Obituary Listing

May 25, 2014

Joseph Airdo, 90, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Lucy. Services and interment private. (847) 965-2500

May 19, 2014

Joe Pils, retired CFD; beloved husband of the late Shirley; loving father of Jane (Kevin) Funk, Sara (Jim) Benson and Joe (Lisa); cherished grandpa of Kayla and Cole Funk and Emma Pils. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of Memorial Service at 4 p.m. Memorial donations...

May 17, 2014

May 16, 2014

Catherine "Kay" Knochelmann, nee Pettinato, 91, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Gus; loving mother of Nancy (Kenneth) Adamski and Kathy (Randy) Gartner; dear grandmother of Richard (Amy) Adamski, Scott (Monica) Gartner, and Katy (Eric) Hoffman; cherished great grandmother of 8. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Monday, May 19th from ...

May 15, 2014

Henrietta Schiller, 94, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Raymond "King"; loving mother of Patricia (John) Blake and Ray (Nancy); dear grandmother of Cassandra (Bernie) Bajak and Jonathon; cherished great grandmother of Blake and Will; fond sister of Catherine Fischer and the late Donald Graber, Ralph "Dooley" Graber, and David "Sonny" Burke. Visiation at Simkins Funeral...

May 14, 2014

Laila V. Rakow, 95, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late William A. Kaage and Robert V. Rakow; loving mother of Steven K. Kaage and Roger (Patricia J. Timm) Kaage; dear grandmother and great grandmother of several. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Sunday, May 18th from 12:00 noon until time...

May 12, 2014

Frank Hiratsuka, 87, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Margaret, nee Morita; loving father of John (Diane); dear grandfather of Timothy (Bronwyn) and Nicholas. Memorial visitation at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church 4511 N. Hermitage Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 Friday, May 16th from 11:30 a.m. until time of memorial service 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the church...

May 11, 2014

Ilse Pape, 90, of Niles, beloved wife of the late Heinz; loving mother of Steven and Doris. Memorial visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Sunday, June 1st from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center 2050 Claire Ct. Glenview, IL 60025 or The...

May 7, 2014

Jakob Metzger, 84, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Katharina; dear father of Helen Roman and Heidi Lyster; loving grandfather of Nikolaus Roman and Stephanie Esposito. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Monday May 12th 9:30 a.m. to st. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove, IL; Mass 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery,...

May 1, 2014

Carl F. Huscher, 89, lifelong resident of Morton Grove and former volunteer of Morton Grove Fire Department, lifetime member of Local #150 operating engineers, beloved husband of the late Jean; loving brother of Fred "Ike" (Dorie) and the late Florence Raft and Irene (Bernard) Stellar; dear uncle of many. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove,...

Apr 30, 2014

Eric Schmidt, 86. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until time of service 11:00 a.m. Interment private. (847) 965-2500

Apr 28, 2014

Jerry C. Weaver, 81, of Skokie, 20 year active member and past commander of Morton Grove American Legion Post #134 and 7th District, beloved husband of Lynne and the late Sally, nee Bryden; loving father of Michelle (Frederick Snow) Bibergal and Stefanie (the late Steven) Picavet; cherished stepfather of Christopher (Karen) Wallin, Kimberly Franz, and the late Andrew Wallin;...

Apr 22, 2014

Ronald W. Drexler, beloved husband of Rosa; dear father of Denise (Peter), Geri (John), Ronald (Gail), Matthew and Susan; loving grandfather of 7; fond brother of Clifford and Claudia. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home Saturday 10:30 a.m. to St. John Brebeuf Church 8307 Harlem Ave. Niles, IL 60714, Mass 11:00 a.m. Cremation private. Visitation Friday 3 to 8 p.m....

Apr 20, 2014

Josephine E. Edwardson, 83, of Skokie, beloved wife of the late Carl A.; loving mother of Karlynn (Mick) Cochrane; dear grandmother of Jim and Matthew Cochrane. She will be remembered for her steadfast love and sacrifice to family, also her chocolate cake and Christmas cookies (sugar and spritz). Visitation at Central United Methodist Church 8237 Kenton Ave. Skokie, IL...

Apr 12, 2014

Dennis R. Kohl, 73, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Mary Lou, nee Zehner; loving father of John, James (Cathy), Joanna (Mark) Hammond, and Julie (Tony) Schmalz; dear grandfather of Jessica (Don), Sean, Michael, Christopher, Charles, Lexie, Zachary, Matthew, and Michael; fond brother of the late Dolores; cherished brother in law of Arnie (Brenda) Zehner and Don (Susie) Zehner;...

Apr 1, 2014

Roberta Gesicki, nee Hugar, 70, of Morton Grove, former teacher and library staff member at Glenbrook South H.S., beloved wife of Joseph; loving mother of Glen (Larissa) and Daniel; dear grandmother of Renee, Alison, and Ian; devoted aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday, April 5th at ...

Mar 29, 2014

Elsie I. Dina, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Joseph; dear mother of Lisa (Mark) Lockett and Christine (Brian) Lama; loving grandmother of Megan, Laura and Heidi Lockett; loving sister of Grace Nafziger and the late Lillian Aschenbrenner and Lester, Lee, Earl, Herbert, Ina, Glenn, and Harvey Nafziger; fond aunt of many. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Mar 27, 2014

Gloria Cinat, 78, at rest March 27, 2014, beloved wife of Larry; dear mother of Laura and the late Lissa.

Visitation will be held at McCabe Funeral Home 31950 W. 12 Mile Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48334 most likely on Tuesday April 1st. More complete details will be added later.

Mar 25, 2014

Ronald Daum, 73, Past Commander of Morton Grove American Legion Post #134, Past Commander of Morton Grove American Legion Post #134 Rifle Squad, Past Commander of 7th District, and Past Commander of 1st Division Cook County, member of Morton Grove Moose Lodge, beloved husband of Betty; loving father of Andrew (Mary) and Sherri (Peter) Konieczny; dear grandfather of Jeremy,...

Mar 22, 2014

Donald James "D.J." Quill, Jr., 57, formerly of Glenview, beloved brother of Mike, Jack (Mary), Marty (Irene), Cathy (Colin) Barnes, Tom (Dawn), Bob (Chris), Tim, Kevin (Linda), Patrick (Kathleen), and Dennis (Shelly); loving uncle of Sarah (Kyle), Andrea, Patti (Brian), Karen, Mollie, Sean, Katie, Kara, John, Ryan, Michael, David, Steven, Erin, Brian, Connor, Colin, Megan, and Teagan; dear great...