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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois


Maria Zuniga

Maria Zuniga

Apr 15, 2007

Maria de la Luz Zuniga, 93, of Waukegan, IL, was born October 31, 1913, in Mexico, and was a member of St. Dismas Church in Waukegan, died on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at home surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her daughters and sons, Maria del Refugio Vallejo, Esperanza Zuniga, Carmina (Jesus) Lopez, Elvia (Ubaldo) Alonzo, Celio...

Hazel Mason

Hazel Mason

Apr 13, 2007

Hazel Burden Mason, 84, of Glendale, Arizona died April 13, 2007. Hazel was born September 29, 1922. She spent most of her childhood in Saginaw, Michigan, then moved to Zion, and spent most of her adult life in New York City. She moved back to Zion in 1987 to care for her mother, then left in 1999 for Arizona. Hazel...

Jeralyn Blosmore

Jeralyn Blosmore

Apr 10, 2007

Jeralyn Ann Blosmore ,59, of Zion, IL, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago. She was born November 16, 1947, in Chippewa Falls, WI, and married Gaylord Blosmore on June 25, 1966, in Chippewa Falls, WI. Jeralyn was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church in Beach Park, and was owner of ATZ Transportation...

Kenneth Mathis

Kenneth Mathis

Apr 10, 2007

Kenneth L. Mathis, 73, of Zion, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Kenneth was born December 18, 1933 in Dongola, Illinois and has lived in this area most of his life. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator at Great Lakes. Kenneth served his country with the United States Marines in...

Donald Smith

Donald Smith

Apr 5, 2007

Donald W. Smith, 74, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, died on Monday, April 2, 2007 at home following a long illness. Don was born September 28, 1932 in Zion and moved to Pleasant Prairie in 1967. He was a member of Winthrop Harbor United Methodist Church. Don was an Electrician and was a fifty year member of IBEW, Local 150. He...

Lillian Lechwar

Lillian Lechwar

Apr 5, 2007

Lillian Anita Lechwar, 84, a lifelong resident of Zion, Il, died on Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. She was born September 21, 1922, in Zion, and was a member of the first graduating class of Zion-Benton Township High School, class of 1939. Lillian married Edward L. Lechwar on August 10, 1945, in Winthrop Harbor,...

James Prill

James Prill

Apr 5, 2007

James "Sam" Prill, 69, of Racine, Wisconsin and formerly of Zion, died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at home in Racine. He was born January 23, 1938 in New Lisbon, Wisconsin and moved to Zion in 1970 and to Racine in 1999. He was a Veteran having served with the United States Army, stationed in Germany. Sam retired in 2000...

Roger Johnson

Roger Johnson

Apr 4, 2007

Reverend Roger G. Johnson 70 years old died in Gilbert, Arizona. On April, 4 2007 at 10:05 am. He was born in Zion, Illinois. He Attended Zion Benton High School. He was employed as a Journeyman Millwright at Johnson Outboard Marine Corp. in Waukegan, Illinois for a number of years. In 1980 moved to Tucson, Arizona. Where he lived for...

Jennifer Adams

Jennifer Adams

Apr 3, 2007

Jennifer Leigh Adams, (nee Oswald), 57, of Mabelvale, Arkansas, died on Tuesday, April 3, at Cancer Treatment Center of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Illinois. Jennifer was born May 15,1949, in Lake Forest, Illinois. She was raised in Naperville, Illinois, and lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas from 1979-2002. Jennifer taught school in Thailand from 2003-2006, and returned...

Juland Borden

Juland Borden

Mar 29, 2007

Juland Borden, 83, of North Chicago, Illinois, died on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan, Illinois. She was the beloved mother of Arthur James (Maggie) McGee and William (Joyce) McGee both of North Chicago, Jessie (James) Smith of Redford, Michigan, Sallie (Ollis) Johnson, Shirlene Anderson and Korah Anderson all of Waukegan, and Bennie Jones of...

John Simons

John Simons

Mar 29, 2007

John G. Simons, 80, of Zion died March 29, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John was born January 7, 1927 in Zion and married his wife Pamella on May 18, 1974. He was a member of Christ Community Church in Zion, and retired from Abbott Laboratories in 1989. John retired from the Air Force and Army after...

Lois Qualls

Lois Qualls

Mar 28, 2007

Lois F. Qualls, 93, of Fulton, MS died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Fulton. She was born August 23, 1913 in Marion County, Alabama to the late Raymond and Ida Nix Post. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara (Joseph) Sallis of Fulton, MS; three sons, Jerry (Helen) Qualls of Fulton, MS, Michael (Sharon) Qualls of Jacksonville, FL and Murray (Sandra)...

Jeanette Stried

Jeanette Stried

Mar 25, 2007

Jeanette Eleanor (Fagan) Stried of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, was called to Heaven to join her husband Howard A. Stried, on March 25, 2007. She was the daughter of Delia (and James R. Fagan) and William Shebesta. Jeanette was born July 1, 1920 and lived nearly her entire life in North Chicago, Illinois. She married Howard on February 14, 1941, in...

William Bryant

William Bryant

Mar 24, 2007

William C. Bryant, 75, of Zion, died on Saturday, March 24, 2007, at his home in Zion. Mr. Bryant was born August 31, 1931, in Waukegan, IL. He had worked both as a machinist and a welder at McKinney-Harrington Conveyor Company and Tuxco Corporation in North Chicago. William is survived by two cousins, Nellis Riisberg of Scottville, MI, and Jean...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Mar 24, 2007

Dorothy E. Smith (nee Peters), 99, of Waukegan, died on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Franciscan Woods in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Dorothy was born November 9, 1907 in Zion and had lived in Waukegan most of her life. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Waukegan. She retired in 1971 as Clerk of Jury Commission at the Lake...

Florence Billick

Florence Billick

Mar 23, 2007

Florence Caroline Billick, born May 28, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away March 20, 2007 at 11:46 a.m. at her home in Beach Park with Mike, Maxine, Patrick and Deanna at her side. She left this world to be with the Lord, her husband Teddy, and a host of loved ones saying welcome Florence to your eternal home. Survivors include...

Donald Fraley

Donald Fraley

Mar 23, 2007

Donald J. Fraley, 61, loving father and grandfather, died suddenly at his home in Waukegan on March 23, 2007. He was born May 7, 1945 at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan to Homer and Grace Alice (nee Pennington) Fraley. Donald lived his entire life in Lake County and graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School. He was the owner/operator of D....

Melva Collins

Melva Collins

Mar 22, 2007

Melva Collins, 92, of Zion passed away March 22, 2007 at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Zion. Melva was born November 19, 1914 in Cleveland, Tennesse, and lived in Zion most of her life. She was a charter member and was very active in the First Baptist Church in Winthrop Harbor. Survivors include one son Bob (Sandy) Collins of Zion;...

Anna Knoll

Anna Knoll

Mar 18, 2007

Anna Knoll, 96, of Victoria, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion, Illinois after a short illness. Anna was born on March 21, 1910 in St. Peter, Kansas to Peter A. Knoll and Rosa VonFelt Knoll and was raised on a Kansas wheat farm along with her 12 other brothers and...

Rachel Creamer

Rachel Creamer

Mar 15, 2007

Rachel Creamer (nee Behymer), 90, of Zion, died on Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Arbor View Nursing Home in Zion. Rachel was born October 20, 1916, in Decatur, IL. She worked at Walgreens in Waukegan for 20 years and retired from Victory Memorial Hospital (Vista Medical Center East) in Waukegan after 10 years of employment. Survivors include her daughter, Linda...

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