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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Annabelle Clark
Jun 5, 2012
Annabelle J. Clark, 81, of Beach Park, IL died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born March 20, 1931 in Pittsville, WI. She and her husband Robert met while working at Komatsu and married in 1975. She was a member of Millburn Congregational United Church of Christ and belonged to Millburn Eastern...
Maxine Krause
Jun 2, 2012
Maxine Storey Krause, 89, of Zion, IL died on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at her home. Maxine was born July 24, 1922 in Zion. In early 1941 she began her 43 year secretarial career in the Credit Department at Abbott Labs, retiring in 1984. She met Ira Krause, an Abbott pharmacist, and they married on June 21, 1958. Their milestone...
LeRoy Graham
May 31, 2012
LeRoy G. Graham, 60, of Zion, IL died on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL. He was born October 28, 1951 in Sioux City, IA and moved to the Chicago area 12 years ago from Atchison, KS. LeRoy and Cindy serve Trinity Christian Center in Zion, IL as Children's Pastors. LeRoy was also a Deacon,...
Evelyn Armstrong
May 29, 2012
Evelyn Irene Armstrong died peacefully at her home in Zion, IL May 29, 2012. She was born August 22, 1925 in Booneville, MS to Daniel Luther and Minnie Pearl Shook. She graduated from Booneville High School in 1943 and married W. L. Armstrong, a Marine, serving in WWII. Following his return from the war they made their home in the...
Harold Cecil
May 28, 2012
Harold L. Cecil Sr. 85, of Zion, IL died Monday, May 28, 2012 in his home. Born February 4, 1927 in Louisville, KY the son of the late Robert and Dora Cecil. Harold served his country 23 years in the U.S. Navy until his retirement. He worked for Johnson Motors for over 20 years. He is survived by his wife...
Carter Stewart
May 28, 2012
Carter Jack Stewart, 65, of Waukegan died at home on Memorial Day after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the son of the late Irene (Harazak) Stewart and Jack Stewart, both of Waukegan. He enjoyed the proximity of Lake Michigan to his family home and was an avid sailor and served as a sailing instructor at the Great...
James Shelton
May 28, 2012
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 Martinez
May 26, 2012
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 Bakkila
May 25, 2012
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 Paulsen
May 25, 2012
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 Newyear
May 23, 2012
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
May 21, 2012
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 Stolarek
May 20, 2012
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...
Michael Galayda
May 19, 2012
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 Agnew
May 18, 2012
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 Simpson
May 18, 2012
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 Krapf
May 18, 2012
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 Vanderlaan
May 18, 2012
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 Friend
May 17, 2012
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 Katona
May 17, 2012
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...
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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.
