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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Shirley Jacobsen
Aug 25, 2010
Shirley Walzer Jacobsen, age 89, died Wednesday August 25, 2010 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth Wisconsin. Shirley was born in Baudette, Minnesota on December 1, 1920, the daughter of Jesse Elias and Vera Dinora Walzer. While attending beauty school in Minneapolis, Shirley met then seminary student George T L Jacobsen and was married on September 9, 1944 in...
Joseph Lyding
Aug 22, 2010
Joseph W. "Joe" Lyding, 90, of Waukegan Il, died on Sunday, August 22, 2010, at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Joe was born January 11, 1920, in Indianapolis, IN, and was a 1938 graduate of Waukegan Township High School. He wed Helen Tamerian in February of 1950. Joe served with the United States Army in World War II in...
Margaret Turner
Aug 18, 2010
Margaret Ruth McEaddy Turner, 84, of Zion, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, surrounded by her family, at the Sheridan Medical Complex in Kenosha, WI. She was born January 24, 1926, in Birmingham, AL. Her mother died early in her childhood. Margaret and her younger brother, Jimmy, relocated frequently in Georgia and Florida with their father, James Davis...
Bertha Hall
Aug 18, 2010
Bertha Hall, 100, of Zion, IL, died on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. Bertha was born February 6, 1910, in Dubuque, Iowa, and was a long time member of Grace Missionary Church in Zion, having lived in Zion since 1938. She leaves behind two daughters, Jettie Rose (Robert) Peterson of Zion, IL, and Lynette (David)...
Walter Schneider
Aug 17, 2010
Walter H. Schneider 87, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on July 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Herman and Anna Schneider. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio man, and after his discharge he attended the University of Illinois,...
Drew Earnest
Aug 16, 2010
Drew W. Earnest, age 58, of Adams, Wisconsin formerly of Zion, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2010 at the Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. A casual memorial gathering will be on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Rd. in Zion, Illinois from 2:00p.m. until 5:00p.m. Drew was born January 18, 1952 in...
Steve Wypych
Aug 15, 2010
Steve Joseph Wypych, 69, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. Steve was born November 5, 1940 in Waukegan. Music was his lifelong passion. He was a singer, songwriter, guitarist for various bands over the years. Survivors include his children, Kenneth Wypych of Waukegan, Steve Wypych Jr. of Waukegan, Tom Wypych...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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