Obituary Listing

Nov 11, 2016

David R. Mendez, 91, of Chicago, November 11, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Catalina; loving father of Annie (Eddie) Camacho, Judith, David Jr., Rosa (Ed) Diaz, and Shirley (Danny) Munoz; dear grandfather of Monique, Eddie Jr., Adam, Alexi, Anthony, and Caitlyn; proud great grandfather of Caleb. Visitation 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14th at Simkins...

Nov 11, 2016

Alejandrina Narcisa, 97, beloved wife of the late Rufo; loving mother of Cora Schenong, Elisa (Dennis) Hanson, Manny (Virgie), Lucita Hathaway, Carrie (Chuck) Rosselli, Ramon (Sally), Pastor (Anna), Exequiel (Christine), and Pablo (Nikki); dear grandmother of 17; cherished great grandmother of 1. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Tuesday, November 15th from 3:00...

Nov 6, 2016

Della M. Ryan, 95, of Chicago; beloved wife of the late Paul "Pat"; loving mother of John (Peggy), Albert (Mary), Harold (Bonnie), Caroline (Steve) Yencho, Belinda Sanchez, Patricia Weijola and the late Gertrude and Robert; dear grandmother of John Jr. and the late Michael Ryan, Shawn and Kristine Ryan, Eric Ryan and Jillian Werneth, Anthony Ryan, Alex Ryan, Adam...

Nov 1, 2016

Lois E. Breitzman, 89, of Glenview, beloved wife of the late Leroy; loving mother of Linda, Tom (Margaret), and Debbie (David) Kamps; dear grandmother of Dianne (Bob) Wasieleski, Cheryl (Brian) Grzyb, Mike, Katie (Kyle) Paulsen, Bonnie, and Terry; cherished great grandmother of 9; fond sister of the late Laura Gerken, Helen Krueger, Eleanor Hoogerhyde, and Robert Buhrke. Visitation at...

Oct 31, 2016

Richard Stryszyk, 79, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Linda, nee Heize; loving father of John; dear grandfather of Hailey Marie. Services private. (847) 965-2500

Oct 29, 2016

Bobby was born June 2nd 1956 and died October 29th 2016. He was a person who could have you laughing in one second and in a serious conversation a second later. He loved to learn new things and he loved to share his knowledge with other people. Another of his great loves in this world was the Red Sox,...

Oct 23, 2016

Donna Mae E. Dethloff, 79, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Raymond P.; loving mother of Ray, Lori (Jerry) Burchard, and John; dear grandmother of Michael, Joseph, James, Daniel, and Kelli; fond sister of Roselyn (the late Al) Wdowicki, Lorraine (Dennis) Smith-Dutt, Leroy (Toni) Borre, and the late Harold Borre, Ronald (Marge) Borre, Jerome Borre, and...

Oct 23, 2016

Helene Rinke, 83, of Des Plaines, beloved mother of Kelly (Jim) Neville and Sue (the late Jim Whitmer) Rinke; dear grandmother of Mike (Jane) Neville, Lisa (Todd) Poole, and Mark (Lilia) Neville; cherished great grandmother of 4; fond sister of Rosie (the late Alex Sr.) Schmidt and the late Bruno Paleske. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St....

Oct 18, 2016

Joan Mildred O'Connell, of Morton Grove, beloved daughter of the late Thaddeus and Mildred S.; dear sister of Rev. Walter, Dan and the late Lawrence; loving aunt of 9 nieces and nephews. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Monday 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, Mass 10 a.m. Interment...

Oct 6, 2016

Eileen M. Coursey, 86, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late James E.; loving mother of James E. Jr. (Mary), Kathleen (Thomas) Farr, Maureen (Mark) Lones, John (Donna), Jerry (Janet), Joseph (Anne), and Eileen "Punkie" Winkler; dear grandmother of the late Jimmy III, Brendan, Cullen, Kiley, Blake, Megan, Mack, Blair, Katie, Allie, Jennie, Quinn, Halle, Devin, Ryan, and ...

Oct 5, 2016

Glenn J. Hawkins, 60, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Marie, nee LaCroix; loving father of Chris Hnilo, Steve (Gracie) Hawkins, Daniel Maurici, and Hailey Hawkins; dear grandfather of Layla; fond brother of Sandra (the late Michael) Buncak and Julie (Larry) Mara. Funeral service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Saturday, October 8th ...

Sep 30, 2016

LaVerne E. Klett, 100, of Chicago, beloved wife of the late Raymond J.; dear mother of Frank (Janeil) Klett and Ida Bonanno; cherished grandmother of Nicole and Jessica ;loving daughter of the late Frank and Ida Martin. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Thursday from 12 noon  until time of memorial service...

Sep 28, 2016

Darilyn "Dee" Paulsen, nee Brunger, 65, of Ocala, Florida, formerly of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, September 28th, at the Legacy House after her brave, but brief fight with Pancreatic cancer.

Dee was married to her husband Gary for 43 years. She loved spending time with her husband, children, and her...

Sep 23, 2016

Jeanne A. Bassuk, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Laurence; dear mother of Lawrence (Dallie), Richard (Peggy), Randall (Sue) and Wendy (Bill) Brewer; loving grandmother of 11; cherished great grandmother of 3. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Tuesday Oct. 4th from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral service at Ridgewood Cemetery Chapel...

Sep 21, 2016

Lillian A. Hellwig, 97, of Morton Grove. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, September 26th at 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, Illinois 60053. Mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment Eden Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, September 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (847) 965-2500

Sep 15, 2016

Nancy Mueller of Park Ridge, beloved wife of Herbert; dear mother of Vicky (Jim) Paul, Herbert (Laura) and Arthur (Sheri); loving grandmother of Marianne, Emily, Amy, Bob, Jim, Eric, Adam, Charlotte and Riley; cherished great grandmother of Ava, Isaac, Adalyn and Hannah; fond sister of Edward (Nancy) Riley; best friend and companion of Jake.  Funeral service at Simkins Funeral...

Sep 13, 2016

Chester J. Milecki, 87, of Skokie, beloved husband of the late Julie; loving father of Kory,Tony (Nancy), and the late Sue; dear grandfather of Aundrea and Anna; fond brother of the late Edwin, Helen, and Joseph. Family and friends will meet at St. Lambert Church 8148 Karlov Ave. Skokie, IL on Saturday, September 24th for a mass at 10:00...

Sep 9, 2016

Dr. Harvinder Gigi Sareen, 48, of Los Angeles, CA, passed away on September 9, 2016.  Beloved mother of Rhea Sareen; cherished daughter of Kulbir Rekhi and the late Cdr. Bhupinder S. Rekhi; loving sister of Bamby Singh and Gurbinder S. Rekhi.  Funeral service Saturday Sept. 24th at 9:30 a.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL....

Aug 29, 2016

Anthony J. Thomas, 94, of Glenview beloved husband of the late Margaret; loving father of Jim (Kathy), Jan (the late Woody) Kinney, Jack, Judy (Casey) Hannan and Joe (Juanita); dear grandfather of 10; cherished great grandfather of 1; fond brother of Martha Hagman and Betty Thomas.Funeral from  Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Friday 10:30 a.m. to...

Aug 28, 2016

Carl J. Kestler of Northbrook, formerly of Morton Grove, dearest beloved husband of Cecelia nee Tchon for 60 years; dear father of Cynthia, Steve (Lynnette), Kevin, Scott and the late Carl Jr.; proud loving grandfather of Lindsey (Keith) Smiegowski, Thomas (Jessica), Christopher, April and Jessica (Scott Snyder) Patera; fond brother of Janet (the late Alan) Mocchi and the late...