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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
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...
Ruth Varner
Jul 8, 2010
Ruth L. Varner, 85, of Ripon, Wisconsin formerly of Zion, Illinois, died on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Ripon Medical Center. Ruth was born September 27, 1924 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and lived most of her life in Zion until retiring to Ripon in 1986. She retired as a bank officer from Zion State Bank and Trust Company in Zion. Ruth...
Mary Bryant
Jul 6, 2010
Mary "Jackie" Bryant, 72, of Park City, IL passed away on July 6, 2010 after a short brave battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Waukegan on September 15, 1937. As a military wife she lived in many places including Virginia, Washington, California, Hawaii, and Mississippi. Until this summer Jackie was employed at W.J. Murphy Elementary School in...
Edward Tollers
Jul 5, 2010
Edward R. Tollers, 80, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion. Edward was born October 23, 1929 in Superior, Wisconsin and resided in Winthrop Harbor with his brother, Donald, since 1971, after living in Waukegan for 22 years and short time in Kenosha, Wisconsin prior to that. Survivors include his...
Donald Schroeder
Jul 4, 2010
Donald W. Schroeder, 86, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Don was born April 3, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1952 from Kenosha. He was a Veteran of World War II having served with the Army-Air Corps. Don retired in 1986 after 39 years of...
W. T. Mills
Jun 28, 2010
W.T. Mills, 79, of Zion, Illinois died June 28, 2010. W.T. was born April 2, 1931 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He was employed by Johns Manville in Waukegan for 42 years. He was a member of the Zion Moose Lodge #667, and the JM Club in Waukegan. W.T. was an avid golfer, enjoyed checkers and bowling and was excellent at...
Delores Rich
Jun 22, 2010
Dolores C. Rich, nee (Bourdeau), passed away Tuesday June 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn (Rufus) Rich. She leaves to cherish her memory, her son Tom, and daughter Sheryl (Jamie) Farrell, and her beloved grandsons Shane and Cody. She and Glenn traveled throughout the US and Canada watching Shane play hockey, and Cody play baseball....
Ana Tavarez
Jun 22, 2010
Ana Tavarez, 77, a long time resident of North Chicago, IL, died on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Ana was born August 16, 1932, in the Dominican Republic. Ana was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She had a fond love of all her family and an appreciation of flowers....
G. Renee Gray
Jun 20, 2010
G. Renee Gray, 54, of Kenosha, WI, died on Sunday, June 20, 2010, at St. Catherine's Hospital. Renee was born January 23, 1956, in Waukegan, IL and attended Holy Child High School in Waukegan and Zion-Benton Township High School. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years. Renee was a loving mother who enjoyed gardening, reading, and engaging...
Preston Stanley
Jun 20, 2010
Preston L. Stanley of Kenosha, Wisconsin, 10 year old son of Jeremy and Eileen Stanley, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Preston was born November 16, 1999 in Waukegan and he attended school at Southport Elementary in Kenosha. Along with his parents, Preston is also survived by his brothers,...
Bobby Dodd
Jun 19, 2010
Bobby Gene Dodd Sr., 77, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Bobby was born May 25, 1933 in Eldorado, Illinois and moved with his family at an early age to Russell, Illinois. He married Barbara Ann Mackay on September 8, 1951. Bobby served with the United States Army...
Laurence Charlton
Jun 19, 2010
Laurence "Larry" George Charlton, previously of Zion, IL and most recently of Homosassa, Florida passed away June 19, 2010 of cancer. He was born in Waukegan, IL on October 7, 1942, graduated from Zion Benton High School in 1960, and was married to Loretta (Stanley) Charlton. Larry served in the United States Air Force, was a long time member of...
Ingeborg Roberts
Jun 18, 2010
Ingeborg E. Roberts, 84, was called away suddenly on Friday, June 18, 2010, leaving behind many cherished memories to every one who knew her. Ingeborg was born September 13, 1925, and raised in Germany where she witnessed first hand the horrors and suffering of World War II; she overcame those hardships and found her true calling as a compassionate and...
Lynn Demiglio
Jun 17, 2010
Lynn M. Demiglio (nee Butler) Age 63, of Zion, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010 at home surrounded by her family. Lynn was born November 13, 1946 in Waukegan, Illinois to Marvin and Marion Butler. She was the former owner of Lynn's Family Hair Care in Zion. Lynn was an active Western Pleasure horse back rider. Her horse is...
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