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Jerry Cairo
Apr 5, 2016
Jerry Cairo, 64, suddenly, of Skokie; husband of Mary; dear father of Joseph Anthony (Linda), Mary Lynn and Michael Patrick; cherished grandfather of Wyatt Vaughn-Cairo; loving son of Orlando and the late Rose; fond brother of Geneva (Angelo) Cardello, Vera, Mario, Frank, Joseph, and the late Orlando Jr. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Saturday...
Josef Lang
Apr 4, 2016
Josef Lang, 94, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Juliane; loving father of Erika (Paul) Alberici and the late Horst (Louise); dear grandfather of Jennifer (Brent) Lux, Melissa (Quinn) Brennan, Christopher (Bettina) Alberici, and Alisson Lang; cherished great grandfather of Malia, Kaia, Lena, Sienna, and Hollyn; fond brother of Peter (the late Barbara) and the late...
Jim Mccoy
Mar 28, 2016
Jim McCoy, 67, of Mt. Prospect, beloved husband of Roberta Bodkin; loving father of James, Heather, Kelly, and Justin; dear grandfather of 3; fond brother of Pat (Nancy) and Sandy (Rafael) Saldana. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, April 2nd from 1:00 p.m. until time of funeral service at 5:00 p.m. Cremation...
Irene (Garstka) Stanko
Mar 27, 2016
Irene P. Stanko, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William; dear mother of Glenn (Kathy), Nancy (Brian) Quill and Raymond; loving grandmother of Michael and Thomas (Alex) Quill, Lindsay Stanko and Courtney (Oscar) Chihuahua; devoted great grandmother of Evelynn; fond sister of Gloria Graffia. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Thursday March...
Michael H. Kruse
Mar 23, 2016
Michael H. Kruse, 57, of Skokie, beloved husband of Linda, nee Schmidt; loving son of the late Hans and Ingrid; dear brother of Tony (Geri). A memorial visitation will be held Saturday April 2, 2016 at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove from 12 noon until the time of the Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. Cremation was...
Cheryl (Gardner) Youstra
Mar 23, 2016
Cheryl Youstra, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Greggory; dear mother of Kristin (Aaron) Izenstark and Brett; loving grandmother of Ava, Evan, Olivia and Grace; cherished daughter of Angelia DeRidder and the late Earl Gardner; fond sister of James Gardner and the late JoAnne Wick. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL FridayMarch 25th  from...
Julius Dan Albaugh
Mar 14, 2016
Julius Dan Albaugh, 75, formerly of Skokie, beloved husband of Vickie, nee Roth; proud father of Daniel (Janice Guptill), David (Stefanie), Melissa (Marcel) Lovrich, and John (Dorene); dear grandfather of Taylor and Zachary Albaugh, Justin, Joseph, and Brooke Lovrich, Piper, Paloma, and Paisley Albaugh, and Quinn Rothermel; fond brother of Michael (Janet) and Patricia McGinnis; uncle of many nieces...
Richard Andrykowski
Mar 12, 2016
Richard Andrykowski, 85, of Niles, beloved husband of the late Eleanor "Kelly"; dear stepfather of Diane (Chuck) Kenny, Robert (Jeannie) Kelly and Jo (Doug) Sonerholm; cherished grandfather of 4. Fond brother of Harold. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove Wednesday March 23rd from 10 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon. Cremation held...
Carl J. Kestler
Mar 9, 2016
Carl J. "Bud" Kestler, 58, of Morton Grove, owner of C. Kestler Services, beloved father of Lindsey (Keith) Smiegowski, Thomas (fiancée Jessica Eder), Jessica (Scott Snyder) Patera, Christopher, and April; loving son of Carl J. and Cecelia; dear brother of Cynthia, Steve (Lynnette), Kevin, and Scott. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053...
Calvin Doepp
Mar 8, 2016
Calvin Doepp, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Barbara and the late Audrey; dear father of Lawrence (Denise) Doepp, Martha (John) Lucas, Linda (Joseph) Miller, James (Bridget) Doepp, Susan (Sean) Kilicevice and Patrick Doepp; loving grandfather of Casey, Christopher, Christina, Amanda, John and Collin; fond brother of the late William, Bernice Strahs and Lucille. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home...
Ankine (Kassardjian) Adjemian
Feb 29, 2016
Ankine Adjemian, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Meguerditch; loving mother of Markar and Maral (Vartkes) Panossian; dear grandmother of Talar Panossian; fond sister of Alice Derderian, Anahid Gernazian, Rosine (Karbis) Aladjadjian, and the late Harout Kassardjian; cherished sister in law of Marie Kassardjian. Visitation at Armenian All Saints Apostolic Church 1701 N. Greenwood Rd. Glenview, IL...
Robertt "Bob" Hayes
Feb 26, 2016
Robert "Bob" Hayes, 92, of Grayslake, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Katherine "Kay"; loving father of Kathy (Jim) Anewalt, Chris, Mike, and the late Tom; dear grandfather of Jessica, Caitlyn, and James; brother of Terry. Chicago Tribune pressman for over 35 years. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday...
William Mainzer
Feb 24, 2016
William J. Mainzer, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Mary Lou nee Terrill; dear father of Susan L. Mainzer of Austin, TX, Madeline R. Mainzer of Niles, IL and Patricia M. Milo of Stone Mountain, GA; loving grandfather of Mackenzie Bowen and Zachary G. Milo; cherished great grandfather of Bobby and Ryan; fond brother of Arthur Mainzer. A memorial...
Walerian Zawisza
Feb 21, 2016
Walerian Zawisza, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Jeanne and the late Stefania; loving father of Bruno (Connie), Theresa (Brian) Blackburn, Richard (Judy), and Laura Zawisza-Connelly; devoted stepfather of Susan LaMantia and Donna (Tim) Cadden; dear grandfather of 10. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, February 27th at 9:30 a.m. to St....
Harriett Ruth (Karlsen) Davis
Feb 18, 2016
Harriett Ruth Davis, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Raymond Carl Jr.; loving mother of Raymond H., Edward A. (Brenda), and Scott C.; dear grandmother of Dante. Funeral service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Tuesday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. Visitation Monday, February 22nd from 3:00...
Mamie (Guarino) Manno
Feb 14, 2016
Mamie Manno, nee Guarino, 106, beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Dr. Nicholas (Faith), Mary Ann (the late Frank) Riccio, and Patricia (Richard) Westerwelle; dear grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother of many. Visitation Friday 3 to 9 p.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053. Family and friends will meet...
Patricia (Cirkle) Lepak Depaolo
Feb 12, 2016
Patricia Lepak DePaolo, nee Cirkle, 75, of North Carolina, formerly of Niles, loving wife of Nick; dear mother of Jeff Lepak, Lori Lepak, and Jamie Lepak Fissinger; cherished grandmother of Jessica and Torrie Lepak, Jake, Ali, Kelsey, and Luke Fissinger, and Deyten DePaolo. Memorial service at Willow Creek Community Church 67 Algonquin Rd. South Barrington, IL 60010 (Chapel on...
Leonard F. Shultz
Feb 8, 2016
Leonard F. Shultz, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Dorothy; loving father of Dale (Cathy); dear grandfather of 2; cherished great grandfather of 3. All services private. (847) 965-2500
Zachary Steven Gartner
Feb 7, 2016
Zachary Steven Gartner, 25, suddenly, of Skokie, beloved son of Darren and Linda; loving brother of Ashley (fiancée Mike Filpi), Cody, and Maggy; cherished grandson of Susan and the late Donald Gartner and Nancy and Steven Granlund; fond nephew of Donna (Kerry) Riemer, Jeffery (Margie) Gartner, and Julie (Neal) O'Donnell. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton...
Marlene (Palao) Butman
Jan 28, 2016
Marlene Butman, nee Palao, beloved wife of Robert; loving mother of Denise, Trevor, Jacob, and Daniela: cherished daughter of Clara and the late Carlos Palao; dear sister of Mary Shihadeh, Drucy Palao, Calin Palao,...
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