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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
James Dalton
Aug 13, 2010
James Edward Dalton, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, died on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Loyola Medical Center, Maywood, IL. James was born October 15, 1937, in Crenshaw, MS, to Brother and Marie Dalton. He married Helen Hefner on June 13, 1959, in Bangor, MI. James retired from Commonwealth Edison in 1992, and previous to that...
Catherine Perpich
Aug 12, 2010
Catherine Marie Perpich, 78, of Mesa, AZ, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010, in Mesa. Catherine was born August 27, 1931, in North Chicago, IL, to Mike and Eva Perpich. She was a member of the former Mother of God Church in North Chicago. Catherine retired from the U.S. Steel "Wire Mill" in North Chicago after 30 years of service....
Judith Blohm
Aug 10, 2010
Judith K. "Judie" Blohm, 67, of Beach Park, IL, formerly of Waukegan, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Judie was born February 13, 1943, in Terre Haute, IN. She retired in 2002 as an employee of the Lake County Clerk's office. Prior to that, she held many positions in the mortgage industry. Judie...
Richard Davis
Aug 7, 2010
Richard Paul Davis, 69, peacefully passed away on August 7, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East, with his family at his bedside, following a five month battle with cancer. He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois on September 18, 1940, and lived the first half of his life in Waukegan, graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1959. He worked...
Patricia Trygar
Aug 7, 2010
Patricia "Patty" Trygar, 59, of Park City, Illinois lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, August 7, 2010. She was born May 18, 1951 in Highland Park, Illinois. She was employed by St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waukegan after retiring from AVAYA where she worked for 32 years. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Highland...
Lillian Johnson
Aug 6, 2010
Lillian V. Johnson (nee Sather), 78, of Zion, Illinois passed away August 6, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lillian was born January 11, 1932 in Independence, Wisconsin where she lived until she moved to Highland Park, Illinois in 1950. She moved to Tecumseh, Michigan in 1959, then to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin in 1962, and finally to Zion, Illinois in 1976. Lillian...
Russell Walters
Aug 6, 2010
Russell K. "Russ" Walters, 50, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Zion, IL, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010, at home. Russ was born December 9, 1959, in Waukegan, IL, and was a1978 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area High School, Mechanicsburg, PA. He was previously employed for Maki Construction in Antioch, IL, and most recently, Wal-Mart in Zion. Russ...
Roy Evans
Aug 4, 2010
Roy Charles Evans, 65, of Bristol, Wisconsin died August 4, 2010. Roy was born March 16, 1945 in Chico, California. Roy cowboyed throughout the West for 25 years. He met Kathleen Woods in 1991 while he was head wrangler at Lazy K Bar Ranch outside of Phoenix, Arizona. He and Kathleen married in 1992 and settled in Bristol. He shod...
Walter Seegren
Aug 3, 2010
Walter R. (Wally) Seegren, 81, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born August 6, 1928 in Chicago to Swedish immigrant parents. A graduate of Senn High School, he met Eleanor Stohl, who became his wife of 58 years, at Wright Junior College. He began designing and building homes in 1950...
Larry Vasquez
Jul 31, 2010
Larry A. Vasquez, 48, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at home. Larry was born August 14, 1961 in Waukegan. A sports enthusiast, Larry was an loyal Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan. He also found pleasure in working outdoors. Survivors include his son, Nolan Vasquez-Bohner of Beach Park; his father and mother, Larry Vasquez of...
Bernie Ackerman
Jul 30, 2010
Bernie Ackerman, 85, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, formerly of Zion, Illinois, died on Friday, July 30, 2010. Bernie was born August 27, 1924 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin. As a Veteran, Bernie served his country in the United States Navy during World War II where he was a gunner aboard an L.S.T. at Omaha Beach on...
Margaret Christian
Jul 28, 2010
Margaret Christian, 84, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born, June 16, 1926, in Velka, Revuca, Czechoslovakia, to Victor and Rozalia (nee Peleck) Sturman and married Robert Christian on December 20, 1947. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Zion. Margaret's employment past...
Leonard Wensle
Jul 19, 2010
Leonard "Cy" Wensle, 79, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Monday, July 19, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Cy was born February 8, 1931 in Waukegan. He worked for Wetzel & Turner Chevrolet, Sorenson Chevrolet and retired in 1996 from Classic Chevrolet after 46 year total. He enjoyed square dancing with the Lake County Promenaders and...
Margaret Neeve
Jul 18, 2010
Margaret B. Neeve, 92, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, and formerly of Zion, IL, and Hot Springs, AR, died in her home on Sunday, July 18, 2010, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on May 18, 1918, in Zion, IL, to Warner and Alma Fox. She wed Wilbur Neeve on October 5, 1940, in Iowa. Margaret was a long time...
James Christensen
Jul 15, 2010
James R. "Jim" Christensen, 80, of Zion, Illinois, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Jim was born October 26, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, grew up in Spooner, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1946. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion. Jim retired from Coca-Cola in 1976 after 25...
Oliver Manninen
Jul 14, 2010
Oliver Onni Manninen, 96, of Waukegan, Illinois, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Oliver was born December 8, 1913 in Bagley, Michigan and was essentially an orphan after his Finnish mother died when he was five. Raised by an aunt and uncle, he rarely saw his father, a lumberjack. As a boy in...
Margaret Rasmussen
Jul 13, 2010
Margaret Rose Rasmussen, age 70, was born in Alberta, Canada in 1939. At age 15, her parents passed away and Margaret and her sister Carole left the farm and moved to live with sister Helen and husband Arthur Urwin in Iowa. There Margaret attended special education classes and helped raise her five nieces and nephews. Margaret had a wonderful work...
Ophie Pate
Jul 12, 2010
Ophie Pearl Pate, 83, of Zion Il, died on Monday, July 12, 2010, at home surrounded by her family. Ophie was born May 31, 1927, in New Site, Mississippi and married Fred Pate on May 31, 1947. She was a former employee of Glazier Sewing Factory-Sewing Outlet Store in Zion. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Ophie...
Eva Gillespie
Jul 12, 2010
Eva R. Gillespie, 75, of Zion, died on Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Eva was born June 2, 1935, in Zion, and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1954. She married Kenneth H. Gillespie on July 26, 1958, in Zion. Her employment past included working for Warwick Electric in Zion (for over 10...
Don Stranberg
Jul 10, 2010
Don Frederick Stranberg, age ninety-two, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on July 10, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Don was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. Later, he studied mechanical engineering at Iowa University. Don worked 36 years at Anchor Coupling Company in Libertyville, Illinois. He began as a mechanical engineer and was...
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