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Local Obituaries for Congdon in Zion, Illinois
Benjamin Smitherman
Jul 24, 2007
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Smitherman, 84, of Winthrop Harbor, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at home. He was born June 12, 1923 in Aberdeen, Mississippi and came to Zion in the early 1950's. He was a longtime member of First Church of the Nazarene in Waukegan and later was a member of Christian Life Fellowship in Antioch. He retired...
Barbara Leech
Jul 23, 2007
Barbara J. Leech, 61, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Monday, July 23, 2007 at home following a long illness. She was born February 4, 1946 in Waukegan and she was a member of Our Lady of Humility Church of Beach Park. Barbara is survived by her husband of 28 years, Doug; children Katie (Glen) Scott of Las Vegas, Nevada and...
Billy Ramey
Jul 23, 2007
Billy Joe "Bill" Ramey Sr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, surrounded by his family and friends after a long, courageous battle with cancer on July 23, 2007 at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois. He was born September 13, 1943 in Kirkville, Mississippi, to John Jefferson and Myrtle Lucille Ramey. Bill was a member...
Patrick Krueger
Jul 20, 2007
Patrick Scott Krueger, born May 17, 1968, passed away July 20, 2007. Patrick was raised in Gurnee, where he graduated from Warren High School in 1986. Patrick is survived by his mother, Barbara (Bill) Welch of Vienna, IL; his father, Wilmar (Char) Krueger of Zion, IL; his brothers, Joseph (Lisa) Krueger of Elmhurst, IL; James (Anne) Krueger of Salem, WI;...
Thomas Bernardy
Jul 17, 2007
Thomas "Tom" Bernardy, 57, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois formerly of North Chicago, and Cody, Wyoming, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the result of injuries suffered from a motorcycle accident on June 30th. He was born March 20, 1950 in Yokosuka, Japan. Tom was a Veteran, having served with both the United States Army and the National...
William Darrow
Jul 16, 2007
William S. "Bill" Darrow, 65, of Beach Park, IL, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2007, after a short unexpected illness. Bill celebrated his Independence Day on July 4 by smiling into the face of his personal savior, Jesus Christ. Taking His hand, Bill left this world from his home to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. He never met a stranger,...
Jay Kough
Jul 16, 2007
Jay H. Kough, 85, of Waukegan, died at home on Monday, July 16, 2007 surrounded by his family. Jay was born October 16, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa. Following graduating from high school in Winnebago, Nebraska, Jay joined the Navy and eventually came to this area because of Great Lakes. While in the Navy, he was serving aboard the USS...
Ludie Hanson
Jul 12, 2007
Ludie M. Hanson, 86, of Waukegan, died on Thursday, July 12, 2007, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born May 13, 1921 in Barnesville, Alabama, the second of eight children in the loving home of Sherman and Ophelia Sanderson. As a child she attended public schools in the Hamilton, Alabama area and worked the family farm with...
Eric Ford
Jul 10, 2007
Eric S. Ford, 58, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at home. Eric was born January 31, 1949, in Waukegan, IL, and was a 1967 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School. He married Teresa Mink on June 7, 1975 in Zion. Eric retired from the Outboard Marine Corporation in 1999 after 33 years, working as a journeyman...
Eino Karppi
Jul 9, 2007
Eino Karppi,84, of Gurnee, IL, died on Monday, July 9, 2007, at theTerrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Eino was born July 17, 1922, in Vahakyro, Finland, and came to America (specifically, Amasa, MI) in 1955 where he worked as a lumber jack. In 1967 he moved to Gurnee, and worked for Kangas Construction as a carpenter until he retired in...
Ruth Robinson
Jul 9, 2007
Ruth Ann Robinson of Libertyville, Illinois, died on Monday, July 9, 2007, at Winchester House in Libertyville. Ruth was born in Bark River, Michigan, was raised in Escanaba, Michigan and was a longtime resident of Chicago. Survivors include her children Robert (Rita) Nelson of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Linda (Ed) Vondran of Henderson, Nevada, Robert (Virginia) Goodnough of Chicago, Illinois, Pam...
Charles Duthorn
Jul 9, 2007
Charles W. "Chuck" Duthorn, 63, of Zion, died on Monday, July 9, 2007, at the Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Chuck was born June 3, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA, and married Josephine Ongyod in 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He retired from the United States Navy as a Master Chief in 1988, and then worked as an instructor...
Dorine Pearcy
Jul 8, 2007
Dorine Pearcy, 77, of Zion and formerly of Westfield, Illinois, died on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home in Zion, Illinois. Dorine was born November 25, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. She had lived in Johnsonville, Illinois and Westfield, Illinois before moving to Zion 10 years ago. She was a member of Westfield Baptist Church. Dorine...
Ronald Messick
Jul 6, 2007
Ronald "Gunner" Messick, 62, of Zion, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 6, 2007, with his family by his side. He was born October 2, 1944 in Butte, Montana. He served in the United States Navy right out of High School in Montana and came to this area because of Great Lakes. He served a total of 20 years...
Amelia Gelbudas
Jul 5, 2007
Amelia "Millie" Gelbudas, 79, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin and formerly of North Chicago, died on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at home. She was born November 20, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moved to Waukegan following High School in Pennsylvania. Survivors include her son Joe (Vicky) Gelbudas of Pleasant Prairie; one grandson Joey Gelbudas also fo Pleasant Prairie; and one sister...
Mary Merrill
Jul 5, 2007
Mary Merrill, 89, of Zion, Illinois and formerly of Waukegan, Illinois, Racine and Reedsburg, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Rolling Hills Campus in Zion. Mary was born on July 8, 1917 to the late Charles and Esther Cullen. Shortly after her marriage to Francis N. Merrill on September 9, 1939, the couple moved to Waukegan...
Thomas Morgan
Jul 3, 2007
Thomas E. Morgan, 71, of Beach Park, Illinois, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, Illinois. He was born August 25, 1935, in River Rouge, Michigan and grew up in Buckland, Ohio. He was a graduate of both Buckland High School and International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he met his wife, Patricia....
Eunice Wickersheim
Jun 24, 2007
Eunice M. Wickersheim, 88, of White Lake, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Taylor Park Nursing Home in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She was born May 2, 1919 in White Lake to the late James and Sarah (nee Hatten) Townsend. On October 24, 1936 she and the late Fred Wickersheim married in Waukegan, Illinois. Mrs. Wickersheim is a member of...
Edith Meier
Jun 23, 2007
Edith "Edie" Meier (nee Tunis), 84, of Winthrop Harbor, died on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at her home following a long illness. She was born March 1, 1923 in Chicago and was a long-time resident of Winthrop Harbor. Edith was an avid bowler and exercise walker and she enjoyed baking and cooking. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Robert;...
Eugene Clark
Jun 22, 2007
Eugene Clark, 80, of Beach Park, died on Friday, June 22, 2007, at the Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion. Eugene was born January 31, 1928 in Hamilton, Alabama. He served in the United States Army and was retired from Johns-Manville in Waukegan. He was a loving father and grandfather. Eugene is survived by children, Mary Jean Welch of Winthrop...
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