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Robert Simpson, age 87, of Kankakee, formerly of Downers Grove, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005 at Riverside Hospital. Born Sept. 2, 1917 in Berwyn, IL. Son of Robert E. Simpson and Mildred Florence Svikhart. Married Henrietta Pickands on March 1, 1985, she died July of 2004. Worked as a chemical engineer with Jamesville Cotton Company. Graduate of University of Chicago. Survivors include two nieces, Sharon Malec of West Chicago and Susan O’Brien of Danvers, MA, and a nephew, Geoffrey Mehl of Henryville, PA; a sister, Mildred Mehl. Funeral Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, 2:30 p.m. Graveside service at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL. Arrangements by Schreffler Funeral Home, Kankakee Chapel. Sign guestbook: www.schrefflerfuneralhome.com
