Ingrid (Erich) Jost, Michael (Patricia) and Rosemary (David) Hoffman; loving grandfather of Stephanie (Jason) Wilson, Robert (Tamara), Derek, Samantha, Joseph and Jeremy; cherished great grandfather of Gwenyth, Liam, Henry, Lucas and Fritz; fond brother of the late Adam. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster...

May 23, 2017

Gene C. Mitchell, formerly of Morton Grove, and a long standing member of St. Martha Church, Gene was a life long employee of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. She passed away peacefully the evening of May 23, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late William; loving stepmother of Sue Knutsen; dear sister of Marcia Biehn, William Connell, and the late...

May 22, 2017

Arnold J. Schumer, 53, of Skokie, beloved brother of Karen (Alan) Berkowsky; fond uncle of Justin, Jayme, and Jenna Berkowsky; loving son of the late Joseph and Arline Schumer. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, May 26th from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 10:00 a.m. Interment Rosehill Cemetery, with shiva...

May 19, 2017

Rita Miller, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved mother of Sue, Andy, Teri, Tommy, Patty, Liz, Debbie and Rosie; loving grandmother of 16; cherished great grandmother of 21. Service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Tuesday, May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Visitation Monday, May 22nd from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (847) 965-2500...

May 16, 2017

Dorothy L. Scott, nee Giles, 82, beloved wife of the late Robert Scott, and former wife of Eric W. Muller; loving mother of Margaret (Glynn) Hoover, Eric (Cheryl) Muller, Kathryn "K.C." (the late Paul Depondt) Conway, Robert (Lori) Scott, and Douglas (Diane) Scott; dear grandmother of 12; cherished great grandmother of 1; fond sister of Bill (Annie) Giles and...

May 12, 2017

Jarvis Alton Richards of Schiller Park, beloved husband of the late Frances; dear father of Jarvis Jr., Jacqueline and Darlene (Robert) Schofield; loving grandfather of 3; fond brother of Oliver (Geraldine) and the late Marvin, Laverne Stephan and Lorraine Schneider. Visitation at Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church 2 Shermer Rd. Glenview, IL Thursday May 18th from 4 to 9 p.m....

May 9, 2017

Dorothy M. Pedtke, beloved wife of the late Herman; dear mother of Jerome (Lynda), Christine (Lynden) Durkee, Barbara (Steven) Shields, Pamela (Isidro) Perez, Debra (the late Dale) Anderson, Paul, Karen Wyome and Leo; loving grandmother of 18; cherished great grandmother of 13. Visitation at St. John Brebeuf Church 8307 N. Harlem Ave. Niles, IL Monday May 22nd from 9...

May 7, 2017

Virginia M. Kowalski, nee Henrici, 84, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Paul; loving mother of Roy (the late Jamie) and Raymond (Gail); dear grandmother of James (LeighAnn), Amanda, Justin, Shannon, Hayley, Rachel, Nicole, and Jenna. Funeral service at Jerusalem Lutheran Church 6218 Capulina Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Thursday, May 11th at 10:00 a.m. Interment Chapel...

May 4, 2017

Lorraine M. Cronberg, beloved wife of Donald; dear mother of Gae (Jack) Alilunas and Jill (Robert) Schwuchow; loving grandmother of Amy, Peter, John and Sarah; cherished great grandmother of Peter, Stella, Athan, Caleb, Noah and Beckett; fond aunt and cousin of many. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Sunday May 7th from 3 to 8...

Apr 30, 2017

Betty Gersh of Morton Grove, at rest April 30th, beloved wife of the late Samuel; loving mother of Deborah (Robert Schroeder) Gersh and Janice (William) Chapman; cherished grandmother of Jonathan and Julia Schroeder and Kyle and Connor Chapman. Services held privately. Memorials in her name to Alzheimer's Assoc., Alz.org, Heartland Animal Shelter .net or Wright-Way Rescue.org appreciated.

Apr 30, 2017

Doris Ransdell, nee Thalman, 87, of Glenview, beloved wife of the late Donald; loving mother of Donald, David, Catherine (Dennis) Bouxsein, Susan (William) Hamilton, and Robert; dear grandmother of 11; fond sister of John Thalman, Richard Thalman, and the late Jane Galloway, and Peter Thalman. Visitation at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 1775 Grove St. Glenview, IL 60025...

Apr 26, 2017

Alfred W. Schaefer, 100, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Bernice; loving father of Scott (Carolyn) and Lynne; dear grandfather of James and Jeffrey Schaefer and Benjamin Hall. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, May 1st from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 noon. Interment Maryhill Cemetery....

Apr 25, 2017

Dolores "Dee" Terlap, 88, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Donald; loving mother of Renee (Rick) Jaegers and Michelle (Ron) Bellito; dear grandmother of Derek (Arlene) Jaegers, Whitney (Philip) Nuam, Brian Bellito, Allison Jaegers, and Joey Bellito; cherished great grandmother of William and Emmy; fond sister of Jean Keay-Waugh. Memorial visitation and service at St. Luke's Christian...

Apr 24, 2017

Ronald Frank Novotny, born September 13, 1943 to Frank and Virginia (Schmidt) Novotny passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Niles East High School. Ron worked for many years with Chicago Specialty/Moen and retired in 2006.

Ron was a good man, brother, uncle and friend. He enjoyed...

Apr 24, 2017

Fritz A. Schmiegelt, Jr., 85, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Gilda for 57 years. Dear father of Ronald, David (Cynthia) and Susan (Ken) Sarvady; loving grand father of Wayne, William, Steven, Jacob, Nicholas, Kayla and Tyler; fond brother of William (Luz). Visitation at Jerusalem Lutheran Church 6218 Capulina Ave. Morton Grove, IL Friday from 10 a.m. until time...