Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Kathleen Curley
March 13, 2011
Kathleen "Kathy" Elizabeth Curley Beloved sister of Tom (Ceil) of Libertyville, IL, Dan (Betty) of Wadsworth, IL, Jerry (Joy) of Orland Park, IL and Jim Curley, passed away March 13, 2011 at Lutheran General Hospital. She was born February 24, 1947 to Mary and Frank Curley and was raised in Waukegan, IL before moving to Niles, IL. Kathy adored her...
Gladys Boyce
March 12, 2011
Gladys J. Boyce (nee Chapin), 74, of Beach Park, IL, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. Gladys was born September 29, 1936 in Hardwick, MN and came to Zion in 1946. She was a long time member of Beach Bible Church of Zion where she taught Sunday School, was a leader in AWANA, had...
Grace Friedel
March 12, 2011
Grace Marion Friedel, 95, (formerly Grace Marion Watts) passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Rolling Hills Manor, Zion, IL. Grace was born October 6, 1915, Racine, WI, to Julia and DeWitt Farmer. She was raised in Zion and spent most of her life living there along with living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 7 years. Grace was a...
Nancy Wuorenma
March 12, 2011
Nancy A. Wuorenma (nee Bradke), 62, of Zion, IL, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Nancy was born December 28, 1948 in Waukegan and was a long time member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Waukegan. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family here and at her cabin in Northern Wisconsin. Survivors...
Mary Escobedo
March 12, 2011
Mary M. Escobedo, 92, of Park City, IL, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at home. Mary was born December 8, 1918 in Arkansas, KS. She graduated from Holy Child High School in Waukegan, IL and received her degree in nursing from St. Therese School of Nursing. She worked at St. Therese Hospital Pediatrics for many years and retired her...
Kevin Oldham
March 11, 2011
Kevin Daniel Oldham, 33, of Pleasant Prairie died March 11, 2011. Kevin was born May 19, 1977 in Chicago. He married Katie McEssy on August 24, 2002 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waukegan, Illinois. Kevin was a graduate of Warren Township Highschool, College of Lake County and the Fire Science and Paramedic School. He was a member of Good Shepherd...
Irving Bjerke
March 9, 2011
Irving O. Bjerke, 95, of Zion, Illinois died March 9, 2011 at Rolling Hills Manor. Irving was born December 29, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Grace; two sons Irving Bjerke and John (Stormie) Bjerke; sister Helen Richmond; sister-in-law Gretta Morrison of Munising, Michigan; and many nieces and nephews. Irving was preceded in...
Donald Daywalt
March 6, 2011
Donald Lee Daywalt, of Beach Park, IL, was carried away by The Angels into the Arms of Jesus on Sunday, March 6, 2011. Don was born March 3, 1929 in Dongola, IL. He married Vivian Brooks on April 13, 1952 in Waukegan, IL. He was a member of Beach Community Church of Beach Park. Don worked for Johns-Manville and retired...
Flavous Kidd
March 6, 2011
Flavous "Slim" 88, of Beach Park, IL, died on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Pavilion of Waukegan. Flavous was born April 9, 1922 in Prentiss County, MS and moved to Lake County in 1953 where he was a member since 1956 of IBEW Local #150, He served his country during World War II with the Army 88th Infantry Division in...
Lewis Hanna
March 4, 2011
Hanna, Lewis N. 38, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Friday, March 4, 2011 at home. Lewis was born May 12, 1972 in Waukegan and attended Wesley Church. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic. Lewis was active all his life in sprint car racing. He had a fun loving personality and will be missed by many. Survivors include...
Arvo Kauppi
March 3, 2011
Arvo John Kauppi, 93, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on March 3, 2011. He was born March 29, 1917 in Herbster, WI the son of Mike and Suzanne Kauppi. He graduated from South Shore High School in 1935. After graduation, he worked on the family farm for a couple of years. He had...
Col. Jimmy P. Roberts
March 2, 2011
Lt. Col. Jimmy P. Roberts, USAF (Ret.) 70, of Zion, IL, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011. He was born March 1, 1941 in Amory, Mississippi to Marcelle Roberts and Connie Sigmund Roberts. J. P. was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1963. He was stationed...
C. Norman Richards
February 26, 2011
C. Norman Richards, 74, of Zion, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at his home. He was born in Benton Township, Illinois on September 3, 1936, to John and Anna (Peterson) Richards. He attended Zion Schools and graduated from Zion Benton Township High School with the Class of 1954. Norm was united in marriage...
Muriel Ernst
February 26, 2011
Muriel R. Ernst (nee Appel), 88, of Kenosha, WI, died on Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Kenosha, surrounded by her family. Muriel was born April 3, 1922 in Youngstown, OH and had lived in Illinois, California and Northern Ireland before moving to Kenosha four years ago from Waukegan. She served as a Sgt. in the United States Marine Corp during...
Cathy Barlow
February 25, 2011
Cathy A. Barlow, 50, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Friday, February 25, 2011 unexpectedly at home. Cathy was born November 7, 1960 in Portsmouth, Virginia and moved to Illinois in 1973. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Northern Illinois University and was currently employed as a substitute teacher for Zion Elementary Schools while working towards her Masters Degree...
Irwin Degraff
February 23, 2011
Irwin "Bud" DeGraff, 76, of Zion, IL, passed away surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Kenosha United Medical Center, Kenosha, WI. Bud was born October 6, 1934, in Ivanhoe, IL, and married Connie Mabry on June 4, 1960, in Zion, IL. Bud formerly owned Bud's Barber Shop in Winthrop Harbor IL for 18 years and ultimately...
Benjamin Harman
February 21, 2011
Benjamin J. "Ben" Harman, 32, of Wadsworth, IL, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 21, 2011 at St. Lukes's Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Ben was born, May 31, 1978, in Lake Forest, IL, and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1998. He was employed by Tradesman International and was an avid mechanic of anything that traveled fast. Ben could...
Betty Hanson
February 20, 2011
Betty J. Hanson, 78, formerly of Zion, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at the Terrace Nursing Home, Waukegan. Betty was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. Betty was born May 3, 1932, in Itawamba County, MS, the oldest daughter of Oscar Bee and Lalia Young. Betty is survived by her children, Robert...
Judith Bigelow
February 17, 2011
Judith M. "Judy" Bigelow, 85, of Zion, IL, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, surrounded by her family. She was born May 19, 1925, in Gurnee, IL, and was baptized in 1981 at Wesley Church, Waukegan. Judy was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed knitting and...
Deacon Phillip Fragassi
February 15, 2011
Deacon Phillip A. Fragassi, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home. Phillip was born August 16, 1938 in Chicago and came to Lake County in 1963 from Evanston. He was a member and Deacon at the Church of St. Patrick in Wadsworth. Phillip retired in 2005 as general manager of Lake County Public...
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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.
