Obituary Listing

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

Feb 9, 2014

Betty J. Reifenberg, nee Sherman, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of John J. "Bud"; loving mother of John R., James M. (Polly), Janis (Bill) Gode, Joseph (Brenda), and Mary Pat (David) Walker; dear grandmother of 9; cherished great grandmother of 2; fond sister of Dorothy (John) Heinz, Gerri (Marty) Christiansen, Patricia Jascot, Linda (the late Ron) Sorensen, and...

Feb 8, 2014

Minas Gritsonis, age 74, of Norridge, beloved husband of Georgia; dear father of Irene (Caleb) Herr; loving grandfather of Gianna and Goldie; Fond brother of George (Lucille), Matina (Vaggeli) Soultos and the late John (Helen) and Helen (the late Michael) Elias; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral from funeral home Tuesday 9 a.m. to Holy Trinity Greek...

Feb 7, 2014

Janet Marie Mann, nee Calabrese, 82, of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Herbert Jr.; loving mother of Vicki (Ray) Bender and Marc (Maureen) Mann; dear grandmother of Nina (Chris) Smith, Nick, Kurt, Gordon, Eric, Emily, Willy, and Casey Bender, and Sean, Alexa, and Shane Mann; fond sister of Robert (Millie) Calabrese and the late Carol (Jack) Panek....

Feb 4, 2014

Betty Norris, formerly of Morton Grove, beloved wife of the late Robert; dear mother of Michael (Debbie), Jim (Merri) and Wendy (Manuel) Vega; loving grandmother of 7; cherished great grandmother of 8; fond sister of the late William (Marion) and Ronald (May) Daube. Visitation Friday 9 to 11 a.m. at Morton Grove Community Church 8944 Austin Ave. Morton Grove,...

Feb 3, 2014

Theresa J. Sarich, 90, of Las Vegas, formerly of Chicago, beloved wife of the late Ahmet "Ime"; loving mother of Tony Braico, Diane Atkinson, and the late Nicholas Braico; dear grandmother of Kamie (Tim) Plys; cherished great grandmother of Brittni and Alex; fond sister of Kay (the late Gus) Knochelmann. Visitation at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton...