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Roger Wayne Ottersen
Dec 23, 2024
Roger Wayne Ottersen, 88, of Brentwood, TN, formerly of Zion, IL, Sun City, AZ, and Kenosha, WI, passed away on December 23, 2024. Roger was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on November 15, 1936, to the late George and Evelyn Ottersen. He grew up in Michigan City, living across the street from the Zion Gospel Chapel, a ministry of the...
Susan E. Gonzales
Jan 24, 2025
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Susan Elizabeth Gonzales (Stockton), 60, of Zion, Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2025 after a year-long battle with COPD, Diabetes and Pneumonia. She fought valiantly and made people proud.
Susan was born December 3, 1964 in Waukegan, IL to William and Jean Stockton. She married John M. Gonzales on February 23, 2007. Susan was a...
Mary Holenski Grigas
Jan 24, 2025
Mary Holenski Grigas passed away at home surrounded by family on January 24, 2025.
Mary was born December 14, 1927. She graduated from Zion Benton Township High school class of 1946. She married Edward Grigas on April 18, 1953. Mary and Edward traveled all over the U.S. thanks to Edward being in the Navy. After Edward left the Navy, they settled...
Judith Erickson
Jan 23, 2025
In a world characterized by transient things, the enduring purity of a human soul leaves an indelible mark upon those it touches. Judith Fababier Flores Erickson, a vibrant spirit, an embodiment of love, and a paragon of selflessness and bravery, departed this life on January 23, 2025. She did so from the comfort of a hospital room, but more importantly,...
Billie Jean "Jeannie" Holm
Jan 22, 2025
Billie Jean “Jeannie” Holm of Waukegan, Illinois passed away January 22, 2025 in Park Ridge, Illinois. She was born January 1, 1948 in Stanley, Wisconsin to parents Bill and Pauline Grogan.
Billie was the heart of the family. She married her husband, Edward Holm, on June 16, 1973 in Waukegan, Illinois and raised two girls, Amy and Abbey, to be independent...
Jamie M. Sarbacker
Jan 18, 2025
Jamie Michael Sarbacker, 50, of Beach Park, Illinois went home to be with the Lord January 18, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born March 12, 1974 in Waukegan, Illinois.
Jamie grew up in Zion, Illinois with his parents, graduating from Zion Benton Township Highschool. He attended Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park Illinois and was an altar boy....
Yolanda Mosso Francisco
Jan 17, 2025
Yolanda Mosso Francisco, 49, passed away on January 17, 2025 in Waukegan, IL surrounded by her family.
She was born on April 14, 1974 in Tecolcuautla, Mexico.
She is survived by her loving children, Jotsan Mosso, and Exon Zavala; parents, Natalia Francisco Mosso, and Emiliano Mozo Ramirez; siblings, Sara Mosso Francisco, Roberta Mosso Fransisco, and Vicente Mosso Francisco.
Visitation will be held on...
Kathleen Kappers (nee Barnes)
Jan 14, 2025
Kathleen (Barnes) Kappers, 67, of Kenosha passed away on Tuesday January 14, 2025 at Hospice Alliance, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loving husband Bill Kappers along with family and friends.
Kathy was born on August 17, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan. She is the daughter of the late Eugene and Agnes (Segalin) Barnes. She was educated in the local schools of...
Merle J. Coleman
Jan 13, 2025
“SelaV”, “That’s Life” -Merle Coleman
Merle Jeanette Coleman (nee Drake) passed away January 13, 2025 in Libertyville, Illinois. She was born January 20, 1942 in North Chicago, Illinois to parents Eleanor and Benjamin Drake.
Merle graduated from North Chicago High School in 1960 and met her loving husband, Delbert L. Coleman Sr., whom she married August 20, 1960. Together they had five...
Stanley Zorc
Jan 13, 2025
Stanley "Stan" Zorc, 95, of Beach Park, IL (formerly of Waukegan, IL) passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025. He was born November 24, 1929 in North Chicago, IL to Frank and Frances (Miks) Zorc.
Stan married Delores Roberts prior to joining the Army where he was stationed in Japan. Upon his return, Stan and Delores started their family and personally...
