Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Jacob Wallace
December 24, 2010
Wallace, Jacob (Jake) Auguster 75, of Waukegan, Illinois departed this life on December 24, 2010 at the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois, after a lengthy illness. Jake, the eldest of two sons, was born on June 12, 1935 in Cleveland, Arkansas to the union of Anderson and Cumie Wallace. He was Baptist at an early...
Max Jinkens
December 23, 2010
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 30, 2010 from 3:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Humility Church, and again on Friday, December 31, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the church. Mass will be held Friday, December 31, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at the church.
Larry Mayfield
December 20, 2010
Larry Mayfield, 66, of Brentwood, TN, formerly of Zion and the Chicago area, died on Monday, December 20, 2010. Larry was born, June 20, 1944, in Sampson, N.Y. He was a gifted musician who expressed his love of Jesus Christ by using his talents for the Lord's service. Larry was a composer and arranger, a pianist, an organist, a trombonist,...
Martha Gonzalez
December 19, 2010
Martha R. Gonzalez, 79, of Zion, formerly of Waukegan, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Vista Medical Center East, in Waukegan, surrounded by all of her family. Martha was born June 20, 1931, in Pearsall, TX, and married Isaac Gonzalez in November of 1953 in Arkansas. She retired after about 15 years of...
Carla Dunteman
December 18, 2010
Dunteman, Carla G. 63, formerly of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, She was born April 29, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, V. Edward Dunteman; one son, Phillip Dunteman of Winthrop Harbor; a daughter-in-law, Cindy Dunteman of Rayfield, Alabama; four grandchildren, Rachel, Jacob, Sarah, and Anna; and one...
Percy Curtis
December 16, 2010
Curtis, Percy Jr. of Zion, Illinois, 6 year old son of Percy Curtis Sr. and Angela Fernandez-Curtis, died peacefully and surrounded by his family at home. He was born September 24, 2004 in Zion. Percy began his courageous battle with cancer at the young age of 7 months and earned his Angel wings on December 16, 2010. Besides his parents...
Ruth Hartke
December 13, 2010
Ruth Hartke, 94, formerly of Beach Park, Illinois passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at The Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She was bom May 29, 1916 In Buckley, Illinois. Ruth married Jesse Hartke on May 7, 1938 and they enjoyed 60 wonderful years together. They raised their six children in Waukegan. Ruth was a homemaker and later worked...
Richard Molidor
December 11, 2010
Richard "Papa" Molidor, Age 81, Zion, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Lake Forest Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born, October 15, 1929, in Libertyville, Illinois. Richard joined the United States Navy in 1947 where he met Jean Stites while stationed in Westerly, Rhode Island. They were married on September 10, 1949, and enjoyed 61...
Ronald Lanier
December 10, 2010
Ronald J. "Ron" Lanier, 44, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 10, 2010, in Kenosha, WI. Ron was born December 21, 1965, in Waukegan, IL, and was a 1984 graduate of the former Waukegan East High School. He married his soul mate, Sheri Welch on April 22, 1998, in Clearwater, FL. Ron worked...
John Kunz
December 10, 2010
John A. Kunz, 73, of IL, died on Friday, December 10, 2010, at Sheridan Medical Complex, Kenosha, WI. John was born August 14, 1937, in Juneau County, WI. He and his late wife, Dean, (married for 45 years) moved back to this area in 2003 after residing and working in Tupelo, Mississippi. John worked for 17 years at Johns-Manville in...
Adeline Walther
December 7, 2010
Adeline Frances Walther (nee Schroter), 99, of Zion, IL, formerly of Waukegan, departed this life on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born September 26, 1911, in Chicago, IL, and moved to Waukegan at the age of seven. She attended the former South School , and graduated from the former Central School. She...
Walter Schweppe
December 4, 2010
Schweppe, Walter R. 77, of Gurnee, Illinois, died peacefully in Hospice care at Condell Hospital in Libertyville on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Walter was born January 18, 1933 in Elmhurst, Illinois and moved to Gurnee eight years ago from Villa Park, Illinois. Survivors include his beloved wife of 55 years, Dolores; devoted children, Julie (the late Lonn) Shapiro of Waukegan...
Charles King
December 4, 2010
Charles Earl King, 86, a lifelong resident of Zion, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Charles was born April 2, 1924, in Waukegan, IL, to Charles and Florine (nee Carlson) King. He graduated from Zion High School in...
Dorothy Ehle
November 28, 2010
Dorothy A. (Cwik) Ehle, born in Chicago, August 25, 1922, passed peacefully on November 28, 2010, at Hospitality Nursing In Kenosha, WI. Dorothy was a stay at home mom, raising 4 children, Raymond settled in Missouri, James in Texas, Daniel (Barbara) in Arizona, and Susan (James) Petty in Winthrop Harbor. In the early 1960's she worked at the Zion Hospital...
Phyllis Johnson
November 28, 2010
Johnson, Phyllis D. 86, of Waukegan, IL and formerly of Davenport, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2010, at Terrace Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Phyllis was bom September 6, 1924, in Lineville, Iowa, was retired from the DMACC Iowa Education Association where she worked as an executive assistant. She was a dedicated and loving mother, grandmother and...
Luella Wenrich
November 28, 2010
Luella Wenrich of Zion, Illinois died on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Clare Bridge Brookdale Senior Living Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Luella was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin and lived most of her life in the Zion-Winthrop Harbor area. She graduated from Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College in Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Teaching and received her Masters Degree...
Don Hansell
November 26, 2010
Don Richard Hansell, 64, of Zion, Illinois went to be with the Lord, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 26, 2010, at the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. Don was born March 26, 1946, in Humphrey, AR, and graduated from Dixon-Israel High School in Eaton, Ohio, in 1964. He...
Edith Mayfield
November 26, 2010
Mayfield, Edith Alberta (nee Warren), 91, a lifelong resident of Zion, IL, died on Friday, November 26, 2010. Edith was born December 4, 1918, in Zion, and graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1935. She married Willis Mayfield on May 31, 1940 in Zion. Edith sang on several radio programs over the Moody Radio Network, including Songs in the...
Edith Mayfield
November 26, 2010
Visitation for Edith will be held Friday, December 3, 2010 from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion, IL. Chapel Interment service will be held Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olivet Memorial Park, Zion.
Charles Drenner
November 25, 2010
Charles Dennis "Chuck" Drenner, 70, of Pleasant Prairie, WI., passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 25, 2010, at home, after a day of golf and surrounding himself with family on Thanksgiving Day. Chuck was born June 29, 1940, in East Lynn, W. VA., and married Eileen Pavlik on February 16, 1963,in Racine, WI. He partnered with his wife Eileen in...
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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.
