Loretta G. Gut, R.N., nee Astling, age 77, longtime resident of Morton Grove. Born in Sycamore, IL. Graduate, Evanston School of Nursing, Class of 1960. Her long nursing career included time as a pediatric nurse at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Beloved wife of Edward; dear mother of Tom (Sheree), Mike (Joyce), and Brian; loving grandmother of Sophia, Reuben, Lukas, Ellie, and John; fond sister of Kenneth and the late Elford Astling; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation, Wednesday, August 31, 2016, from 3 to 9 p.m., at HABEN Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Niles Center Rd., Skokie. Lying-in-State, Thursday, September 1, from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Service, 11 a.m., at Central United Methodist Church, 8237 Kenton Ave., Skokie. Private Interment, Sycamore, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD, 21741-5014 (www.michaeljfox.org.).