Obituary Listing

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...

Mar 22, 2014

Albert Arch, of Niles, beloved husband of Barbara; loving father of Sue and Erich; brother of Richard and Frieda. Visitation Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL Funeral service Monday 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Mar 16, 2014

Eugene A. Tester, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of the late Ruth for 64 years; loving father of Mary (Daniel) Lehrman, Marcia (Joseph) Rickelman, Laura (Paul) Boldt, and Suzanne (Anthony) Colantonio; cherished grandfather of Stacy, Lucas, Lisa, Lindsay, Jesse, Pamela, Jamie, Ryan, and Elliot; adored great grandfather of 12; dear brother of Julia and the late Adrian, Florine, Joel,...

Mar 16, 2014

Maya Vrbaski, 92, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Dr. Theodore Vrbaski. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL on Saturday March 22nd from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. Cremation private.

Mar 11, 2014

Mary Ann Swanson, 90 of Niles, former head librarian at Evanston High School. Dear cousin of Raymond and Cheryl Anderson, and  Carl and Paul Swanson. Visitation at St. Matthew Center For Health 1601 N. Western Ave. Park Ridge, IL 60068 Thursday 10 a.m. until time of service 10:30 a.m. Interment Ridgewood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St....

Mar 5, 2014

Chester Moy, age 66, at rest March 5th at his residence in Glenview, beloved husband of Jane, dear father of Barratt Moy and Gabriel (Mary) Moy; loving grandfather of Andrew Kyle and Matthew Ryan. There will be a visitation on Monday from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the funeral home. We will meet at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery ...

Mar 4, 2014

Debra A. Taylor, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of Kirk; loving mother of Danny and Lindsay (Robert) Burns; dear sister of Valerie Williams and James (Linda) Williams, Jr. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053 Saturday 10 a.m. until time of service 2 p.m. Cremation private. (847) 965-2500

Feb 9, 2014

Dimitar Ivanow, 86, of Morton Grove, beloved husband of Eva; loving father of Maria (Patrick) Crawford; dear grandfather of Grace Crawford. Service and interment private. (847) 965-2500