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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Steven Smith

Steven Smith

Jun 16, 2013

Steven M. Smith, 49, died on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at his home in Zion, IL. He was born April 19, 1964, at Great Lakes, IL, and was a graduate of Zion-Benton High School. Steve had been a diabetic since he was a teenager. As his health declined with complications due to diabetes, with the help of friends to drive...

Jack McElmurry

Jack McElmurry

Jun 16, 2013

Jack Wesley 94, of Zion, IL, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, WI. Born August 1, 1918, Jack was the son of Maude and Duncan McElmurry. He married his wife of 71 years, Frances G. Smith, on February 12, 1937. Jack was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Zion, the Zion American Legion Post...

Byrdine Storey

Byrdine Storey

Jun 15, 2013

Storey, Byrdine Barbara (nee Klawonn), 84, a lifelong resident of Zion, Il, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born December 27, 1928, in Zion, the daughter of Leonard and Beulah Klawonn. Byrdine is survived by her loving husband, Richard Storey; four daughters, Kathie (Larry) Davis of Grand Rapids, MI,...

James Barlow

James Barlow

Jun 14, 2013

Barlow, James D. 74, of Waukegan passed away on June 14, 2013 in Waukegan. James was born March 1, 1939 at home in Woodbury, Connecticut. He graduated from highschool in Woodbury, then went on to graduate from college in Lake County, Il with a variety of associates degrees. He married Anne Marie Bean in Torrington, CT on January 10, 1960....

Elena Mandara

Elena Mandara

Jun 13, 2013

Elena Mandara, 62 of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on June 13, 2013 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, in Zion, IL, after a long battle with cancer. Elena was born December 30, 1950 in Hackensack, NJ. She graduated from Hackensack High School and became a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was involved in working for schools, serving on the Indian River...

Rosela Kramer

Rosela Kramer

Jun 12, 2013

Rosela "Lucy" Kramer, 64, of Green Cove Springs, FL, formerly of Waukegan, IL, died on Wednesday , June 12, 2013, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL. She was born April 8, 1949, in the Philippines. She came to the United States a US Navy wife of George Dale Kramer. They were married for 30 years - she was widowed...

Roman Dolata

Roman Dolata

Jun 11, 2013

Roman Frank Dolata Jr., 81 of Zion, Illinois died on June 11, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 5, 1932 in Beaver, Wisconsin to the late Roman and Julia (nee Rupar) Dolata. Roman served his country in Vietnam, retiring from the Army as a Staff Sergeant in 1972 after a 20-year career. Following his retirement, he joined...

Eunice Holcombe

Eunice Holcombe

Jun 8, 2013

Eunice A. Holcombe, 80, of Winthrop Harbor, IL died on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Hospice House in Pleasant Prairie, WI. She was born November 1, 1932 in Waukegan. She attended Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Eunice retired from Northshore Sanitary District Survivors include her husband Lloyd "Pete" Holcombe; two daughters Betty (Neal) Wollert of Winthrop...

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Jun 6, 2013

Robert Lee Williams, 75, of Pleasant Prairie, WI passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at home. He was born March 19, 1938 in Artie, WV and moved to this area in 1959. He married Marilyn Wood of Zion on March 2, 1962 in Waukegan. Robert worked for Goodyear in North Chicago and later worked for the Bank of Waukegan....

Roma Duensing

Roma Duensing

Jun 4, 2013

Roma June Duensing, nee Jensen, 72, of Zion, returned to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Vista East in Waukegan. Roma was born on June 29, 1940 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and graduated from Crete-Monee High School. She came to Zion in 1959, where she worked at Pitcher Agency in Zion, Harris Motors of Winthrop Harbor, and...

Alice Burns

Alice Burns

Jun 4, 2013

Alice Louise (nee Ling) Burns, 92, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, died on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at St. Joseph's Home in Kenosha, WI. She was born February 21, 1921 in Chetek, WI where she lived her first 16 years. The family then moved to Union Grove, WI. She was the daughter of Clarence Ling and Velma (nee Worden) Ling. She...

Wanda Frank

Wanda Frank

Jun 4, 2013

Wanda L. Frank, (nee, Woodcox) 83, of Waukegan, IL, formerly of Novi, MI; passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on June 10, 1929, in Detroit, MI, to Vernon and Alma May Woodcox. Wanda was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. She kept her faith, humor and cheerful outlook through her treatments,...

Grace Stried

Grace Stried

Jun 1, 2013

Stried, Grace Victoria 93, a long-time resident of Zion, IL, died peacefully on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Grace was born on the family farm in Union Grove, WI, to Mary (nee Anderson) and Edward Jacobson. She graduated from Union Grove High School in 1938. She was married to Robert Stried in 1945, and they were married for 62 years until...

June Nighsonger

June Nighsonger

May 30, 2013

June Belle (Worth) Nighsonger, 77, of Zion, IL went to be with her Heavenly Father on, May 30, 2013, at Hospice Alliance House in Kenosha, WI. She was born on June 11, 1935 in Waukegan, IL. Her family moved to Zion when she was young where she lived the rest of her life. She graduated from Zion Benton Township High...

LeRoy Yarbrough

LeRoy Yarbrough

May 24, 2013

LeRoy Burton Yarbrough, 73, of Winthrop Harbor, IL went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2013, at Hospice Alliance House in Kenosha, WI. He was born November 26, 1939 in Hall Town, AL, and graduated from Vina High School in 1957 in Vina, AL. He then moved to Zion in 1958 where he met and fell...

Russell Pokett

Russell Pokett

May 23, 2013

Russell V. Pokett Sr., 89, of Waukegan, IL, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, May 23, 2013, after a long illness. He was born September 10, 1923, in Luverne, MN, and married Betty Jane Herman on May 19, 1946, in Waukegan. Russell worked as an auto mechanic for Reed-Randle Ford in Waukegan for 44 years. He served with the...

Ila Eklund

Ila Eklund

May 22, 2013

Ila M. Eklund, 93, of Zion, IL, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. Ila was born on December 9, 1919, in Cuba City, WI. She came to Zion around 1940 where she met her soon to be husband, Paul A. Eklund whom she married on New Years...

Doris Solomon

Doris Solomon

May 21, 2013

Doris I. "D.I." Solomon, 90, of Beach Park, IL, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. She was born February 3, 1923, in Barrington, IL, and worked as a registered nurse early in life in Chicago until she married her late husband, H. James Solomon, M.D. Doris was a giving person who...

Dale Miller

Dale Miller

May 17, 2013

Dale H. Miller 86, of Waukegan, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Dale was born March 11, 1927, in Mishawaka, IN, and married his late wife, Lillian Dickens on November 9, 1946, after serving in the United States Navy. His employment history is mainly working with automobiles,...

Impi Orna

Impi Orna

May 17, 2013

Orna, Impi Elisabeth 93, of Zion, IL, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Barton Senior Residences in Zion. She was born August 24, 1919, in Helsinki, Finland and moved to the Waukegan area in 1950. On June 28, 1951, she married her late husband, James R. Orna at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waukegan, where she was a...

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