Kevin Crane
Jan 11, 2025
Kevin Peter Crane, 73, of Winthrop Harbor, IL passed away January 11, 2025, in Kenosha, WI.
Kevin was born October 9, 1951, in Waukegan, IL to Charles and Lucille Crane. On September 21, 1985, Kevin married Barbara (nee Beaty). He belonged to St. Therese Catholic Church in Kenosha, WI. Kevin retired from the North Chicago Post Office after 34 years of...
Cynthia Grace Pracht
Jan 11, 2025
Cynthia Grace (McKinney) Pracht was born to George Monroe McKinney and Nell Rose McKinney at Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, Illinois on June 28, 1957. She died at home in Zion, Illinois at the age of 67 on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Her loving husband, Bruce Pracht, cared for her with complete devotion to the very end. Cindy is survived...
Dorothy J. Mitchell
Jan 4, 2025
Dorothy J. Mitchell, 85, of Waukegan, IL, passed away on January 4, 2025 at Brookside Care Center in Kenosha, WI.
Dorothy was born January 27, 1939 in Kenosha, WI, to Ralph and Emma Howard. She attended school in Kenosha and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School in 1956. Dorothy worked for several years at American Motors in Kenosha, WI where...
Terrace Bond
Jan 3, 2025
Terrace Bond was born March 11, 1960 at Great Lakes Naval Base to Vernon and Delores Bond. He was baptized in his childhood at Ebenezer M.B. Church. He passed away on January 3, 2025, at the age of 64.
He was a loving and vibrant presence in the lives of all who knew him. With an extraordinary gift for bringing joy,...
Robert Charles Brothman
Jan 2, 2025
Robert "Bob" Brothman ,80, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025, while in hospice at home. He was born April 20, 1944, in Oak Park, IL, the son of the late Oscar and Esther (nee Ryan) Brothman. He was a graduate of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL. He attended Wright Junior College in Chicago for two years and then...
Loretta "Dolly" Cashmore
Dec 31, 2024
Loretta “Dolly” Cashmore, of Wadsworth, Illinois, passed away December 31, 2024. She was born March 27, 1929 in Racine, Wisconsin to parents Charles and Loretta Bohn.
Loretta was a woman of faith. She loved God and family beyond measure. Loretta worked with her parents at Bohn’s Grocery and later became a rural route carrier for the postal service in Waukegan, Illinois.
Loretta...
Lawrence "Larry" D. Shanteau
Dec 28, 2024
Lawrence "Larry" Shanteau, 73, a resident of Zion, passed away peacefully with family on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Hospice Alliance in Kenosha. Born on October 31, 1951 in Waukegan, IL. Larry attended Waukegan public schools, graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1969.
Larry spent his years working for Jewel Foods and Frito Lay. He was fun loving, humorous, and...
Khalil Mahmood Esaw-El
Dec 27, 2024
Khalil Mahmood Esaw-El, formerly known as Charles Earl Esaw Jr, was born in Harvey, Illinois on July 29, 1974 and returned to Allah on December 27, 2024.
Khalil is the son of Evie Lynch-Hakeem, of Waukegan and Charles E. Esaw, Sr., of Chicago, and the stepson of Hasan Hakeem of Kenosha,Wisconsin.
While searching for answers to the burning questions of life, Khalil...
John Lowren Spiker
Dec 26, 2024
John Lowren Spiker, age 84 of Collinsville, IL, born September 8, 1940, in Raub, IN, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
John worked as a traveling accountant for the railroad, retiring after 43 years of service. He worked for Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and retired from Union Pacific Railroad. He loved building model train layouts...
Truman J. Prewitt
Dec 18, 2024
Truman Jennings Prewitt, known for his smile, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2024. Born and raised in the coal mining town of Benham, Kentucky, Truman carried the values of hard work, humility, and kindness with him throughout his life.
A proud Navy veteran, Truman honorably served his country aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War. His...
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Congdon Funeral Home Cremation Service is a collection of obituaries for Zion, IL. With services throughout Illinois. Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha communities and beyond that are updated regularly.
