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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Robert DeWitt
Oct 17, 2012
Robert B. DeWitt, 88, of Zion, IL died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at home following a long illness. Robert was born May 24, 1924 in Chicago. He married Betty McCormack of Zion on May 6, 1950 in Waukegan. He was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park. He retired in 1979 after 30 years with...
William Petree
Oct 14, 2012
William Delton Petree, 73,of Zion, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at home. He was born June 21, 1939, to Clifton and Vida Petree of Red Bay, Alabama. He attended Red Bay High School and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. William moved to Zion, IL, when he was 20, and worked...
Bobby Burleson
Oct 14, 2012
Bobby D. Burleson, 81, of Zion, IL, died on Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. Bobby was born March 3, 1931,in Tupelo, MS, and was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator. He loved to fish and ride his bicycle. Bobby's major enjoyment was his grandchildren. Survivors include four children, Ronald (Mary) Burleson of Pleasant Prairie, WI,...
David Wimer
Oct 13, 2012
Wimer, David 86, of Winthrop Harbor, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 20, 1926 in Champaign, Illinois to David Cleveland and Lillian McGee Wimer. He attended school in Urbana, IL and graduated from Urbana High School in 1944. He served in the United States Army Infantry and...
Beatrice Bakken
Oct 10, 2012
Beatrice Bakken, 82, of Zion, IL passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, WI. Bea was born March 1, 1930 in Harwood, ND and moved to Zion in 1955. She was a longtime member and faithful servant of Beach Bible Church, Zion, where she taught Sunday School, worked with AWANA, and worked in the kitchen...
Mark Koziol
Oct 10, 2012
Mark Koziol, 51, formerly of Waukegan, IL died suddenly on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in Chicago. Mark was born September 29, 1961 in Waukegan. Survivors include his mother Sally Koziol; two sisters Kim Massimo, Tami Ochoa, and Debbie (Chuck) Shields; two uncles Walter (Fran) Koziol and John (Sharon) Lindquist; one aunt Susan Epker; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He...
Marjorie Warthen
Oct 4, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012, Marjorie "Marge" Helen Warthen joined her husband of 69 years, Everett "Red" Warthen in Heaven, where he had been patiently waiting with a bouquet of flowers for a dance with his favorite girl. Born August 23, 1927, Marge was a loving mother to Georgia "Jo" (Carl) Carlson, and Virginia "Ginger" (John) McKinney. She was grandma to...
John Serdar
Oct 2, 2012
John "Jack" Serdar, 76, of Zion, Illinois passed away on Tuesday October 2, 2012 at home. Jack was born on December 19, 1935 to Jack T. and Margaret Serdar in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from Waukegan High School and attended the University of Illinois at Champaign and Northern Illinois University. He is survived by his devoted wife Ruth nee Gilbertson...
Lois Lother
Oct 2, 2012
Lois Evangeline Lother, (nee Bright), 84, of Zion, Illinois, passed peacefully into her Lord's open arms on October 2, 2012. Lois was born December 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to Zion in April of 1934 with her parents Laura O. and Eric D. Bright and family. She graduated from Zion Benton High School in 1946 and soon...
Jeffrey Walters
Sep 22, 2012
Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Walters, 55, of Zion, IL, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 22, 2012,at home. Jeff was born June 15, 1957, in Waukegan, IL, and attended Lakeview Church in Zion. He was a life long truck driver. As a child, Jeff enjoyed his time with the Boy Scouts. He also enjoyed boating, fishing, and especially relished spending time with...
Earl Dillow
Sep 22, 2012
Earl Dillow Sr. of Barton Senior Residences, Zion, passed away September 22, 2012 at the age of 92. Earl was born December 6, 1919 in Anna, Illinois. He married the late Mary Lou Berg on October 10, 1942 in Ft. Sheridan, IL. He and Mary Lou raised their family in Waukegan, IL before moving to Zion where they lived for...
John Langdon
Sep 19, 2012
John L. Langdon, 88, formerly of Waukegan, IL, was reborn into heaven on Wednesday September 19, 2012, at the Ripley Crossing Nursing Home, Milan, Indiana. John was born on April 26, 1924, in Spencer, IN. He served with the United States Navy during World War II as a Pharmacist Mate 1st Class, attached to the 1st Marine Division. John was...
Anne Vanderhoef
Sep 18, 2012
Anne Jeanette Vanderhoef, 69, of Beach Park, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL. Anne was born February 18, 1943, in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised at Dumbarton and Gourock, Scotland. She graduated as a Registered General Nurse at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland in 1965. Anne married Richard "Van" Vanderhoef who...
Elmer Martin
Sep 16, 2012
Elmer Ellsworth Martin, 91 years old, formerly of Morrison, Illinois died peacefully at Methodist Hospital in Peoria with his loving family present on September 16, 2012. Elmer was born January 10, 1921 in Devereaux, Michigan. He was a graduate of Albion High School, Albion, Michigan. He married Lois Ella Leable on October 12, 1945 in Waukegan, IL. Elmer was a...
Gladys Hoover
Sep 11, 2012
Gladys F. Hoover, Age 89, (nee, Hazel) of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at home in Sun City. Gladys was born September 13, 1922, in Zion, IL. She married her late husband, Raymond Hoover, on January 4, 1940, in Franklin, KY. Gladys was a member of the Sun Village Community Church in...
Nicholas Pastella
Sep 11, 2012
Nicholas Anthony Pastella Sr., 71, of Winthrop Harbor passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, surrounded by his loved ones, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL. Nick was born in New Castle, PA on September 17, 1940. In 1962 Nick was united in marriage to Judith Ann Cavalier. Nick and Judy were married 50 years. He retired from...
Betty Chess
Sep 10, 2012
Betty Joy Chess, nee Robbins, of Kenosha, WI, left this earth peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2012. Betty was born April 20, 1931, in Park Falls, WI. She attended college in Eau Claire, WI. Betty met her soul mate, Joseph Chess from North Chicago, IL, at a Pike Lake resort where she was working. They married in March of 1951...
Richard Tippett
Sep 10, 2012
Richard R.N. Tippett, age 63, a resident of Zion, IL, for over 30 years, passed away on Monday, September 10, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Richard was born September 25, 1948, in Toledo, OH, and married Barbara Haight on March 18, 1976, in Waukegan. He served with the United States Navy in Viet Nam. Richard was a retired...
Marge Ponzio
Sep 10, 2012
Marge Ponzio,(Gregerson,Talley), 78, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 10, 2012, at home. Marge was born June 9, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She had been a long time employee of the City of Zion. Marge was a giving person with a marvelous sense of humor and was named Volunteer of the Year at...
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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.
