Carol A. (Brand) Vandenbrook (Croy)
May 13, 2025
Carol A. VandenBrook, nee Brand, 103, beloved wife of the late Robert VandenBrook and William Croy; loving mother of Bill, Jeanne (the late Chuck) Weinberg, Roberta (Bob) Nelson, and the late Richard (Jill); dear grandmother of Peter, Jonas (Kristen), Christopher (Evie), Daniel (Ursula), and Cory (Tomoe); proud great grandmother of Lillie, Ava, William, Kaleigh, Clark, Brody, Willa, and Julius;...
Steven A. Snisko
May 12, 2025
Steven A. Snisko, 71, of Morton Grove, beloved son of the late Roy Sr. and Audrey; loving brother of Roy, Peter, Audrey Morgan, and the late Elroy. Steven was a proud veteran of the Navy, having served his country for 16 years. Service and interment private. (847) 965-2500
John M. Frake
May 11, 2025
John M. Frake, 67, of Morton Grove, devoted husband of Liz, née Tenzillo; loving father of Joseph (Tatiana), Jennifer, Juliana, and Jaimie; dear Papa of Danna and Paloma; devoted son of the late Richard and Rosalie; fond brother of George (Anna), Rick (the late Donna), Mary (Mike) Crokin, Bob (Ann), and Randy (Mary); cherished brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, and friend...
Konstantinos Lambropoulos
May 4, 2025
Konstantinos "Gus" Lambropoulos, 77, born in Messini, Greece, beloved husband of Vaso; loving father of Demetra Lambropoulos and Georgia (Emanuel) Ilin; dear grandfather of Eleni, Demetri, and Konstantinos; fond brother of Maria (the late Stathi), Gregory (the late Panagiota), and the late Nikolaos (the late Aphrodite), Eleutherios (Frieda), and Panagiotis (the late Diamando); cherished uncle of many nieces and...
Teresa (Merenda) Cesario
May 1, 2025
Teresa Cesario, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Frank; loving mother of Joe and Tony; dear grandmother of Frank, Jessammy (Christian) Merida, Anna, and Gracie; fond sister of Antonia (Bob) Knackstedt, and the late Joe (Marie) Merenda, and Dominic (Shirley) Merenda. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Sunday, May 4th from...
Natividad (Marquez) Bancoro
Apr 30, 2025
Natividad Bancoro, 88, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Ildefonso Bancoro; loving mother of Amelia (Teodoro) Fregoso and Benjamin (Amy) Bancoro; dear grandmother of Stephanie (Francisco) Garcia, Rey Fregoso, Matthew Bancoro, Brandon (Diana) Bancoro, and Daniel Bancoro; cherished great grandmother of Grace Garcia and Artem Bancoro; fond sister of several. Funeral from Simkins Funeral Home 6251...
Shirley A. (Murray) Wallers
Apr 22, 2025
Shirley A. Wallers, nee Murray, 94, formerly of Schaumburg, loving companion of Mark Arnott; beloved mother of Deborah Christensen, Sandra Tavulares, and James Wallers; dear grandmother of 3; cherished great grandmother of 4; fond sister of the late Dorothy Witt, Leo Murray, and Audrey Hinzman. Services and interment private. (847) 965-2500
Silvia G. Garza
Apr 18, 2025
Silvia Garza, 53, of Evanston, beloved daughter of Juan and Silvia; loving sister of Juan Jr. and Sandie (Paul) Tran; dear aunt of Madlyn (Marques) Gaston, Alejandra Tran, and Alyssa Tran. Funeral service at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 on Wednesday, April 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Interment Montrose Cemetery. Visitation on Tuesday, April 22nd...
Lois A. (Domby) Wurl
Apr 15, 2025
Lois A. Wurl, 90, of Morton Grove, passed away peacefully at home. Beloved wife of the late Alvin; loving mother of Denise (Peter Virag) Wurl and the late Diane (Curt) Brockhoff; cherished grandmother of Kyle Brockhoff; dear step-grandmother of Tracy (Jim) McSweeney and Dawn (Rickey) DeBrocco, and step-great grandmother of Jimmy and Owen McSweeney, and Gavin and Addie DeBrocco;...
Craig E. Kozokar
Apr 4, 2025
Craig E. Kozokar, 70, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Gerrel; loving brother of Lisa (Jeff) Gordon, Brian (Eileen) Kozokar and the late Lori (Cliff) Benson; dear brother in law of Michael Bogucki, Grant Stillwood and Edward (Vicki) Bogucki; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Craig was a retired 48 year EMC Project Engineer with Shure Inc. in...
