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Nadine Simko, 72, of Lake Forest, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away at her home on Feb. 6, 2020. She was born in Chicago in 1947 and was a retired banking executive. She is survived by her daughters, Elise Simko Schroeder and Meghan Simko (Octavian)...

Thomas Bernard Sullivan, 83, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully Feb. 11, 2020. Tom was a long-time fixture at St. Isaac Jogues Parish for the last 30 years, where he served on the Parish Council and as the director of...

Robert Kray Kilander passed away in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 24, 2020. He was born in Minot, N.D., in 1943. In his early years he was an enthusiastic member of the Boy Scouts and a high school athlete. After graduating first in his class from Kendall...

Elisa Pereiro, 91, passed away Feb. 8, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in 1928 in Remedios, Cuba, and had a career as a pharmacist. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Francisco Pereiro; her children, Elisa (Randall) Hillock and...

The Rev. William R. Welch, 97, of Clarendon Hills, died Jan. 30, 2020. Rev. Welch was the pastor of prayer care and visitation at Christ Church of Oak Brook for more than 20 years. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II,...

Nadine Simko, 72, of Lake Forest, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away at her home on Feb. 6, 2020. She was born in Chicago in 1947 and was a retired banking executive. She is survived by her daughters, Elise Simko Schroeder and Meghan Simko (Octavian)...

Thomas Bernard Sullivan, 83, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully Feb. 11, 2020. Tom was a long-time fixture at St. Isaac Jogues Parish for the last 30 years, where he served on the Parish Council and as the director of...

Dorothy Witmer Johnson, 93, of Minot, N.D., passed away Jan. 29, 2020, at the Benedictine Living Center in Garrison, N.D., surrounded by her husband, Weyburn and son, Wayne, as the BLC’s nurse and spiritual director provided compassionate guidance...

Corey Nelson, 50, of Western Springs passed away peacefully Dec. 20, surrounded by his family and friends. Corey will always be remembered for his kind heart, sense of goodness, love for family and friends and the ever-present twinkle in his eye....

Marie Kaishas, 90, formerly of Hinsdale, died Jan. 22, 2020. She was born in 1929 in Chicago and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles Kaishas; and her brother, the late Fr. John Baggio. She is survived by...

ngtime Hinsdale resident, died Jan. 22, 2020. Monica, who had moved to Libertyville, had a 50-year career as a nurse, nursing educator and administrator, being an early bachelor of nursing graduate in the U.S. But her greatest love and legacy is her...

Curlie Ann Engdahl, nee Flowers, 94, of Elmhurst, formerly of Villa Park, passed away peacefully Dec. 25, 2019. She was born in 1925 in Paris, Tenn., to Mary D. (Fryer) and Walter Crawford Flowers. Following training in Nashville, she moved to San...

John Edward Molloy, 73, a 21-year Hinsdale resident, died Jan. 10, 2020. John died the way he lived: he wrote his own rules, he pushed passed authority and paved his own way, and if you said he couldn’t do it, he would make sure he could....

Richard A. Carr, 84, of Clarendon Hills died Jan. 5, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Betty Carr, née Blue; his children, Bradley (Kathy) Carr, Kimberly (Jim) Carmignani and Jeff Carr; his grandchildren, Jason and Ryan (Shannon) Carr, Elizabeth...

Karen A. Greasel, née Turnbull, 77, a 20-year resident of Oak Brook, died Jan. 13, 2020. She was born in 1942 in Pittsburgh. She is survived by her husband, Thomas P. Greasel; and her siblings, Susan (Richard) Graham, Thomas W. (Patricia) and David...