Obituary Listing

Dec 2, 2015

Arlene Gembala, nee Willisch, 79, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Joseph W. Sr.; loving mother of Joseph Jr. (Lauren), Mary Helen, Margaret (Eric) Nelson, and Mary Beth (Michael) Jaynes; dear grandmother of Virginia, T.J., Charles, Henry, Evelyn, and Austin; fond sister of the late Sheryl (Earl) Webb. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton...

Nov 26, 2015

Werner J. Schnell, 83, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Joyce; loving father of Bridget (Oliver) Osterhues, Nicole (Michael) Griffith, Lisa, Christopher (Erika), and the late Michelle (Thomas) Sorrentino; dear grandfather of Kristina, Tony, Elena, Dominic, and Joey Sorrentino, Brandon, Garrett, Tristan, and Marlena Osterhues, and Adam and Anders Schnell; fond brother of Hannelore (Manfred) Koehler. Funeral service at...

Nov 22, 2015

Rudolph Klepitsch, 85, beloved husband for 61 years of Marilyn nee Nebrich; loving father of Julie (Steve) Cerese, Todd (Ruth) Klepitsch, Gary (Kimberly) Klepitsch and Crystal (Brian) Windley; cherished grandfather of Steven and Jessica Cerese, Theresa (Arthur) Czerep, Eric, Kyle and Garrett Klepitsch and Ayla, Caleb and Emmett Windley; fond brother of Elvira (the late Quin) Haase. Memorial visitation...

Nov 20, 2015

Constance B. Caulkins, 96, of Morton Grove, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died November 20, 2015, beloved wife of the late Dane V.; loving mother of Randall (Colleen Kenney), Cynthia (Tom) Churchwell, and Marsha; dear grandmother of Kristen, Jeremy, and Brendon Caulkins, Michael and Robert Churchwell, Joshua and Allison Putt, and Kevin Balwierz; cherished great grandmother of Emma and Archer...

Nov 20, 2015

Barbara Durment nee Simkins, 54, at rest Nov. 20th, beloved wife of Thomas; cherished mother of Jackie; loving sister of Margie (Ralph) Sullivan, Bill (Sally) Simkins, Cathy (Steve) Olson, Jim (Vicki) Simkins and Mike (Ann) Simkins; fond daughter in law of Mary McCullagh; devoted aunt of many. Treasured friend and master of Taze and Woody. Devoted employee...

Nov 20, 2015

Elizabeth Nelson, of Morton Grove, beloved mother of Steven (Colleen) Krause, Robert (Shauna) Krause, and Sharon (John) Kleine; loving grandmother of 7; cherished great grandmother of 2; fond sister of Marge Bohr, Phil (Gerry) Onesto, and Michael (Christine) Onesto. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, November 20th from 3:00 p.m. until time...

Nov 14, 2015

John F. Healy, of Morton Grove, beloved father of Bridget LaPietra; loving grandfather of Rosina LaPietra, Gianna (Carl) Gibson and James LaPietra; cherished great grandfather of Lily and Michael; dear brother of Richard (Rae), Mary Agnes, Robert (the late Eleanore) and the late Rita Marie and Patricia. Proud Navy Veteran of the Korean War. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home...

Nov 5, 2015

Anna M. Staiger, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Arthur; dear mother of William (Jeanette); loving grandmother of Marina and Jack. Memorial service Saturday Nov. 14th 10 a.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL. Inurnment at Ft. Sheridan Cemetery. Visitation Friday from 3 to 8 p.m.

Oct 30, 2015

Emil Lucia, 71, of Glenview, beloved husband of the late Martha, nee Kraatz; loving father of Anthony, John (Jennifer), Valerie (Jon) Kane, and Angela (Filip) Vlasin; dear grandfather of Gabriella, Dominic, Jack, and Elizabeth; fond brother of Amalia (Frank) Ciocchetti, Gus (Dorothy), Angela (Terry) Muellner, and the late Joe (Teresa). Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton...