Lauretta M. Kirby
Apr 1, 2025
Lauretta M. Kirby of Morton Grove, beloved wife of William; dear mother of Sean (active duty Chicago Fire Dept.), Liam, Kevin (Laveta), Christine Kirby-Black and Brian; loving grandmother of Katie, Jessica (Jim) Butts, Erin (Mike) Ailanello, Lauren Black and the late Danny Black; cherished great grandmother of Nolan, Sophia, Gianna and Rocco. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster...
Denise J. (Bouillet) Streff
Mar 28, 2025
Denise J. Streff, 94, of Morton Grove, formerly of Northbrook. Beloved wife of the late John; dear mother of Denise A., Monique C. and Eloise Valadez. There will be a memorial visitation at St. Martha Church 8523 Georgiana Ave. Morton Grove on Saturday May 10th from 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Linda R. (Ockerlund) Williams
Mar 25, 2025
Linda R. Williams, 71, of Wheeling, beloved mother of John (Amy); loving grandmother of Kaylin; dear sister of Craig (the late Susan) Ockerlund, Loralee (the late Lynn) Carpenter, and the late Robert (Sharon) Ockerlund; cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews; dear tante of Henry, Richel, and Henny. Memorial visiation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove,...
Patricia (Canbensy) Fillmore
Mar 25, 2025
Patricia Fillmore, 92, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Robert Fillmore; loving mother of Starr (David) Meyers, Melodee (The Honorable Dan) DiMaria, and the late Bob (Amy) Fillmore; dear grandmother of Mike (Carolyn) Meyers, Nick (fiancee Alexia) Fillmore, Sammie Fillmore, Ellee (fiance Neal) Fillmore, Sabrina (Jake) Zuckerman, Natalie (Kevin) Hoffman, Leah DiMaria, Matthew DiMaria, and Danielle DiMaria;...
Vicente Soto Escogido
Mar 21, 2025
Vicente Soto Escogido, 86, loving father of Angel (Juana), Jose (Umbelina), Rosa (Serafin), Angelica (Ramiro), Sergio (Amada), Maria (Sergio), Vicente (Carolina) and Jorge (Maria); cherished grandfather of 21 and dear great-grandfather of 20. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maria Ysabel Leon de Soto. Vicente also leaves behind many other family members and friends whom he...
Albert H. Mittler
Mar 20, 2025
Albert H. Mittler, 89, of Norridge, formerly of Chicago. beloved husband of Theresa, nee Laspesa; loving father of Mary (Christopher) Farrell, Albert Jr., and Michael Angelo (Audrey Angelica); dear grandfather of Michael Angelo II and Sadie Rebecca; fond brother of Joe (the late Gina), Bobby, the late Sy, Peter, Eddie, Ray, Gene (Helen), and Shirley (Bob) Joyce; cherished brother...
Peter B. Rodgers
Mar 20, 2025
Peter B. Rodgers, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Mary Ann; cherished son of the late John (Ramsey) and Annie Rodgers of County Donegal; dear brother of John (the late Jean), Philip (the late Bobbi), Mildred (Vince) Zingarelli, Annie (the late James) Getz and the late James, Charles (the late Irene), Catherine Neumann, Nora (the late Tony)...
Faye Sison Carstens
Mar 8, 2025
Faye "Lola" Sison Carstens, born in Chicago, Illinois, of Morton Grove, passed away peacefully in her home on March 8th at the age of 92. Beloved mother of Daren Carstens, Julie (Ralph) Bachinger, Brad Carstens, and the late Eric Carstens; loving Lola of Tim, Matthew, Sam, Sean, and Ryan Carstens, and Joey, Amanda, and Daniel Bachinger; former wife of...
Robert Nelson Ockerlund
Mar 3, 2025
Robert Nelson Ockerlund, 65, of Williams Bay, Wisconsin, formerly of Glenview, and Northbrook, beloved husband of Sharon, nee Hartfield; loving father of Kasey (Connor) Atkison and Kyle (girlfriend Nicole Clarke); fond brother of Craig (the late Susan) Ockerlund, Loralee (the late Lynn) Carpenter and the late Linda Williams and her son John (Amy) Williams ; dear son in law...
Leigh Kimball Davis
Mar 1, 2025
Leigh Kimball "Kim" Davis, 85, passed away on March 1, 2025, in Crossville, Tenn. Born on March 26, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minn., Kim was a 1961 graduate of Principia College in Elsah, Ill. Demonstrating what would become a lifelong commitment to service and love of country, he achieved Eagle Scout before he went on to serve as a supply...
