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James G. Shelton, 85, of Zion, IL died on Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home following a long illness. He was born February 27, 1927 in Brookport, IL and had lived in Red Bay, AL. He married Thelma Harris on September 8, 1948. James was a member of Church of God of Prophecy (now Lakeside Church) in Zion. He...
Robert Angelo Martinez, age 43, of Waukegan, IL, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on May 26, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on August 21, 1968 and was a graduate of ZBTHS and employed at Jewel in Gurnee, IL. Bobby was a cherished son, loving brother and brother-in-law, beloved uncle, nephew, and cousin,...
William "Bill" P. Bakkila Sr., 72, of Zion, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 25, 2012, at home. Bill was born September 22, 1939, in Hurontown, MI, and was a graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He married Mary Mussman on August 4, 1962, in Clinton, Iowa. Bill retired from Chrysler (AMC) in Kenosha, WI, after 30 years of employment. He...
Harry "Bud" James Paulsen Jr, 90, of Winthrop Harbor, died on May 25, 2012, at Rolling Hills Nursing Home, Zion, IL. Harry was born on September 28, 1921, in Zion, IL, to Harry Sr. and Mabel (Christensen) Paulsen. He is survived by his wife, Anna (Arnoldsen), whom he married on May 31, 1947, in Chicago and 4 children, Diane (Gordy)...
Jeffrey Scott Newyear 53, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 to be with our Lord. He was born on September 22, 1959 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Jeff graduated from Carmel High School and attended Gateway College taking Techniques of Supervision courses. His Military Service was from 1981 to 1983 in the U.S. Army serving in Europe. Jeff's occupation...
MaryDe Hotham (nee Newcomer), 92, was called home to the Lord on May 21, 2012 after a brief battle with pneumonia. Dee was a lifelong resident of Zion until health issues resulted in a move to St. Louis, Missouri to be closer to her daughters. Music was always a central part of her life. She studied at the Zion Conservatory...
Marion R. Stolarek, 86, of Zion, IL, died on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Grove at the Lake Nursing Home in Zion. Marion was born October 11, 1925, in Millburn, IL, and retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan after 42 years of employment and where she also belonged to the Quarter Century Club. Survivors include a brother, Arthur (Anne) Clarke of...
Galayda, Michael 67, of Zion, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital after a four year battle with multiple cancers. Mike was born July 3, 1944 in Muskegon, Michigan. He was a graduate of Columbia College. He married Patricia Szychulda on July 4, 1976 at St. Stanislaw's Church in Ozone Park, NY. Michael served...
Margaret G. Agnew, 58, of Beach Park, IL died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan. Margaret was born June 13, 1953 in Butler, PA. She had worked for Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion for 18 years and prior to that had worked at McDonald's in both Zion and Kenosha. Survivors include her husband of...
Catherine, Cathy, Simpson, of Santee, CA, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL., died May 18th at the age of 61 with her sister and friends at her side. Cathy moved to San Diego area in the early 1980s. She worked for General Dynamics for 11 years before being hired to work at Qualcomm. It was here that Cathy found her true...
Richard C. "Ricky" Krapf, 64, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Friday, May 18, 2012. Ricky was born September 19, 1947, in Waukegan, IL, and was a member of Christ Community Church in Zion, IL. He had been employed for over 30 years at Northpointe Resources in Zion. Ricky was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed competing in the...
John G. Vanderlaan, 51, of Gurnee, IL died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. John was born April 14, 1961 in Grand Haven, MI and has been a resident of Gurnee since 1996. He retired in July 1999 as a HT1 at Great Lakes following 20 years of honorable service in the United States...
Richard (Dick) Friend, 96, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home. He was born March 26, 1916 at home on West 26th Street in Zion, graduated from the Zion Parochial School and lived and worked in the Zion/Winthrop Harbor area all of his life except for the last two years where he had resided at Sunrise...
Ethel R. Katona, age 88, of Zion died on May 17, 2012 at home with her husband by her side. Ethel was born December 23, 1923 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. She married Sandor "Alex" Katona in Benton Harbor in 1969. Ethel was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Zion. She and Sandor enjoyed spending time camping and being...
Teddy G. Garrison, 74, of Zion, IL, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, with his family present. Teddy was born March 24, 1938, in Fayette, AL, and graduated from Fayette County High School in 1955. He served with the United States Army. Teddy retired from Silgan Container in Germantown, WI, after 32 years...
Farra, Howard Lee 91, of Zion, IL, passed away on May 6, 2012 at home, following a lengthy illness. Howard was born on August 8, 1920 in Lewisburg, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Ohio State University, and served in the Coast Guard. He was employed by Pure Oil Co. in Columbus, Ohio and transferred to Union Oil Co....
Charles "Chuck" Zickovich, 71, of Zion, IL died on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Grove At The Lake in Zion. Chuck was born June 8, 1940 in Chicago and moved to Zion in 1971. He retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan. After retirement he drove bus for Jones-Durham Transportation and more recently for Olson Transportation. Chuck was an avid bowler....
Martha Ann McKinney, 59, of Zion, passed away Tuesday May 1st at her home. She was preceded in death by her father and mother (James and Modell McKinney). She leaves behind two brothers, David McKinney (Patti) of Kathleen, Ga, Jerry McKinney of Zion and one sister Shirley Swalley of Beach Park. Four nieces Shanna Christensen (Ben Blanchard) of Wadsworth, Stacy...
Walter Robert "Bob" Bruton Sr., of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Canton, OH, at his home among family, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at the age of 79. Bob was born August 1, 1932, in Atlanta, Georgia, and married the love of his life, Vivian Archinal, on December 31, 1951. In January of 1952, Bob...
Mary Janice McCarley (nee Post). On Sunday morning, April 30, 2012 Mary Janice McCarley was escorted to heaven by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is resting in the peace and comfort promised by our loving God. Janice was welcomed to Heaven also by her parents, Raymond and Ida Post; 7 brothers and sisters, Lois Flora Qualls, A Renson...
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