Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson

January 6, 2009

Beverly J. Johnson (nee Ritta), 77, of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, in Zion. Beverly was born on July 8, 1931, in Waukegan, IL, and attended Christ Community Church in Zion. She met her late husband, Charles Johnson, while working at Johnson Motors in Waukegan and they were wed in 1964. Beverly was a former volunteer for...

LeRoy Davis

LeRoy Davis

January 4, 2009

LeRoy L. Davis, 88, of Zion, IL, died on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at home. He was born May 18, 1920 in Zion and lived most of his life in Benton Township. LeRoy served with the United States Army during World War II, spending three years in the Pacific Theatre. He owned and operated Davis Truck Service in Zion for...

Barry Reid

Barry Reid

January 3, 2009

Barry D. Reid, 48 of Zion, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Barry was born May 6, 1960, in Oakland, CA, and married Anita Shrader on March 21, 1998, in Zion. He had been an active union electrician with IBEW #134 in Chicago for 23 years. Barry was a loving husband and...

Mario Torres

Mario Torres

January 1, 2009

Mario Torres of Waukegan, IL, died on January 1, 2009. He was born September 3, 1934 in Mexico City DF, Mexico. Mario came to the United States in 1955 and lived in North Chicago until he moved to Waukegan, IL where he lived until his death. Mario will be deeply missed by his family. He is survived by his wife,...

Charles Revis

Charles Revis

December 27, 2008

Charles E. "Charlie" Revis, 89, recently of St. Petersburg, Florida, and formerly of Zion, died on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at The Allegro at College Harbor in St. Petersburg. He lived most of his life and made his mark in Zion. Charlie was born December 24, 1919, in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduated from high school in Galesburg, Illinois, and lived in...

Peter Markobrad

Peter Markobrad

December 25, 2008

Peter Paul Markobrad (80), loving husband, devoted father and grandfather passed away peacefully at home on Christmas morning. He was born on February 7, 1928 in North Chicago to Nikola and Amanda Mrkobrad. Peter attended school in North Chicago where be also received his religious education and served as an alter boy at Holy Family Church. He continued his quest...

Lorraine Lundin

Lorraine Lundin

December 23, 2008

Lorraine Alice Lundin, 81, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Lorraine was born April 5, 1927 in Englevale, ND and has lived in Winthrop Harbor most of her life. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her greatest joy was her family and especially her great-grandchildren. Over the years...

Glenn Dunning

Glenn Dunning

December 19, 2008

Glenn Dunning, 83, of Zion, died on Friday, December 19, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Glenn was born November 14, 1925 in Chicago and he graduated in 1943 from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, IL. Following graduation, he served with the Marine Corp Airwing during World War II and Korea, retiring after 19 years. He was...

Elizabeth Callam

Elizabeth Callam

December 15, 2008

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Callam, 65, joined her heavenly creator on, Monday, December 15, 2008,in her daughter's home in Rockford, MI. Betty was born March 19, 1943, in Waukegan, IL, to Albena and Paul Banick, and was a graduate of Waukegan East High School. Besides the few months she spent in Rockford, MI, with her daughter and family, she was a...

Muriel Hough

Muriel Hough

December 10, 2008

Muriel Hough, 88, of Kansasville, WI, formerly of Zion, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at her home. Muriel was born February 24, 1920 in Monroe County, MS and came to Zion at the age of 20. She was a longtime member of Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion where she was involved in various circles and activities. She was...

Charles Bradford

Charles Bradford

December 2, 2008

Charles Bradford (aka Pankie Williams), 63, of Zion, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born January 21, 1945 in Pikesville, KY and grew up in Chicago before settling in Zion. A Veteran, he served with the United States Navy as a Navy Seal for three tours of duty. Survivors include his...

Dale Gash

Dale Gash

December 2, 2008

Dale Gash unexpectedly passed away on December 2 at the age of 86. He was born on October 27, 1922 in Enola, AR and came to Zion in 1946. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a Veteran of WWII. He belonged to VFW Post 7448, member of the Zion Benton Moose and was a Post President of the...

Ralph Burgess

Ralph Burgess

November 30, 2008

Ralph Burgess, 82, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Ralph was born November 25, 1926 in Zion, the son of the late Flossie and John Burgess. After attending grade school and high school in Zion, he attended Knox College in Galesburg, IL. He graduated from Knox in 1950...

Dean Kunz

Dean Kunz

November 25, 2008

Dean Kunz, 73 of Russell, IL, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Hospice House, Kenosha, WI. She was born October 29, 1935 in Marion County, AL and moved to Zion in 1953. She was a member of Russell Community Church. Dean worked for over 20 years at Warwick Electronics in Zion and she retired in 2003 from Clark's Fiberglass...

Armando Enriquez

Armando Enriquez

November 25, 2008

Armando Enriquez Jr., 20, of Beach Park, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Armando was born June 28, 1988 in Chicago. He loved his family, friends, his Honda Civic, and he especially enjoyed visiting Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago with his friends. Survivors include his father and mother, Armando Sr. and Eva Enriquez; siblings,...

Thomas Christie

Thomas Christie

November 23, 2008

Thomas Christie, 32, of Cedar Lake, IN, formerly of Waukegan, IL, died suddenly in an automobile accident on Sunday, November 23, in Indiana. Thomas was born on October 10, 1976, in Waukegan, and was employed as a welder by Gibson Metals in Indiana. He is survived by two daughters, Ashley and Leslie of Tennessee; father, Robert (Carol) Christie of North...

William Miller

William Miller

November 23, 2008

Red was born December 11, 1945, in Libertyville, IL, and proudly served with the United States Marines as a Sargent ES in the Viet Nam War from 1964-1970. He was honorably discharged earning several medals. He later retired from Waste Management after 30 years of dedicated service as a commercial truck driver in Libertyville. Red was a man that will...

Donald Wurtzinger

Donald Wurtzinger

November 22, 2008

Donald E. Wurtzinger, 76, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, and formerly of Winthrop Harbor, IL, died on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at home. Donald was born July 21, 1932 in Cicero, IL, grew up in Crystal Lake, IL, and moved to Pleasant Prairie four years ago from Winthrop Harbor. He was a Veteran, having served with the United States Army during...

Loren Storey

Loren Storey

November 20, 2008

Loren Storey, of Zion and Gills Rock, Wisconsin, beloved husband and encouraging father and grandfather, passed into Glory on Thursday, November 20, 2008, surrounded by family and friends. Loren was born on September 26, 1931 in Zion. He was the 7th son and 11th child of Ralph and Ruth Petreman Storey. Loren attended Zion Parochial Schools and Zion Grade Schools,...

Victoria Savage

Victoria Savage

November 20, 2008

Victoria M. Savage, 50, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, died on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at home. She was born in Arvada, Colorado. She was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park. Victoria received her Masters Degree in Education and has taught at Beach Park Schools for the past 26 years, where she also coached volley ball...