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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson

May 17, 2009

Bill J. Johnson, 70, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died suddenly on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Bill was born August 24, 1938 in Golden, Mississippi and has lived in Winthrop Harbor most of his life. He attended First Baptist Church of Winthrop Harbor and was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Golden,...

Larry Strean

Larry Strean

May 16, 2009

Larry William Strean, 62, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Vista Medical East in Waukegan. Larry was born December 14, 1946 in Waukegan and has lived in this area most of his life except for 10 years in Hartland, Wisconsin from 1975 to 1985. Larry worked for the Railroad as an Electrician with Milwaukee Road,...

Esther Eberhardt

Esther Eberhardt

May 11, 2009

Esther Eberhardt, 92, of Beach Park, IL, died on Monday, May 11, 2009 at home. Esther was born August 16, 1916 in Columbus, NE. She served in the United States Army during World War II, was stationed in California, and following her honorable discharge in 1945 she moved to Waukegan where she met and married her husband, the late George...

Sandy Farmen

Sandy Farmen

May 10, 2009

Sandy Farmen (nee Smith), 58, of Waukegan, Illinois died on Sunday, May10, 2009, at Terrace Nursing Home, Waukegan. Sandy was born July 25, 1950, in Griffith, IN, and was a 1968 graduate of Waukegan High School. She had been employed as an Administrative Assistant at Lake Park Center in Waukegan for 21 years. Sandy was a lifetime Waukegan resident who...

Helen Lyding

Helen Lyding

May 9, 2009

Helen Lyding, 84, of Waukegan, IL died on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Helen was born April 25, 1925 in Racine, WI and moved to this area after marrying Joseph in February of 1950. She attended Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion and she was a longtime employee of Brandt's Jewelers of Waukegan, retiring...

Viola Pfleger

Viola Pfleger

May 4, 2009

Viola H. Pfleger, 73, of Zion, died on Monday, May 4, 2009 Helia Healthcare in Zion. Viola was born December 11, 1935 in Keil, Wisconsin and came to Zion in 1954. She worked as a cook in the kitchen at the Zion-Benton Moose Lodge, retiring in 2006. She also worked the kitchen at Bingo at the Moose Lodge. Viola enjoyed...

Mary Jesperson

Mary Jesperson

May 3, 2009

Mary E. Jesperson (nee Clark), 93, of Zion, IL, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2009, in Gurnee. Mary was born October 18, 1915, in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois. She was a member of Grace Missionary Church in Zion, and was formerly employed as a bookkeeper for C & S Motors in Lake Forest, IL. Mary...

Alyssa Molinaro

Alyssa Molinaro

May 2, 2009

Alyssa Jean Molinaro, died peacefully in her parent's arms, on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI. Alyssa was born August 25, 2008 in Waukegan, IL. Survivors include her mother, Julie Strickland (nee Rindahl) of Winthrop Harbor, IL; father, Ronald Molinaro of Beach Park, IL; brother, Ryan Molinaro; sister, Kristina Molinaro; brothers, Mathias, Mitchell, and Merrick...

Howard Emanuelson

Howard Emanuelson

May 1, 2009

Howard Joseph Emanuelson, 79, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Friday, May 1, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Howard was born July 30, 1929 in Zion. He was a member of Christ Community Church of Zion where he served as an usher for the Church. For many years Howard worked as a General Contractor in Lake County...

Robert Musick

Robert Musick

Apr 30, 2009

Robert E. Musick, 69, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, surrounded by his family. Robert was born October 17, 1939 in Fulton, MO. He lived for many years in Piedmont, MO and moved to Lake County in 1980. He graduated from Fulton High School and the University of Missouri,...

John Cox

John Cox

Apr 29, 2009

John "JC" Cox, a.k.a. "Pops", 53, of Zion, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at home. He was born July 29, 1955 in Sycamore, Illinois and was a lifelong resident of the Waukegan/Zion area. He graduated from Waukegan High School in 1973. For 25 years he worked in the area in HVACR. John was very mechanically inclined in many different...

Thomas McMahon

Thomas McMahon

Apr 29, 2009

Thomas Joseph McMahon Sr., 85, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, formerly of Waukegan, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Brookside Care Center in Kenosha, WI. He was born April 2, 1924 in Waukegan and resided there until he moved to Pleasant Prairie in 2007. Thomas married the love of his life, Beverley Jean Rause on September 14, 1943 in Plymouth,...

Thresia Eaton

Thresia Eaton

Apr 28, 2009

Thresia G. Eaton (nee Sutter), died on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Thresia was born August 20, 1920 in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. She resided in Winthrop Harbor since 1959 and was homemaker staying at home to raise her seven children. She became a member of Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park upon moving to Winthrop Harbor....

Lowell Hauenstein

Lowell Hauenstein

Apr 25, 2009

Lowell LeRoy Hauenstein, 87, of Zion, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Lowell was born November 21, 1921, in Clovis, NM, and was a highly decorated veteran of World War II, having served with the United States Coast Guard on D-Day, and in the invasions of Northern Africa and Southern France. He was...

Jesus Gomez

Jesus Gomez

Apr 25, 2009

Jesus Gomez, 74, of Waukegan, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Jesus was born December 9,1934,. In EL Llanno, Mich, Mexico. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Soledad; children, Monica (Diego) Martinez of Waukegan, Beatriz (Rogelio) Fajardo of Beach Park, Jesus(Araceli)Gomez Jr. of San Diego, CA, Joaquin Gomez of Waukegan, Olivia (Jose) Hernandez...

Reva Booth

Reva Booth

Apr 25, 2009

Reva Booth died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, shortly before her 94th birthday. She was born in Tremont, MS, to Mellie and James Davison on May 4, 1915. Reva met the love of her life, Alvie Booth, while they were both starring in a high school play called, "Eyes of...

Pearl Miller

Pearl Miller

Apr 24, 2009

Pearl W. Miller, nee Stried, 77, of Zion, IL, died peacefully at home with her special care giver and son, Kevin Ricard at her side along with other family members, on Friday, April 24, 2009. Pearl was born August 6, 1931, in Waukegan, and was formerly employed as a nurse's aid at numerous Lake County facilities and in home healthcare....

Bette Reese

Bette Reese

Apr 21, 2009

Bette J. Rees ,84, of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, surrounded by her loving family. Bette was born July 25, 1924, in Illinois, and married her late husband, Donald L. Rees on September 28, 1958. Survivors include her brother, Ralph (Sandy) Knox of Mobile, Al; sister, Janice Molinaro of Zion,...

Gordon Winer

Gordon Winer

Apr 16, 2009

Gordon H. "Gordy" Winer, 66, of Waukegan, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Gordy was born April 21, 1942 in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Following High School in Grand Blanc he joined the United States Navy in 1961 and traveled extensively, retiring after 20 years in 1981. He then went to work for the...

Zana Lura

Zana Lura

Apr 8, 2009

Zana Lucille Lura, 81, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Aurora Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Zana was born June 13, 1927, in Wausau, Wisconsin. She was a founding member of Northpoint Christian Church in Winthrop Harbor. Survivors include her loving husband of 61 years, Joseph Richard Lura; children, Mark Joseph (Debra) Lura of...

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