Oct 23, 2015

Francis Kaye Avila, nee del Carpio, 34, beloved wife of Oliver; loving mother of Aileen, Alexa, Alyssa, and Arianna; cherished daughter of Zenaida (William) Ezpeleta and the late Francisco del Carpio Jr.; fond sister of Camille del Carpio and Mark Francis del Carpio. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Friday, October 30th at...

Oct 18, 2015

Susan Prince, beloved mother of Jesse (Emma); loving grandmother of Benjamin and Everett; dear step grandmother of Kilian; cherished daughter of Mary (Everett) Mason. Funeral service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Friday, October 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Interment St. Matthew's Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, October 22nd from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. (847) 965-2500...

Oct 17, 2015

Margaret Stoklosa, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Alvin "Matt"; loving mother of Roxana Kaferly, Suzette Toth, Matthew, Janet Steffens and the late Nanette; dear grandmother of Michael, Wesley, Chad, Jaimie, Jennifer, Ryan and Riley; cherished great grandmother of Aedan, Maddox and Belle; fond sister of Mary Jane (Larry) Kohnke. Funeral service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Oct. 20th...

Oct 13, 2015

Anthony "Nini"  Amari, 88, formerly of Morton Grove. Beloved husband of the late Pauline, nee Umana; loving father of Linda (Roger) Bain, John, Paula (Joe) Deppong and Cheryl; dear grandfather of Janina and Anthony Bain, Nicole, Jonathan and Kimberly Amari, Joe and Alyssa Deppong and Gina, Bobby and Carly Heugel; fond brother of the late Josie, Louie, Joe "Red",...

Oct 10, 2015

Karl Otto Falter, 82, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty"; loving father of Mary Ellen (Peter) Aishton and Patricia (Bryon) Garrett; dear grandfather of Amanda Schneider, Samantha Ledbetter, and Caitlyn and Kevin Garrett; fond brother of the late Rosemarie Kleber. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Tuesday, October...

Oct 7, 2015

Catherine Verplancken of Houston, TX, formerly of Burlingame, CA, Elk Grove Village and Skokie, IL; loving mother of Donald (Alyson), Micheale (Randy) Dieter and the late Janice (Jim) Gill and Tommy Verplancken; fond mother in law of the late Vikki (Donald) Verplancken; dear grandmother  of Jim (Becky), Beth and Jennifer Gill, Veronica Verplancken and Julia Dieter; cherished great grandmother...

Sep 30, 2015

Marian L. Buscemi, of Niles, beloved wife of Sam; loving mother of Laura (Daniel) Tempestini; loving grandmother of Jillian, Sam, Luke, Trinity and Veronica; fond sister of Diane Nawrocki and the late Lee Link, Gene Silicani, Hank Silicani, Violet Majerus and Daniel Silicani; treasured aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster...

Sep 28, 2015

Lois Quinn, nee Penn, 92, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Donald; loving mother of Ellen (Glenn) Lehman, Bill, John (Mary Anne), and the late Bob (Eileen); dear grandmother of Max, Amy, Julia, and Dylan; fond sister of the late Rachel "Bunny" (Paul) Krausch. Family and friends will meet at The Morton Grove Community Church 8944 Austin Ave. Morton...

Sep 25, 2015

Theodore A. Johnson, 82 of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Kathleen; dear father of Karen (Phil Klafta) Johnson and the late James; loving grandfather of Philip and Olivia. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St, Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday September 28th 9:30 a.m. to St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove; Mass 10 a.m. Interment All...

Sep 21, 2015

Phyllis C. Olsen, 90, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Harry; loving mother of Linda (Joe) Gump; dear grandmother of Amanda, Madeline, and Monica Gump; fond sister of the late Norman and Bruce Olsen. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, September 26th from 11:00 a.m. until time of memorial...